VUMC investigators attend RePORT-International Annual Meeting
September 16, 2024
VUMC investigators attend RePORT-International Annual Meeting in Goa, India
September 20, 2023
VUMC investigators and staff, Timothy Sterling, Yuri van der Heijden, Stephany Duda, Marina Figueiredo, Fernanda Mauri, Megan Turner, Maria Arriaga, and Austin Katona; attended the annual RePORT International meeting that was held in Goa, India September 6, 7 and 8, 2023.
TB Center welcomes 1st Cohort of RePORT-Brazil Advanced Career Training (ReACT) Fellows
September 20, 2023
The Regional Prospective Observational Research in Tuberculosis - Brazil (RePORT-Brazil) network is pleased to announce its 1st Cohort of Fellows for the RePORT-Brazil Advanced Career Training (ReACT) program.
Strategic Aim 3 of the recently renewed RePORT-Brazil Phase 2 grant (NIH U01AI172064-01), focuses on the development of a fellowship program for the advancement of early-career Brazilian scientists. The program provides funding for pilot projects in TB research, mentorship, and access to data and specimens collected throughout Phase 1 of the project.
RePORT-Brazil in the Spotlight - Discoveries in Medicine
July 28, 2023
Published on July 12, 2023 in Discoveries in Medicine, Research into TB Expands Internationally, is based off of an interview with Timothy R.
TB Center joins 3rd Iteration of RePORT-International Coordinating Center
June 19, 2023
The Vanderbilt TB Center is returning to the leadership team of the RePORT International Coordinating Center, for its 3rd iteration.
Successful Semi Annual Meeting of RePORT-Brazil
October 31, 2022
The Regional Prospective Observational Research for Tuberculosis (RePORT) - Brazil Semi Annual Meeting was held October 17th through October 21st in Salvador, Bahia. Investigators and staff from throughout the network participated in a variety of workshops, presentations, and collaborative planning sessions, both in-person and from remote locations.
VUMC investigators attend RePORT-International Annual Meeting
September 15, 2022
VUMC investigators and staff, Timothy Sterling, Yuri van der Heijden, Stephany Duda, Marina Figueiredo, Fernanda Mauri, Megan Turner, and Austin Katona; attended the annual RePORT International meeting that was held in Cape Town, South Africa, September 7 and 8, 2022. The meeting included all seven regions of RePORT: Brazil, China, South Africa, South Korea, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It was a successful meeting full of presentations and collaborative discussions.
New Publication from Vanderbilt TIPs Grant
June 24, 2020
"Knowledge and Stigma of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Brazil: Implications for Tuberculosis Prevention Strategies"
RePORT-Brazil publication: Role of genetic polymorphisms in latent tuberculosis (TB) infection and progression to active TB
November 29, 2018
The first scientific publication generated from the RePORT-Brazil collaboration was published this week in Clinical Infectious Disease. This paper investigates the role of genetic polymorphisms in latent tuberculosis (TB) infection and progression to active TB.
VUMC Investigators attend 4th Annual RePORT International Meeting in China
September 17, 2018
Vanderbilt investigators and staff, Timothy Sterling, Marina Figueiredo, and Megan Turner, attended the 4th Annual RePORT International meeting that was held outside of Shanghai, China, September 12-14, 2018. The meeting included all six regions of RePORT: Brazil, China, South Africa, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Successful RePORT-International Annual Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
September 15, 2017
The Regional Prospective Observational Research for Tuberculosis (RePORT)- International Annual Meeting was held Tuesday, September 12 through Wednesday, September 13, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. RePORT-International is now composed of 5 regions: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, and South Africa.
Bruno Andrade, MD, PhD, visits from Salvador, Brazil
November 10, 2016
Bruno Andrade, MD, PhD, visited VUMC November 9-10, 2016 to present ID Grand Rounds and meet with various faculty members about ongoing research projects. Dr. Andrade is a site-PI for the RePORT-Brazil network (Regional Prospective Observational Research in Tuberculosis), which is led by Dr. Tim Sterling at VUMC and Dr. Valeria Rolla at FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr. Andrade is an Associate Researcher at Instituto Brasileiro para Investigacao da Tuberculose and a Professor of Pathology at Faculdade de Technologia e Ciencias, both in Salvador, Brazil.