Michael Crawford, Ph.D.

Specialty: Genetic/environmental risk factors of TB

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS:            CURRENT POSITIONS:
Department of Anthropology                       Professor of Anthropology and Genetics
University of Kansas                                   Director, Midwest Twin Registry
Lawrence, Kansas 66045                           Director, Laboratory of Biological Anthropology
Telephone: 785-864-4170                          Director, International Consortium for the Study of Tuberculosis (ICST)
Fax: 785-864-5224
Crawford@ku.edu

Antonio Arnaiz-Villena, M.D., Ph.D.

Specialty: Immunology of TB

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS: CURRENT POSITIONS
Department of Immunology Chair
The Madrid Regional Blood Bank
University Complutense
Madrid, Spain

Goar S. Balasanyants, M.D., Ph.D.

Specialty:

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS: CURRENT POSITIONS
Department of Epidemiology Chair
Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Phthysiopulmonology
Ministry of Health and Social Effort of Russia
2/4, Ligovskiy pr.
Saint-Petersburg, 191036, Russia
balasanianz@mail.ru

John Blangero, Ph.D.

Specialty: Statistical Genetics and Genetics of Complex Diseases

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS: CURRENT POSITION
Department of Genetics Scientist
Texas Biomedical Research Institute
P.O. Box 760549
San Antonio, Texas 78245-0549
john@darwin.sfbr.org

Blanca Estela Rivera Chavira

Specialty: Culture and Molecular Genetics of TB

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS: CURRENT POSITION
Facultad Ciencias Quimicas Professor
Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua
Dalle Cardenal No. 4933.
Fracc. Arboledas II.
Chihuahua, Chih.
bchavira@uach.mx

Joanne Curran, Ph.D.

Specialty: Molecular Genetics and Genetics of Complex Diseases

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS: CURRENT POSITION
Department of Genetics Associate Scientist
Texas Biomedical Research Institute
P.O. Box 760549
San Antonio, Texas 78245-0549
curran@darwin.sfbr.org

Bartolomew Dean, Ph.D.

Specialty: Social and Environmental Risk Factors

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS:                                  CURRENT POSITION
Department of Anthropology                                              Associate Professor
Laboratory of Biological Anthropology                               Research Associate
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas 66045
bdean@ku.edu

Ravindranath Duggirala, Ph.D.

Specialty: Genetic Epidemiology of Complex Diseases

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS: CURRENT POSITION
Department of Genetics Scientist
Texas Biomedical Research Institute
P.O. Box 760549
San Antonio, Texas 78245-0549

Luis Escobedo, M.D., MPH

Specialty: Clinical Treatment of TB, diagnosis

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS: CURRENT POSITION
Texas Department of Health - El Paso Director
401 East Franklin, Suite 210
El Paso, TX 79901
Luis.Escobedo@dshs.state.tx.us

Harold Goring, Ph.D.

Specialty: Statistical Genetics and Genetics of Complex Diseases

James Greenberg, Ph.D.

Specialty: Social aspects of infection

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS: CURRENT POSITION
Department of Anthropology Professor
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0030
jgreenbe@email.arizona.edu

Allen Greiner, MD, Ph.D.

Specialty: Prevention of TB

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS: CURRENT POSITION
Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
agreiner@kumc.edu

Phil Griffin, BBA, CPM

Specialty: Prevention of TB

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS:                                      CURRENT POSITION
Bureau of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention                     Director - Tuberculosis and Adult Viral Hepatitis Programs
Kansas Department of Health and Environment                       President - National Tuberculosis Controllers Association
Curtis State Office Bldg.
1000 Jackson, Suite 210
Topeka, KS 66612
pgriffin@kdhe.state.ks.us

Kerry B. Gunning, Ph.D.

Specialty: Microarrays for ID of tuberculin strains

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS: CURRENT POSITION
Integrated DNA Technologies Senior Research Scientist
1710 Commercial Park
Coralville, IA 52241
kgunning@idtdna.com

Josiah Heyman, Ph.D.

Specialty: Medical Anthropology

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS: CURRENT POSITION
Department of Anthropology Chair
University of Texas-El Paso
Old Main Bldg. Room 109
El Paso, Texas 79968
jmheyman@utep.edu

Kim S. Kimminau, Ph.D.

Specialty: Epidemiology of TB

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS:                                           CURRENT POSITION
Community Health Research                                                        Director
Executive Vice Chancellor                                                           Associate Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
kkimminau@kumc.edu

Olga Y. Kuznetsova, MD, PhD

Specialty:

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS:                                           CURRENT POSITION
Department of Family Medicine                                                    Chair
North-West State Medical University                                            Professor
named after I.I.Mechnikov

M.J. Mosher, R.N., Ph.D.

Specialty: Nutri-Genomics, Effects of Nutrition on TB Susceptibility

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS:                                             CURRENT POSITION
Laboratory of Biological Anthropology                                          Research Associate
University of Kansas
Home: 2216 Cascade Court
Anacortes, Washington 98221
mjmosher@aol.com

Olga Narvskaya, M.D., Ph.D., D. Sc.

Specialty: microbiology, molecular microbiology and epidemiology of M. tuberculosis

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS:                                              CURRENT POSITION
Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology                                             Professor
St. Petersburg Pasteur Institute
St. Petersburg 197101 Russia
onarvskaya@gmail.com

Mark Nichter, Ph.D., MPH

Specialty: Environmental risk factors smoking and TB

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS:                                              CURRENT POSITION
Department of Anthropology                                                          Professor
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0030
mnichter@u.arizona.edu

Bruce Rothschild, M.D.

Specialty: Evolution of Mycobacterium

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS:                                   CURRENT POSITION
Laboratory of Biological Anthropology                                Research Associate
University of Kansas
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine             Professor

Enrique Saenez Saenz, MSC

Specialty:

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS:                                          CURRENT POSITION
School of Chemical Sciences                                                     Director
Ciudad Universitaria
Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas
Chihuahua, Mexico

Dhandayuthapani Subramanian, Ph.D.

Specialty: Microbiology of TB

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS:                                           CURRENT POSITION
Regional Academic Health Center                                               Assistant Professor
Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
1214 W. Schunior St.
Edinburg, TX 78359
e-mail: DHANDAYUTHA@uthscsa.edu
website: http://www.uthscsa.edu/micro/faculty/sd.htm
Curriculum Vitae (.pdf)

Larissa Tarskaia, MD, Ph.D.

Specialty: Genetics of TB

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS:                                            CURRENT POSITION
Institute of Medical Genetics,
Moscow, Russia
Laboratory of Biological Anthropology                                          Research Associate
University of Kansas
tarskaia@yahoo.com

Esteban Vlasich MD.

Specialty: Clinical Treatment of TB, diagnosis.

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS:                                            CURRENT POSITION
Bi-national TB Program Juntos                                                      Director
401 E. Franklin Av. Suite 210
El Paso, Tx, 799901
Esteban.vlasich@dshs.state.tx.us

Thomas Weaver, Ph.D.

Specialty: Tuberculosis of Mexican Migrants

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS: CURRENT POSITION
Department of Anthropology Professor
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0030
tweaver@email.arizona.edu

Viacheslav Y. Zhuravlev MD., PhD

Specialty:

CURRENT WORK ADDRESS: CURRENT POSITION
Laboratory of genetic methods of research Director
The Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology
2/4, Ligovskiy pr.
Saint-Petersburg, 191036, Russia
jouravlev-slava@mail.ru
zhuravlev.viacheslav@gmail.com