Understanding and addressing geographic barriers to accessing TB services in a highburden urban setting
02/01/2023 - 01/31/2028 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
1R01AI168424-01A1

BU Summer Institute for Research Education in Biostatistics and Data Science
06/01/2022 - 05/31/2027 (Multi-PI)
PI: Helen Jenkins, PhD
NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
5R25AI166897-02

Tracking tuberculosis patients in Ukraine to understand pathways through care and the impact of geographic movements
06/07/2021 - 05/31/2024 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
5R03AI164123-02

New approaches to optimizing the application and measuring the impact of community-based tuberculosis interventions
08/23/2019 - 05/31/2024 (Subcontract PI)
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. NIH NIMHD
1DP2MD015102-01

New approaches to optimizing the application and measuring the impact of community-based tuberculosis interventions
08/23/2019 - 05/31/2024 (Subcontract PI)
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. NIH NIMHD
1DP2MD015102-01

Evaluating the tuberculosis epidemic in South Africa using a novel ten year national cohort
04/01/2020 - 03/31/2024 (Subcontract PI)
WITS Health Consortium (PTY) LTD NIH NIAID
1R01AI152149-01

Cost-effectiveness and optimal resource allocation of Rapid Antigen Diagnostics using simulation modelling (RADx-sim)
01/01/2022 - 06/01/2023 (Subcontract PI)
Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) KfW Development Bank


Tracking drug-resistant tuberculosis patients through time in South Africa
02/01/2019 - 01/31/2022 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
5R03AI144335-02

Providence/Boston CFAR Developmental Award: Counting Kids: Enhancing Detection of Pediatric Tuberculosis in Ukraine
06/25/2018 - 12/24/2020 (Subcontract PI)
The Miriam Hospital NIH NIAID
4P30AI042853-19

Understanding the spatial heterogeneity of drug resistant tuberculosis
06/06/2013 - 01/31/2019 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
5K01AI102944-06

1. Yamkovoy K, Self JL, Jenkins HE, Horsburgh CR, White LF. Patterns of TB transmission in the United States, 2011-2017. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2024 Mar 01; 28(3):154-156.View Related Profiles.

   Horsburgh, C.
   Jenkins, Helen
   White, Laura
   

   PMID: 38454181
2. Leavitt SV, Rodriguez CA, Bouton TC, Horsburgh CR, Abel Zur Wiesch P, Nichols BE, White LF, Jenkins HE. Outcomes for people with TB by disease severity at presentation. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2024 Mar 01; 28(3):142-147.View Related Profiles.

   Horsburgh, C.
   Jenkins, Helen
   Bouton, Tara
   

   PMID: 38454178
3. Chevalier JM, Han AX, Hansen MA, Klock E, Pandithakoralage H, Ockhuisen T, Girdwood SJ, Lekodeba NA, de Nooy A, Khan S, Johnson CC, Sacks JA, Jenkins HE, Russell CA, Nichols BE. Impact and cost-effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 self-testing strategies in schools: a multicountry modelling analysis. BMJ Open. 2024 Feb 27; 14(2):e078674.View Related Profiles.

   Nichols, Brooke
   Jenkins, Helen
   

   PMID: 38417953; PMCID: PMC10900377; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078674;
4. Rodriguez CA, Horsburgh CR, Jenkins HE, White LF. Reply to 'Estimating TB survival - mind the immortal-time gap'. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2024 Jan 01; 28(1):66-67.View Related Profiles.

   Horsburgh, C.
   Jenkins, Helen
   White, Laura
   

   PMID: 38178287
5. Shapiro AN, Scott L, Moultrie H, Jacobson KR, Bor J, Fofana AM, Dor G, Ndjeka NO, da Silva P, Mlisana K, Jenkins HE, Stevens WS. Tuberculosis testing patterns in South Africa to identify groups that would benefit from increased investigation. Sci Rep. 2023 Nov 27; 13(1):20875.View Related Profiles.

   Jenkins, Helen
   Bor, Jacob
   Jacobson, Karen
   

   PMID: 38012266; PMCID: PMC10682361; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47148-y;
6. Scott LE, Shapiro AN, Da Silva MP, Tsoka J, Jacobson KR, Emch M, Moultrie H, Jenkins HE, Moore D, Van Rie A, Stevens WS. Integrating Molecular Diagnostics and GIS Mapping: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding Tuberculosis Disease Dynamics in South Africa Using Xpert MTB/RIF. Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 Oct 10; 13(20).View Related Profiles.

   Jenkins, Helen
   Jacobson, Karen
   

   PMID: 37891984; PMCID: PMC10606157; DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13203163;
7. Rodriguez CA, Leavitt SV, Bouton TC, Horsburgh CR, Zur Wiesch PA, Nichols B, Jenkins HE, White LF. Survival of people with untreated TB: effects of time, geography and setting. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2023 Sep 01; 27(9):694-702.View Related Profiles.

   Jenkins, Helen
   White, Laura
   Bouton, Tara
   

   PMID: 37608480; PMCID: PMC10443783; DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.22.0668;
8. Jenkins HE, Starke J. Revealing Gaps in Our Understanding of Finding Children With TB and Our Ability to Inform Policy. Pediatrics. 2023 Apr 01; 151(4). PMID: 36987807; PMCID: PMC10071426; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-059849;
9. Jenkins HE, Starke J. Revealing Gaps in Our Understanding of Finding Children With TB and Our Ability to Inform Policy. Pediatrics. 2023 Apr 01; 151(4). PMID: 36987807; PMCID: PMC10071426; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-059849;
10. Fofana AM, Moultrie H, Scott L, Jacobson KR, Shapiro AN, Dor G, Crankshaw B, Silva PD, Jenkins HE, Bor J, Stevens WS. Cross-municipality migration and spread of tuberculosis in South Africa. Sci Rep. 2023 Feb 15; 13(1):2674.View Related Profiles.

    Jenkins, Helen
    Bor, Jacob
    Jacobson, Karen
    

    PMID: 36792792; PMCID: PMC9930008; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29804-5;

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