Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology

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The international locations of the Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology in Germany, Ghana, Tanzania, Madagascar, Sao Tomé and Costa Rica can be seen.

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Overview

The Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology is active with international teams in various locations.

The teams pursue a wide range of activities in research, development, capacity strengthening and teaching at the sites in Hamburg (Germany, headquarter), Kumasi (Ghana), Arusha and Tanga (Tanzania), Antananarivo (Madagascar) as well as São Tomé and Príncipe.

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Head of Department: Jürgen May

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Lab Groups and Units at the Department

Lab Group Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Data management and analyses using modern epidemiological and biostatistical methods
Ralf Krumkamp l Eva Lorenz

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Lab Group One Health Disease Control

Mobile laboratories for One Health diagnostics and disease control
Florian Gehre l Muna Affara

Lab Group Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control

Capacity strengthening and research in infectious disease surveillance and control
Kathrin Schuldt

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Lab Group Infections and Climate Dynamics

Effects of climate change and climate variability on infectious diseases and public health
Andrea Molina Alvarado

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Bioinformatics Consulting and Analysis

Consulting and analysis for high-throughput data and next generation sequencing
Thorsten Thye

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Associated Research Groups and Units

Research Group Implementation Research

Operational and implementation research on NTDs and schistosomiasis
Daniela Fusco

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Research Group One Health Bacteriology

Bacteriological and antibiotic resistance research in countries with limited resources
Denise Dekker

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Interdisciplinary Academy of Competence & Education (iACE) for Global Health

Teaching and capacity exchange initiatives in a Global Health context
Dewi Ismajani Puradiredja

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Research Group Buruli ulcer and Skin NTDs

Early detection, mechanism of pathogenisis, improving diagnostics, optimization of antibiobic treatment
Richard Phillips

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Head of Dpt. Infectious Diseases Epidemiology

Prof. Dr Jürgen May

phone: +49 40 285380-402

email: chair@bnitm.de

Assistant

Ulrike Kolander

phone: +49 40 285380-402

fax: +49 40 285380-400

email: ulrike.kolander@bnitm.de

Contact

Prof. Dr Jürgen May

Ulrike Kolander

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Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology