Research Areas in the MS-IDGH Program

Faculty in the Master of Science in Infectious Disease and Global Health (MS-IDGH) Program are seasoned leaders in their respective scientific specialties, with an outstanding record of scholarly activities, including publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presentations at national and international scientific meetings. They are dedicated to improving global health and the human condition through research, teaching, and mentoring.

Name, degree(s)TitleSchool, DepartmentExpertise
Ramon Almela, D.V.M, PhD, DECVDAssistant ProfessorCummings School, Clinical SciencesSmall animal dermatology and veterinary allergology
Akram Da’darah, Ph.D.Research Assistant ProfessorCummings School, IDGHMolecular and Biochemical Parasitology, Schistosomiasis, Vaccinology
David Lee-Parritz, D.V.M., DACLAMClinical ProfessorCummings School, Environmental and Population HealthLaboratory Animal Medicine
Phyllis Mann, Ph.D.Associate ProfessorCummings School, IDGH, Biomedical SciencesNeuroendocrinology, Biostatistics
Amanda Martinot, D.V.M., M.P.H., Ph.D., DACVPAssistant ProfessorCummings School, Biomedical SciencesPathology, Anatomic
Jonathan A. Runstadler, D.V.M., Ph.DProfessor, Interim ChairCummings School, IDGHVirology, Immunogenetics, Disease Ecology
Abhineet Sheoran, D.V.M., Ph.D.Associate ProfessorCummings School, IDGHImmunology and Pathogenesis of Microbial Infections
Charles Shoemaker, Ph.D.ProfessorCummings School, IDGHHelminthic and Toxin-Mediated Diseases, VHH-based neutralizing agent (VNA) Therapy
Patrick Skelly, PhDProfessorCummings School, IDGHParasitic Diseases, Molecular and Cellular Helminthology
Adam South, Ph.D.Research Assistant ProfessorCummings School, IDGHInfectious Disease
Sam Telford, Sc.D.ProfessorCummings School, IDGHVector-Borne Infections, Public Health
Saul Tzipori, D.V.M., Ph.D., D.Sc.Distinguished ProfessorCummings School, IDGHInfectious Diseases, Enteric Infections and Host Response
Giovanni Widmer, Ph.D.ProfessorCummings School, IDGHParasitic Diseases, Molecular Biology of Protozoan Parasites, Microbial Pathogenesis
Mark Woodin, Sc.D., M.S.Senior LecturerTufts School of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineeringepidemiologic methods