Carol Johnson

Carol
Johnson
Lead Administrative Assistant
Office Address
2525 West End Ave, Suite 750
Suite 725
Nashville
Tennessee
37203
c.johnson@vumc.org

Emilio Valverde, MD, PhD

Emilio
Valverde
D.Phil
Country Director: Mozambique
The Aurum Institute
Adjunct Assistant Professor
School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
EValverde@auruminstitute.org

Topics: HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB)

Country: Mozambique

Publications Link

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Parktown, South Africa

Tanya Nielson

Tanya
Nielson
BPharm and MSc
Managing Director: Clinical Research Division
The Aurum Institute
Adjunct Instructor
Department of Medicine, VUMC
tnielson@auruminstitute.org

Ms. Tanya Nielson has been involved in clinical trials for more than 12 years and has been in a management role for a decade. These include HIV Prevention Vaccine, HIV Therapeutic Vaccine, TB vaccine, TB drug, HIV prevention PrEP/Microbicide and contraception trials and several observational studies

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Parktown, South Africa

David Alan Clark, MBBCh, MBA, DHSM

David
Clark
MBBCh, MBA, DHSM
Group COO / CEO: Southern Africa
The Aurum Institute
Adjunct Professor
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Dave.Clark@auruminstitute.org

Topics: Clinical Trials,HIV/AIDS, Mobile Health, Public Health, Technical Assistance Service (PEPFAR), Tuberculosis (TB)

Countries: Ghana,Lesotho,Mozambique,South Africa,Switzerland,United States of America

Dr. Dave Clark is the Global Chief Operating Officer (COO) and the CEO: Southern Africa of the Aurum Institute. As an executive director and board member of the Aurum Institute, he is strongly involved in the health programmes, corporate services and strategic leadership of the company. His activities include oversight of the financial, human resource and data management services to support the work of the scientific and clinical departments.

Education

MBBCh, DHSM, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
MBA, University of Potchefstroom, South Africa

 

James Craig Innes, MBChB, MSc

James Craig
Innes
MBChB, MSc
Clinical Director - Clinical Research Division
The Aurum Institute
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
cinnes@auruminstitute.org

Topics: Clinical Trials, COVID, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB), Vaccinology

Country: South Africa

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Parktown, South Africa

Education

MBChB, University Of Pretoria
MSc, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Robert Wallis, MD, FIDSA

Robert
Wallis
MD, FIDSA
Chief Scientific Officer
The Aurum Institute
Adjunct Professor
Department of Medicine, VUMC

Dr Wallis is a physician-scientist with training in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, and expertise in the development of biologics, vaccines, and small molecules.

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Parktown, South Africa

Violet Chihota, BSc Honours, MSc, PhD

Violet
Chihota
PhD
Senior Researcher: TB
The Aurum Institute
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
vchihota@auruminstitute.org

Topics: Epidemiology, HIV/AIDS, Implementation Science, Tuberculosis (TB)

Country: Ethiopia,Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe

Publications Link

Prof. Chihota is a Lead Senior Scientist in the Aurum Institute, Global Division. She has over 15 years’ experience in global health research, in the fields of TB and TB/HIV co-infection. Her work has focused on the molecular epidemiology of drug sensitive- and resistant-TB, diagnosis of tuberculosis and linkage into care post diagnosis. Her current interests are in evaluating strategies to prevent tuberculosis in people with TB/HIV coinfection.

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Parktown, South Africa

William Brumskine, MBChB, Dip HIV Man(SA)

William
Brumskine
MBChB, Dip HIV Man(SA)
Clinical Research Site Leader
The Aurum Institute NPC - Rustenburg CRS
Adjunct Instructor
Department of Infectious Disease, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
wbrumskine@auruminstitute.org

Topics: Clinical Trials, COVID, HIV/AIDS, Infectious Diseases, Tuberculosis (TB)

Country: South Africa

Publications Link

Experienced Clinical Research Physician with a demonstrated history of working in the research industry. Skilled in Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Reproductive Health, Pharmacovigilance, Healthcare, and Clinical Research. Strong infectious disease interest with a Dip HIV Man (SA) focused in HIV Management in a Scarce Resource setting from College of Family Physicians of South Africa.

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Parktown, South Africa