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Helen Jenkins, PhD

Assistant Professor

Boston University School of Public Health

Dept of Biostatistics

PhD, Imperial College London
MSc, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Helen Jenkins was selected as a Rafik Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellow beginning in Fall 2017. Helen has a M.Sc. in Biostatistics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a Ph.d. in Infectious Disease Epidemiology from Imperial College, London. She is interested in novel ways to analyze data that can have a public health impact in the field of infectious diseases. In recent years, she has focused on tuberculosis including developing new estimates of pediatric TB incidence and mortality, and spatial methods to understand geographic heterogeneity of TB.

BU Sponsored Research
NIH RePORTER Sponsored Research

Tracking Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients through time in South Africa
02/01/2019 - 01/31/2021 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
1R03AI144335-01

Providence/Boston CFAR Developmental Award: Counting Kids: Enhancing Detection of Pediatric Tuberculosis in Ukraine
06/25/2018 - 06/24/2019 (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

Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs
2019	Tracking drug-resistant tuberculosis patients through time in South Africa	1R03AI144335-01
2017	Understanding spatial heterogeneity of drug resistant tuberculosis	5K01AI102944-06	21
2016	Understanding spatial heterogeneity of drug resistant tuberculosis	5K01AI102944-05	21
2015	Understanding spatial heterogeneity of drug resistant tuberculosis	7K01AI102944-04	21
2015	Understanding spatial heterogeneity of drug resistant tuberculosis	5K01AI102944-03	21
2014	Understanding spatial heterogeneity of drug resistant tuberculosis	5K01AI102944-02	21
2014	Understanding spatial heterogeneity of drug resistant tuberculosis	5K01AI102944-02	21
2013	Understanding spatial heterogeneity of drug resistant tuberculosis	1K01AI102944-01A1	21

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

Garcia-Basteiro AL, Jenkins HE, Rangaka M. The burden of latent multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Jul 04. PMID: 31281060.
Chiang SS, Sheremeta Y, Padilla RS, Jenkins HE, Horsburgh CR, Petrenko V, Rybak NR. Pediatric Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis in Kyiv City, Ukraine. J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2019 Mar; 9(1):56-61.View Related Profiles.
Horsburgh, C.
Jenkins, Helen
PMID: 30932391.
Dodd PJ, Yuen CM, Becerra MC, Revill P, Jenkins HE, Seddon JA. Potential effect of household contact management on childhood tuberculosis: a mathematical modelling study. Lancet Glob Health. 2018 12; 6(12):e1329-e1338. PMID: 30266570.
McIntosh AI, Jenkins HE, White LF, Barnard M, Thomson DR, Dolby T, Simpson J, Streicher EM, Kleinman MB, Ragan EJ, van Helden PD, Murray MB, Warren RM, Jacobson KR. Using routinely collected laboratory data to identify high rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis burden communities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: A retrospective spatiotemporal analysis. PLoS Med. 2018 08; 15(8):e1002638.View Related Profiles.
Jenkins, Helen
Jacobson, Karen
White, Laura
PMID: 30130377.
Ma Y, Horsburgh CR, White LF, Jenkins HE. Quantifying TB transmission: a systematic review of reproduction number and serial interval estimates for tuberculosis. Epidemiol Infect. 2018 09; 146(12):1478-1494.View Related Profiles.
Horsburgh, C.
Jenkins, Helen
White, Laura
PMID: 29970199.
Jenkins HE, Yuen CM. The burden of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2018 05 01; 22(5):3-6. PMID: 29665947.
Nguyen DT, Jenkins HE, Graviss EA. Prognostic score to predict mortality during TB treatment in TB/HIV co-infected patients. PLoS One. 2018; 13(4):e0196022. PMID: 29659636.
Dodd PJ, Yuen CM, Sismanidis C, Seddon JA, Jenkins HE. The global burden of tuberculosis mortality in children: a mathematical modelling study. Lancet Glob Health. 2017 Sep; 5(9):e898-e906. PMID: 28807188.
Van Ness SE, Chandra A, Sarkar S, Pleskunas J, Ellner JJ, Roy G, Lakshminarayanan S, Sahu S, Horsburgh CR, Jenkins HE, Hochberg NS. Predictors of delayed care seeking for tuberculosis in southern India: an observational study. BMC Infect Dis. 2017 Aug 15; 17(1):567.View Related Profiles.
Horsburgh, C.
Jenkins, Helen
Ellner, Jerrold
Hochberg, Natasha
PMID: 28806911.
McIntosh AI, Doros G, Jones-López EC, Gaeddert M, Jenkins HE, Marques-Rodrigues P, Ellner JJ, Dietze R, White LF. Extensions to Bayesian generalized linear mixed effects models for household tuberculosis transmission. Stat Med. 2017 Jul 20; 36(16):2522-2532.View Related Profiles.
Doros, Gheorghe
Jenkins, Helen
Ellner, Jerrold
White, Laura
PMID: 28370491; DOI: 10.1002/sim.7303;.

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Stagg HR, Lipman MC, McHugh TD, Jenkins HE. Isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis: a cause for concern? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2017 Feb 01; 21(2):129-139. PMID: 28234075; DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0716;.
Nourzad S, Jenkins HE, Milstein M, Mitnick CD. Estimating the global burden of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among prevalent cases of tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2017 Jan 01; 21(1):6-11. PMID: 28157458; DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.16.0110;.
McAnaw SE, Hesseling AC, Seddon JA, Dooley KE, Garcia-Prats AJ, Kim S, Jenkins HE, Schaaf HS, Sterling TR, Horsburgh CR. Pediatric multidrug-resistant tuberculosis clinical trials: challenges and opportunities. Int J Infect Dis. 2017 Mar; 56:194-199.View Related Profiles.
Horsburgh, C.
Jenkins, Helen
PMID: 27955992; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.11.423;.
Jenkins HE, Yuen CM, Rodriguez CA, Nathavitharana RR, McLaughlin MM, Donald P, Marais BJ, Becerra MC. Mortality in children diagnosed with tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017 Mar; 17(3):285-295. PMID: 27964822; DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30474-1;.
Jenkins HE. Global Burden of Childhood Tuberculosis. Pneumonia (Nathan). 2016; 8. PMID: 28003956; DOI: 10.1186/s41479-016-0018-6;.
Skrahin A, Jenkins HE, Hurevich H, Solodovnikova V, Isaikina Y, Klimuk D, Rohava Z, Skrahina A. Effectiveness of a novel cellular therapy to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis. 2016 Aug; 4:21-27. PMID: 27284577.
Yuen CM, Jenkins HE, Chang R, Mpunga J, Becerra MC. Two methods for setting child-focused tuberculosis care targets. Public Health Action. 2016 Jun 21; 6(2):83-96. PMID: 27358801; DOI: 10.5588/pha.16.0022;.
Kunkel A, Abel Zur Wiesch P, Nathavitharana RR, Marx FM, Jenkins HE, Cohen T. Smear positivity in paediatric and adult tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Jun 13; 16:282. PMID: 27296716; PMCID: PMC4906576; DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1617-9;.
Seddon JA, Jenkins HE, Liu L, Cohen T, Black RE, Vos T, Becerra MC, Graham SM, Sismanidis C, Dodd PJ. Counting children with tuberculosis: why numbers matter. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2015 Dec; 19 Suppl 1:9-16. PMID: 26564535; PMCID: PMC4708268; DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0471;.
Seddon JA, Jenkins HE, Liu L, Cohen T, Black RE, Vos T, Becerra MC, Graham SM, Sismanidis C, Dodd PJ. Counting children with tuberculosis: why numbers matter. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2015 Dec 01; 19(12):9-16. PMID: 28871909.
Theron G, Jenkins HE, Cobelens F, Abubakar I, Khan AJ, Cohen T, Dowdy DW. Data for action: collection and use of local data to end tuberculosis. Lancet. 2015 Dec 5; 386(10010):2324-33. PMID: 26515676; PMCID: PMC4708262; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00321-9;.
Yuen CM, Jenkins HE, Rodriguez CA, Keshavjee S, Becerra MC. Global and Regional Burden of Isoniazid-Resistant Tuberculosis. Pediatrics. 2015 Jul; 136(1):e50-9. PMID: 26034243; PMCID: PMC4485010; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-0172;.
Jenkins HE, Pagano M, Yuen CM, Becerra MC, Cohen T. The burden of tuberculosis disease in children--Authors' reply. Lancet. 2014 Oct 11; 384(9951):1343-4. PMID: 25307837; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61811-0;.
Cohen T, Jenkins HE, Lu C, McLaughlin M, Floyd K, Zignol M. On the spread and control of MDR-TB epidemics: an examination of trends in anti-tuberculosis drug resistance surveillance data. Drug Resist Updat. 2014 Oct-Dec; 17(4-6):105-23. PMID: 25458783; PMCID: PMC4358299; DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2014.10.001;.
Jenkins HE, Tolman AW, Yuen CM, Parr JB, Keshavjee S, Pérez-Vélez CM, Pagano M, Becerra MC, Cohen T. Incidence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis disease in children: systematic review and global estimates. Lancet. 2014 May 3; 383(9928):1572-9. PMID: 24671080; PMCID: PMC4094366; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60195-1;.
Jenkins HE, Gegia M, Furin J, Kalandadze I, Nanava U, Chakhaia T, Cohen T. Geographical heterogeneity of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Georgia, January 2009 to June 2011. Euro Surveill. 2014; 19(11). PMID: 24679722; PMCID: PMC4090679.
Jenkins HE, Crudu V, Soltan V, Ciobanu A, Domente L, Cohen T. High risk and rapid appearance of multidrug resistance during tuberculosis treatment in Moldova. Eur Respir J. 2014 Apr; 43(4):1132-41. PMID: 24558181; PMCID: PMC4005038; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00203613;.
Gegia M, Jenkins HE, Kalandadze I, Furin J. Outcomes of children treated for tuberculosis with second-line medications in Georgia, 2009-2011. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 May; 17(5):624-9. PMID: 23575328; PMCID: PMC3734931; DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0792;.
Jenkins HE, Ciobanu A, Plesca V, Crudu V, Galusca I, Soltan V, Cohen T. Risk factors and timing of default from treatment for non-multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Moldova. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Mar; 17(3):373-80. PMID: 23407226; PMCID: PMC3710709; DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0464;.
Jenkins HE, Plesca V, Ciobanu A, Crudu V, Galusca I, Soltan V, Serbulenco A, Zignol M, Dadu A, Dara M, Cohen T. Assessing spatial heterogeneity of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a high-burden country. Eur Respir J. 2013 Nov; 42(5):1291-301. PMID: 23100496; PMCID: PMC3800490; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00111812;.
Jenkins HE, Cox DR, Delahay RJ. Direction of association between bite wounds and Mycobacterium bovis infection in badgers: implications for transmission. PLoS One. 2012; 7(9):e45584. PMID: 23029117; PMCID: PMC3446935; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045584;.
Jenkins HE, Zignol M, Cohen T. Quantifying the burden and trends of isoniazid resistant tuberculosis, 1994-2009. PLoS One. 2011; 6(7):e22927. PMID: 21829557; PMCID: PMC3146514; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022927;.
Jenkins HE, Aylward RB, Gasasira A, Donnelly CA, Mwanza M, Corander J, Garnier S, Chauvin C, Abanida E, Pate MA, Adu F, Baba M, Grassly NC. Implications of a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus in Nigeria. N Engl J Med. 2010 Jun 24; 362(25):2360-9. PMID: 20573924; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0910074;.
Jenkins HE, Woodroffe R, Donnelly CA. The duration of the effects of repeated widespread badger culling on cattle tuberculosis following the cessation of culling. PLoS One. 2010; 5(2):e9090. PMID: 20161769; PMCID: PMC2818840; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009090;.
Fraser C, Donnelly CA, Cauchemez S, Hanage WP, Van Kerkhove MD, Hollingsworth TD, Griffin J, Baggaley RF, Jenkins HE, Lyons EJ, Jombart T, Hinsley WR, Grassly NC, Balloux F, Ghani AC, Ferguson NM, Rambaut A, Pybus OG, Lopez-Gatell H, Alpuche-Aranda CM, Chapela IB, Zavala EP, Guevara DM, Checchi F, Garcia E, Hugonnet S, Roth C. Pandemic potential of a strain of influenza A (H1N1): early findings. Science. 2009 Jun 19; 324(5934):1557-61. PMID: 19433588; PMCID: PMC3735127; DOI: 10.1126/science.1176062;.
Woodroffe R, Donnelly CA, Wei G, Cox DR, Bourne FJ, Burke T, Butlin RK, Cheeseman CL, Gettinby G, Gilks P, Hedges S, Jenkins HE, Johnston WT, McInerney JP, Morrison WI, Pope LC. Social group size affects Mycobacterium bovis infection in European badgers (Meles meles). J Anim Ecol. 2009 Jul; 78(4):818-27. PMID: 19486382; DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01545.x;.
Woodroffe R, Donnelly CA, Cox DR, Gilks P, Jenkins HE, Johnston WT, Le Fevre AM, Bourne FJ, Cheeseman CL, Clifton-Hadley RS, Gettinby G, Hewinson RG, McInerney JP, Mitchell AP, Morrison WI, Watkins GH. Bovine tuberculosis in cattle and badgers in localized culling areas. J Wildl Dis. 2009 Jan; 45(1):128-43. PMID: 19204342; DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-45.1.128;.
Jenkins HE, Aylward RB, Gasasira A, Donnelly CA, Abanida EA, Koleosho-Adelekan T, Grassly NC. Effectiveness of immunization against paralytic poliomyelitis in Nigeria. N Engl J Med. 2008 Oct 16; 359(16):1666-74. PMID: 18923171; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0803259;.
Jenkins HE, Woodroffe R, Donnelly CA. The effects of annual widespread badger culls on cattle tuberculosis following the cessation of culling. Int J Infect Dis. 2008 Sep; 12(5):457-65. PMID: 18502675; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.04.001;.
Jenkins HE, Morrison WI, Cox DR, Donnelly CA, Johnston WT, Bourne FJ, Clifton-Hadley RS, Gettinby G, McInerney JP, Watkins GH, Woodroffe R. The prevalence, distribution and severity of detectable pathological lesions in badgers naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis. Epidemiol Infect. 2008 Oct; 136(10):1350-61. PMID: 18047751; PMCID: PMC2870730; DOI: 10.1017/S0950268807009909;.
Jenkins HE, Woodroffe R, Donnelly CA, Cox DR, Johnston WT, Bourne FJ, Cheeseman CL, Clifton-Hadley RS, Gettinby G, Gilks P, Hewinson RG, McInerney JP, Morrison WI. . Effects of culling on spatial associations of Mycobacterium bovis infections in badgers and cattle. Journal of Applied Ecology. 2007; 44(5):897-908.
Donnelly CA, Wei G, Johnston WT, Cox DR, Woodroffe R, Bourne FJ, Cheeseman CL, Clifton-Hadley RS, Gettinby G, Gilks P, Jenkins HE, Le Fevre AM, McInerney JP, Morrison WI. Impacts of widespread badger culling on cattle tuberculosis: concluding analyses from a large-scale field trial. Int J Infect Dis. 2007 Jul; 11(4):300-8. PMID: 17566777; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.04.001;.
Woodroffe R, Donnelly CA, Jenkins HE, Johnston WT, Cox DR, Bourne FJ, Cheeseman CL, Delahay RJ, Clifton-Hadley RS, Gettinby G, Gilks P, Hewinson RG, McInerney JP, Morrison WI. Culling and cattle controls influence tuberculosis risk for badgers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Oct 3; 103(40):14713-7. PMID: 17015843; PMCID: PMC1586183; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0606251103;.
Donnelly CA, Woodroffe R, Cox DR, Bourne FJ, Cheeseman CL, Clifton-Hadley RS, Wei G, Gettinby G, Gilks P, Jenkins H, Johnston WT, Le Fevre AM, McInerney JP, Morrison WI. Positive and negative effects of widespread badger culling on tuberculosis in cattle. Nature. 2006 Feb 16; 439(7078):843-6. PMID: 16357869; DOI: 10.1038/nature04454;.

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 44 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2016

Bar chart showing 44 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2016

Year	Publications
2005	1
2006	1
2007	3
2008	2
2009	3
2010	2
2011	1
2012	2
2013	2
2014	5
2015	4
2016	6
2017	5
2018	5
2019	2

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