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David Dowdy

@davidwdowdy

Infectious disease epidemiologist | Dad, son, friend, human being | Professor @JohnsHopkinsSPH | views my own

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We're looking for great people to join our team! We're combining 4 investigators & multiple funding sources to provide postdocs w a flexible experience tailored to their career goals. If you're interested in policy-relevant modeling of HIV and/or TB, we'd love to hear from you!

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COVID crushed health systems already straining to manage TB. But U-TIRC performed 2 intensive case-finding campaigns in an urban Ugandan community, pre- & post-COVID. TB prevalence fell 45% from 2019 to 2021. We should frame COVID as a TB opportunity, not just a TB tragedy.

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After over a decade of amazing leadership by David D Celentano, we are searching for a new Chair of Epi here at JHU! Will lead some of the most amazing scientists and colleagues imaginable. Please RT, DM me if interested - excited for the next era of our Dept! apply.interfolio.com/123803

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Did you know that TB used to kill ~1% of the US population every 3 years? Now it's <1/1000th of that. A million American lives saved every year. We saved those lives w research: from microscopes to medicines to health systems. Please don't defund the American research system.

Did you know that TB used to kill ~1% of the US population every 3 years?

Now it's &lt;1/1000th of that.

A million American lives saved every year.

We saved those lives w research: from microscopes to medicines to health systems.

Please don't defund the American research system.