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6th DS-I Africa Consortium Meeting

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    Facilitator(s)

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    Dr Sophia Osawe

    Role of Data Streams In Informing Infection Dynamics in Africa- INFORM Africa

    Sophia Osawe is a Virologist and trained Immunologist with an interest in maternal and infant health and vaccine immunology. She is currently a Senior Scientist, the Head of Department, Research Operations at the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN), and the Research Hub Manager for INFORM Africa (contact PI: Prof Abimiku). Sophia has over 17 years of experience in diagnostics, research, system strengthening, project management, and the implementation of quality management systems. She has led several observational studies (two large cohort studies) and clinical trials. She also received funding to conduct studies on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, immune responses to prenatal and pediatric vaccines, and HIV drug resistance in the West African population.

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    Dr Meagan Fitzpatrick

    Role of Data Streams In Informing Infection Dynamics in Africa- INFORM Africa

    Dr. Fitzpatrick is an infectious disease transmission modeler. She applies these models to assess infectious disease control strategies, with particular focus on evaluating the cost-effectiveness of vaccines. Her research combines methods from economics and decision sciences with these epidemiological models, to provide policy recommendations and support evidence-based decision-making. Her research priorities include evaluation of vaccines and therapeutics against RSV, rotavirus, and pertussis, as well as strategies to reduce maternal and infant mortality in low-income settings. Additional pathogens of interest have included rabies, influenza, HIV, Zika, and Ebola. Dr. Fitzpatrick joined the faculty of the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD) at the University of Maryland School of Public Health in 2017. She is also an affiliate of the Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis (CIDMA) at the Yale School of Public Health. She received her PhD from Yale University and her BS from the University of Notre Dame, IN. She is currently a resident of Kampala, Uganda.