The mission of The DOLF Project is to develop and test improved treatments for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis that will enhance efforts to control and eliminate these important neglected tropical diseases.
NEWS & EVENTS
Two New Members Join the DOLF Team
Nicole Fetcho joined the DOLF Project in October 2019 as a Statistical Data Analyst and Data Manager. Nicole is well prepared for this work with a Master of Public Health degree (with a focus on Biostatistics and Epidemiology) from the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. Her MPH practicum work […]
New publication Accepted to PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Researchers uncover molecular changes associated with treating lymphatic filariasis
Two New Members Join the DOLF Team
Nicole Fetcho joined the DOLF Project in October 2019 as a Statistical Data Analyst and Data Manager. Nicole is well prepared for this work with a Master of Public Health degree (with a focus on Biostatistics and Epidemiology) from the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. Her MPH practicum work […]
New publication Accepted to PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Researchers uncover molecular changes associated with treating lymphatic filariasis
Introducing Teresa Tufte – Global Health Program Manager
New Global Health Program Manager (Operations) - The DOLF Project Teresa joins the DOLF project as the Global Health Program Manager for Operations taking over for Rachel Anderson. She joins us with two years of health care research and data analysis experience at the State of Massachusetts’s Center for Health Information and Analysis. Prior to […]
DOLF Obtains $2.4 Million to Fund Research in Papua New Guinea
The DOLF project has received a 2.4 million dollar grant to support studies to assess the impact of an IDA implementation program in East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea (PNG) from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . Prior DOLF studies have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of the “IDA” three-drug combination drug therapy […]
Major Publication Accepted to PLOS Medicine
The DOLF Project is proud to announce publication in PLOS Medicine of results form a major safety study investigating the use of a triple drug combination “IDA” as a treatment regimen for lymphatic filariasis. The study enrolled more than 26,000 participants in five countries. Results from this study suggest that IDA is safe enough for […]
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
TRANSLATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL FIELD RESEARCH ON LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS AND ONCHOCERCIASIS Our group at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct cutting-edge research to support elimination programs for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis. We are seeking postdoctoral fellows to (1) participate in applied field research […]
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