The DOLF team is made up of DOLF Core Management Group, Investigators and Project Staff.

DOLF Core Management

Peter U. Fischer,  PhD

Peter U. Fischer, PhD

Principal Investigator

Washington University in St. Louis – Infectious Diseases

St. Louis MISSOURI – USA

 

Dr. Fischer is a co-principal investigator of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded Death to Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis (DOLF) project.

Gary J. Weil,  MD

Gary J. Weil, MD

Senior Advisor

Washington University in St. Louis – Infectious Diseases

St. Louis MISSOURI – USA

 

Dr. Weil leads the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded Death to Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis (DOLF) Project.

Philip  J. Budge  , MD, PhD

Philip J. Budge , MD, PhD

Director of Clinical Trials

Washington University in St. Louis – Infectious Diseases

St. Louis MISSOURI – USA

 

Dr. Budge is a co-principal investigator of the Gates Foundation funded Death to Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis (DOLF) project.

Project Staff

Kurt  Curtis

Kurt Curtis

Research Laboratory Supervisor

Washington University in St. Louis – Infectious Diseases

St. Louis MISSOURI – USA

Irina Diekmann, DVM, PhD

Irina Diekmann, DVM, PhD

Postdoc Research Associate

Washington University in St. Louis – Infectious Diseases

St. Louis MISSOURI – USA

Lexi   Dyer, MPH

Lexi Dyer, MPH

Data Manager

Washington University in St. Louis – Infectious Diseases

St. Louis, Missouri – USA

 

Lexi oversees the data collection, management, training, and sharing for DOLF clinical trials    and community studies

Kerstin Fischer

Kerstin Fischer

Staff Scientist

Washington University in St. Louis – Infectious Diseases

St. Louis MISSOURI – USA

Abakar Gankpala

Abakar Gankpala

Research Technician

Washington University in St. Louis – Infectious Diseases

St. Louis MISSOURI – USA

Sarah Greene, MD, PhD

Sarah Greene, MD, PhD

Instructor in Pediatrics

Washington University in St. Louis – Infectious Diseases

St. Louis MISSOURI – USA

Gina Haida

Gina Haida

Administrative Coordinator

Washington University in St. Louis – Infectious Diseases

St. Louis MISSOURI – USA

Yuefang Huang

Yuefang Huang

Lab Technician

Washington University in St. Louis – Infectious Diseases

St. Louis MISSOURI – USA

Kassandra Huneycutt

Kassandra Huneycutt

Research Administrator

Washington University in St. Louis – Infectious Diseases

St. Louis MISSOURI – USA

 

 

Laura Peer, MPH

Laura Peer, MPH

Associate Director Global Health Research

Washington University in St. Louis – Infectious Diseases

St. Louis MISSOURI – USA

 

Ms. Peer oversees administration of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded Death to Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis (DOLF) Project.

Lucia Sanchez Di Maggio, PhD

Lucia Sanchez Di Maggio, PhD

Postdoc Research Associate

Washington University in St. Louis – Infectious Diseases

St. Louis MISSOURI – USA

Investigators

Ngormbu Jusu Ballah, MD

Kohahun District Hospital

Kolahun LIBERIA

Catherine Bjerum, MD

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)

Cleveland, OHIO – USA

Michele Boussinesq, MD, PhD

Institut de Recherche Pour le Development

Montpellier FRANCE

Cedric Chesnais

Translational Research on HIV and Infectious Diseases-IRD UMI

Montpellier FRANCE

Yenny Djuardi, PhD

University of Indonesia – Parasitology

Jakarta INDONESIA

Lincoln Gankpala

National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL)

Monrovia LIBERIA

Edward Guizie, MD

Faculty of Ophthalmology Liberia College of Physicians and Surgeons

Monrovia LIBERIA

Achim Hoerauf, MD

Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP)

Bonn GERMANY

Eric Kanza, MD

Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme

Kinshasa DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC of the CONGO

Christopher King, MD, PhD

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)

Cleveland OHIO – USA

Sally Kinrade, MPH

Medicines Development for Global Health

Melbourne, AUSTRAILIA

Olivier Kouadio

Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques

Abidjan COTE D’IVOIRE

Benjamin Koudou

Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques

Abidjan COTE D’IVOIRE

Patrick Kpanyen, MD

National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL)

Monrovia LIBERIA

Alison Krentel, PhD

Bruyere Research Institute –  Global Health

Ottawa Ontario CANADA

Moses Laman, PhD

Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research (PNGIMR)

Goroka PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Allassane F. Ouattara

Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire – Research & Development Department

Abidjan COTE d’IVORIE

Sebastien Pion, PhD

Translational Research on HIV and Infectious Diseases-IRD UMI

Montpellier FRANCE

Sabine Specht, PhD

Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)

Geneva SWITZERLAND

Taniawati Supali, PhD

University of Indonesia – Parasitology

Jakarta INDONESIA

Previous Collaborators

Fatorma Bolay

The Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research (LIBR)

Charlesville Margibi County LIBERIA

Alexander Debrah, MPhil

Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine/Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KCCR-KNUST)

Kumasi GHANA

Felix Doe

University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS)

Hohoe GHANA

Christine Dubray, MD, MSc

Centers for Disease Control – Parasitic Diseases & Malaria

Atlanta GEORGIA – USA

Obiora Eneanya, MSc, PhD

The Carter Center

Atlanta GEORGIA – USA

Ann Goldman, PhD, MPH

The GW School of Public Health & Health Services

Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Washington DC – USA

Indeewarie E Gunaratna

Ministry of Health, Anti Filariasis Campaign

Colombo SRI LANKA

Michael Gyasi

University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS)

Accra GHANA

Myra Hardy, PhD

The Royal Children’s Hospital

Center for International Child Health

Melbourne AUSTRALIA

Augustine Hong, MD

Washington University in St. Louis – Opthalmology & Visual Sciences

St. Louis MISSOURI – USA

Purushothaman Jambulingam

Indian Council of Medical Research – Vector Control Research Centre

Puducherry INDIA

Moses Laman, PhD, MBBS

Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research – Vector-borne Diseases Unit

Madang PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Patrick Lammie, PhD

The Taskforce for Global Health

Decatur GEORGIA – USA

Jean Frantz Lemoine, MD

Haiti Ministry of Public Health & Population, National Lymphatic Filariasis and Malaria Programs

Port-au-Prince HAITI

Aboulaye Meite, MD

National Program to Control Schistosomiasis – Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis and Lymphatic Filariasis

Abidjan COTE D’IVOIRE

Devika Mendis

Ministry of Health, Anti Filariasis Campaign

Colombo SRI LANKA

Francois Missamou

Ministry of Health & Population, Epidemiology & Disease Control

Brazzaville REPUBLIC OF CONGO

DJ Murry, PharmD

University of Nebraska Medical Center
College of Pharmacy
Omaha NEBRASKA – USA

Eliezer K. N’Goran

Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques

Abidjan COTE D’IVOIRE

Nicholas O. Opoku, MBCHB, MSC

University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) – School of Public Health

Ho Volta Region GHANA

Eric Ottesen, MD

The Taskforce for Global Health

Decatur GEORGIA – USA

Leanne Robinson, PhD

PNG Institute of Medical Research – Vector Borne Diseases Unit

Madang PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Josaia Samuela, MPH

Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services

Suva FIJI

Andrew Steer, MD

Centre for International Child Health – Royal Children’s Hospital

Melbourne AUSTRALIA

Peter Steinmann , PhD, PD

The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (STPH)

Basel SWITZERLAND