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The complexity of problems at the intersection of health, disease, and ecology in the developing world requires a team approach. The Kibale EcoHealth Project would not be possible without the active involvement of a talented core of collaborators.
Tony L. Goldberg, Director, PhD, DVM, MS. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ecology, epidemiology, and evolution of infectious disease, veterinary medicine, primatology, ecosystem health, global health.
Colin A. Chapman, PhD. Canada Research Chair, McGill University. Primate behavioral ecology and conservation, parasitology.
Sarah Paige, PhD. Post-doctoral researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Human dimensions of primate zoonotic disease.
Geoffrey Weny, DVM, Project Manager. Makerere University Biological Field Station, Uganda. Human-primate-livestock interaction and disease transmission.
Collaborators
- Gilbert Isabirye-Basuta (Makerere University, Uganda)
- Tom Friedrich (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
- Simon Frost (University of Cambridge, UK)
- Mhairi Gibson (University of Bristol, UK)
- Jamie Jones (Stanford University, USA)
- Dave O'Connor (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
- Patrick Omeja (Makerere University, Uganda)
- Bill Switzer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA)
- Nelson Ting (University of Oregon, USA)
The Kibale EcoHealth Project has a strong record of international student training. Students contribute the Kibale EcoHealth Project's key sceintific objectives while gaining unique perspectives into health, disease, research, and conservation in Uganda.
Current students and post-doctoral researchers
- Adam Bailey. MD/Ph.D. student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Genetics of primate viruses.
- Andrew Bennett. Ph.D. student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ecology and evolution of primate viruses.
- Laura Bloomfield. MD/Ph.D. student, Stanford University. Environmental and ecological drivers of infectious disease in humans.
- Lucie Cleh. Post-doctoral researcher, Stanford University. Anthropology of parental investment in local communities.
- Ria Ghai. PhD student, McGill University. Molecular ecology parasites in people and non-human primates.
- David Hyeroba. Collaborator, Jane Goodall Institute, and Ph.D. student, Makerere University. Primate and canine veterinary medicine and infectious disease ecology.
- Michael Lauck. Ph.D. student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Virus discovery in non-human primates and humans.
- James Lester. Ph.D. student, University of Cambridge. Anthropology and epidemiology of human health.
- Aleia McCord. Ph.D. student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Microbial ecology of cross-species bacterial transmission.
- Patrick Omeja. Post-doctoral researcher, Makerere University. Ecology and conservation of non-human primates.
- Christiaan Oostdijk. Ph.D. student, University of Bristol. Mixed-methods research on patterns of human health and migration.
- Sarah Paige. Post-doctoral researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Human dimensions of primate zoonoses.
- Shannon Randolph. Ph.D. student, Stanford University. Anthropology of human-primate contact and bushmeat.
- Gail Rosen. Ph.D. student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ecology and epidemiology of viral zoonoses.
- Maria Ruiz-Lopez. Post-doctoral researcher, University of Oregon. Ecological and conservation genomics of red colobus.
- Samuel Sibley. Post-doctoral researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Virus discovery in non-human primates and humans.
- Noah Simons. Ph.D. student, University of Oregon. Primate immunogenetics and conservation.
- Mary Thurber. DVM student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Molecular epidemiology of Plasmodium and Hepatocystis in primates.
- Alex Tumukunde. Ph.D. student, Makerere University. Conservation and disease in wild suids and primates.
- Geoffrey Weny, DVM, MS student, Makerere University. Epidemiology of livestock disease at the wildlife-livestock interface.
Past students, post-doctoral researchers, and collaborators
- Elizabeth Estoff. MS student, University of Illinois. Comparative molecular ecology of primate bacteria.
- Thomas Gillespie. Post-doctoral associate, University of Illinois. Multispecies survey of gastrointestinal parasites.
- Amanda Johnston. Veterinary student, University of Illinois. Molecular epidemiology of cross-species Giardia duodenalis transmission.
- Kelly Klotz. Undergraduate research scholar, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Microbial ecology of cross-species bacterial transmission.
- Avery Koblings. Undergraduate research scholar, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Microbial ecology of cross-species bacterial transmission.
- Mary Lee. Veterinary student, University of Illinois. Ecology of antibiotic resistance in humans and primates.
- Annie Lo. Veterinary student, University of Illinois. Molecular detection of zoonotic gastrointestinal protozoa.
- Martha Low. Veterinary student, University of Illinois. Multispecies survey of gastrointestinal parasites.
- Derek Meyer. Undergraduate student, University of Illinois. Multispecies survey of gastrointestinal parasites.
- Sarah Paige. PhD student, University of Washington. An eco-social study of cross-species disease transmission in western Uganda.
- Innocent Rwego. PhD student, Makerere University, Uganda. Ecology of pathogen transmission among apes, humans, and livestock.
- Stephanie Salyer. Veterinary and public health student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Molecular epidemiology of cross-species Cryptosporidium parvum transmission.
- Joanna Salzer. Veterinary student, University of Illinois. Giardia and Cryptosporidium in primates in disturbed and undisturbed forests.
- Ryan Wallace. Veterinary student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Epidemiology of antibiotic resistance.
- Emily Wheeler. Veterinary student, University of Illinois. Molecular epidemiology of human-chimpanzee gastrointestinal bacterial transmission.
The Kibale EcoHealth Project engages local communities in all of its activities, through employment, training, outreach, and education. The Kibale EcoHealth Project would not be possible without the dedicated work of its field assistants and support staff.
- Joseph Abwooki Byaruhanga, Chairman (LC-1), Kanyawara Village (retired)
- John Atwooki Rusoke
- Patrick Akiiki Katurama
- Annet Abwooki Nyamwija
- Edith Abwooli Mbabazi
- Alice Akiiki Mbabazi