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Scientist in protective suit collecting water in test tube

New Low-Cost Rapid Field Diagnostic Tests for Pathogens ETEC, Shigella, and Cholera May Be the Future in Infectious Disease Outbreak Response and Surveillance

Researchers developed a new, highly sensitive, molecular diagnostic field assay that detects cholera from a stool or water sample in minutes.  The Bloomberg School team has already used similar technology to develop rapid tests for both ETEC and Shigella.

Department of International Health
Thomas Hartung looking at samples on dishes

Johns Hopkins researchers tout the promise of 'organoid intelligence,' which could one-day yield computers that are faster, more efficient, and more powerful than silicon-based computing and AI

The Hub
Peter Jay Hotez, M.D., Ph.D.

Peter Hotez—with his signature uniform of lab-coat-and-bow-tie—has been a prominent voice on vaccine equity and misinformation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Global Health NOW
A newly opened pharmacy, equipped with adequate essential medicine, at a Mother & Child Health centre in Xaraf, Somalia.

Globally, 165 countries use the powerful pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) to prevent a serious form of pneumonia, as well as meningitis and other near-fatal illnesses. 

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A health worker provides medical advice on HIV/AIDS testing in Lagos, Nigeria, May 1, 2021. Image: Emmanuel Osodi/Majority World/Universal Images Group via Getty

Aima Ahonkhai has heard the story many times: young people with HIV, feeling at a dead end. As an infectious disease clinician who works with many young people living with HIV in both the US and Nigeria, Ahonkhai, MD, MPH, has seen the toll the disease takes on young…

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Technology and Innovation Faculty Experts

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of Technology and Innovation? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Alain Labrique
Professor
International Health

Alain Labrique, PhD '07, MHS '99, MS, is an infectious disease epidemiologist who leverages digital innovations to solve public health problems in resource-limited settings.

Christopher Heaney
Associate Professor
Environmental Health and Engineering

Christopher Heaney, PhD, MS, and his team, developed a saliva-based test that accurately detects the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 from small samples of saliva.