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Office of International Training (OIT) Program Participants

Below is a list of all international trainees that participated in the OIT training program within the last several years.

CURRENT TRAINEES
China Russia

Russia

Natalia Antonova, Psy. S.
Affiliation: -
Training period: February 2008 - May 2008
Discipline: Psychology
Project: Training and Research in HIV Prevention in Russia (Competitive Renewal)
Ksenia Blinnikova, M.D.
Position: Physician
Affiliation: Biomedical Center
Training period: September 2004 - August 2005
Discipline: Epidemiology
Project: TB-AIDS Clinical Training and Research Unit, Russia (ICOHRTA AIDS/TB)
Zinaida Bodanovskaya, Psy. S.
Affiliation: -
Training period: February 2008 - May 2008
Discipline: Psychology
Project: Training and Research in HIV Prevention in Russia (Competitive Renewal)
Elena Dukhovlinova, M.S.
Position: Research Assistant
Affiliation: Biomedical Center
Training period: June 2004 – August 2005
Discipline: Biology
Project: Training and Research in HIV Prevention in Russia (Competitive Renewal) (AITRP)
Yuri Galachyants, M.S.
Affiliation: Biomedical Center
Training period: January 2008 - August 2008
Discipline: Biology
Project: Research Training in HIV-Associated Cancer Genomics (AITRP Cancer Supplement)
Elena Klimova, B.A.
Position: Research Project Manager
Affiliation: Biomedical Center
Training Period: October 2003 – December 2004
Discipline: Economics
Project: Training and Research in HIV Prevention in Russia (AITRP)
Liubov Kulikovich, M.A.
Position: Research Associate
Affiliation: Biomedical Center; St. Petersburg State University, Center for Sociologic Research
Training period: September 2004 - December 2005
Discipline: Sociology
Project: Training and Research in HIV Prevention in Russia (Competitive Renewal) (AITRP)
Yulia Levchenko, M.S.
Affiliation: Biomedical Center
Training period: September 2005 - August 2006
Discipline: Psychology
Project: Training and Research in HIV Prevention in Russia (Competitive Renewal) (AITRP)
Sergey Malov, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University
Training period: January 2007 - June 2007
Discipline: Mathematics
Alexey Masharskiy, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Biomedical Center
Training period: September 2005 - August 2006
Discipline: Genetics
Project: Training and Research in HIV Prevention in Russia (Competitive Renewal) (AITRP)
Alexey Maximovich, M.P.H.
Affiliation: Biomedical Center
Training period: August 2007 - May 2008
Discipline: Biostatistics
Project: Training and Research in HIV Prevention in Russia (Competitive Renewal) (AITRP)
Maria Meringof, M.P.H.
Affiliation: Biomedical Center
Training period: August 2007 - May 2008
Discipline: Environmental Health
Project: Training and Research in HIV Prevention in Russia (Competitive Renewal) (AITRP)
Maxim Ostapenko, LLB
Affiliation: Biomedical Center
Training period: August 2006 - May 2007
Discipline: Law
Project: Training and Research in HIV Prevention in Russia (Competitive Renewal) (AITRP)
Dmitry Polev, M.S.
Affiliation: Biomedical Center
Training period: January 2008 - August 2008
Discipline: Biology
Project: Research Training in HIV-Associated Cancer Genomics (AITRP Cancer Supplement)
Irina Shcherbakova, M.P.H.
Affiliation: Biomedical Center
Training period: August 2007 - May 2008
Discipline: Biostatistics
Project: Training and Research in HIV Prevention in Russia (Competitive Renewal) (AITRP)
Roman Skochilov, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Biomedical Center
Training period: August 2006 - May 2007
Discipline: Sociology
Project: Training and Research in HIV Prevention in Russia (Competitive Renewal) (AITRP)
Mikhail Torban, M.D.
Position: Narcologist, Resident
Affiliation: St. Petersburg Bekhterev Psychoneurological Scientific Research Institute
Training Period: November 2005
Discipline: Narcology
Project: TB-AIDS Clinical Training and Research Unit, Russia (ICOHRTA AIDS/TB)
Tatiana Tulupyeva, Ph.D.
Training period: January 2005 - May 2006
Discipline: Psychology
Project: Training and Research in HIV Prevention in Russia (Competitive Renewal) (AITRP)
Kirill Vladimirov, M.D.
Position: Thoracic Surgeon
Affiliation: F.I. Haas'Interregional Hospital for Prisoners
Training period: January 3, 2005 – March 31, 2005
Discipline: Thoracic Surgery
Project: Training and Research in HIV Prevention in Russia (AITRP)
Zinaida Zagdyn, M.D., Ph.D.
Affiliation: Russian Navy Medical Department
Training period: August 2007 - May 2008
Discipline: Phtysiopulmonology
Project: TB-AIDS Clinical Training and Research Unit, Russia
Andrey Zolotukhin, M.Sc.
Affiliation: Biomedical Center
Training period: September 2005 - August 2006
Discipline: Applied Computer Science
Project: TB-AIDS Clinical Training and Research Unit, Russia (ICOHRTA AIDS/TB)
Yulia Zorina, M.D.
Position: Physician, Research Associate
Affiliation: Pavlov State Medical University, Laboratory of Psychopharmacology
Training period: August 2004 - August 2005
Discipline: Psychiatry
Project: TB-AIDS Clinical Training and Research Unit, Russia (ICOHRTA AIDS/TB)

China

Yu Cheng, Ph.D.
Position: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou
Training period: February 2004 - January 2005
Discipline: Anthropology
Project: AIDS International Training and Research Program Supplement to China(AITRP)
Lin Han, M.S.N.
Affiliation: Peking Union Medical College
Training period: August 2007 – February 2008
Discipline: Nursing
Project: China Multidisciplinary AIDS Prevention Training Program
Shusen Liu, M.Sc.
Position: Research Assistant
Affiliation: China CDC, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Division of Health and Behavioral Intervention
Training period: March 2004 – May 2004
Discipline: Preventive Medicine/Epidemiology
Project: AIDS International Training and Research Program Supplement to China(AITRP)
Liping Ma, M.D.
Affiliation: National Institute of Hospital Administration
Training period: August 2006 – May 2007
Discipline: Medicine
Project: China Multidisciplinary AIDS Prevention Training Program (ICOHRTA AIDS/TB)
Guodong Mi, M.D.,M.P.H
Affiliation: National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, China CDC
Training period: August 26, 2007 - May 31, 2008
Discipline: Epidemiology
Project: China Multidisciplinary AIDS Prevention Training Program
Yu Sheng, MSN, RN
Position: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Peking Union Medical College, School of Nursing
Training period: January 2005 – June 2005
Discipline: Nursing
Project: China Multidisciplinary AIDS Prevention Training Program (ICOHRTA AIDS/TB)
Honghong Wang, MSN
Position: Associate Professor
Affiliation: Central South University School of Nursing, Changsha
Training period: January 2005 – June 2005
Discipline: Nursing
Project: China Multidisciplinary AIDS Prevention Training Program (ICOHRTA AIDS/TB)
Shanbo Wei, M.D.
Position: Director
Affiliation: Wuhan Public Health Bureau, Department of Administration for Disease Control
Training period: January 2005 – August 2005
Discipline: Public Health
Project: China Multidisciplinary AIDS Prevention Training Program (ICOHRTA AIDS/TB)
Guanhua Yao, M.D.
Position: Director
Affiliation: China CDC, Xiamen Anti-Epidemic Station
Training period: November 2003 - March 2004
Discipline: Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease
Project: AIDS International Training and Research Program Supplement to China(AITRP)
Wenyuan Yin, M.D.
Affiliation: National Center for HIV/AIDS Control and Prevention, China CDC
Training period: August 2006 - May 2007
Discipline: Medicine
Project: China Multidisciplinary AIDS Prevention Training Program (ICOHRTA AIDS/TB)
Minhong Yu, B.S.
Position: Clinical Nurse Educator
Affiliation: Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Infectious Diseases Unit
Training period: September 2005 – January 2006
Discipline: Nursing
Project: China Multidisciplinary AIDS Prevention Training Program (ICOHRTA AIDS/TB)
Shuxian Zeng, M.S.
Position: Head Nurse
Affiliation: Xiangya Hospital of Central-South University, Neurology Unit
Training period: September 2005 – January 2006
Discipline: Nursing
Project: China Multidisciplinary AIDS Prevention Training Program (ICOHRTA AIDS/TB)
Hongbo Zhang, M.D.
Position: Director of Adolescent Health and Maternal and Child Health Care
Affiliation: Anhui Medical University, School of Public Health
Training period: January 2005 – May 2005
Discipline: Public Health
Project: China Multidisciplinary AIDS Prevention Training Program (ICOHRTA AIDS/TB)

South Africa

Michael Abdol, M.A.
Position: Teaching Assistant
Affiliation: University of Pretoria
Training period: September 2004 – December 2004
Discipline: Psychology
Project: Training in HIV Prevention & Care Research in South Africa (ICOHRTA)
Bongiwe Dumezweni, M.A.
Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal
Training period: August 2006 – December 2006
Discipline: Theology
Project: Faith-Based HIV Prevention Initiatives in Africa
Jennifer Makin Pattinson, MB BCh
Affiliation: University of Pretoria
Training period: January 2007 - April 2007
Discipline: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Project: Building Capacity for AIDS Research in South Africa and Promoting Resilience in Young Children of HIV-infected Mothers in South Africa
Ayanda Mbele, M.B.,Ch.B., MMed, F.C.O.G. (S.A.)
Affiliation: The Pretoria Academic Hospital
Training period: July 2006 - December 2006
Discipline: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Project: Training in HIV Prevention & Care Research in South Africa (ICOHRTA)
Khumisho Moguerane, M.A.
Position: Junior Lecturer
Affiliation: University of Pretoria
Training period: September 2004 – December 2004
Discipline: Sociology
Project: Training in HIV Prevention & Care Research in South Africa (ICOHRTA)
Jonathan Mundell, B.A.
Affiliation: Kalafong Hospital
Training period: August 2006 – December 2006
Discipline: Psychology
Project: Building Capacity for AIDS Research in South Africa
Isabel Phiri, Ph.D.
Position: Professor and Dean, School of Religion and Theology
Affiliation: KwaZulu-Natal University
Training Period: January 2005 – June 2005
Discipline: Theology
Project: Faith Based HIV Prevention Initiatives in Africa
Lilian Siwila, M.A.
Affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal
Training Period: August 2006 – December 2006
Discipline: Theology
Project: Faith-Based HIV Prevention Initiatives in Africa
Alain Vandormael, M.A.
Position: Research Fellow
Affiliation: University of Pretoria
Training period: September 2004 – December 2004
Discipline: Sociology
Project: Training in HIV Prevention & Care Research in South Africa (ICOHRTA)

Other African Countries

Dorcas Akintunde, Ph.D.
Affiliation: University of Ibadan
Training period: September 2005 - May 2006
Country: Nigeria
Discipline: Religious Studies
Project: Faith Based HIV Prevention Initiatives in Africa
Hazel Ayanga, D.Phil.
Affiliation: Moi University
Training period: September 2005 - May 2006
Country: Kenya
Discipline: Religious Studies
Project: Faith Based HIV Prevention Initiatives in Africa
Anne Nasimiyu, Ph.D.
Position: Professor of Systemic Theology, Chairperson, School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Director of Student Affairs
Affiliation: Kenyatta University
Training period: September 2003 - May 2004
Country: Kenya
Discipline: Theology
Project: Faith Based HIV Prevention Initiatives in Africa
Mposo Ntumbanzondo, M.D., M.P.H.
Position: Epidemiologist
Affiliation: World Bank
Training period: September 2003 – May 2005
Country: Democratic Republic of Congo
Discipline: Epidemiology/Public Health
Project: Training in HIV Prevention & Care Research in South Africa-ICOHRTA
Constance Shisanya, Ph.D.
Position: Lecturer
Affiliation: Kenyatta University
Training period: September 2004 - May 2005
Country: Kenya
Discipline: Religious Studies
Project: Faith Based HIV Prevention Initiatives in Africa
Sr. Therese Tinkasiimire, Ph.D.
Position: Lecturer
Affiliation: Makerere University
Training period: September 2004 – May 2005
Country: Uganda
Discipline: Theology
Project: Faith Based HIV Prevention Initiatives in Africa
Dorothy Ucheaga, Ph.D.
Position: Associate Professor
Affiliation: University of Calabar
Training period: November 2003 – April 2004
Country: Nigeria
Discipline: Philosophy
Project: Faith Based HIV Prevention Initiatives in Africa

Nicaragua

Alicia Samanta Espinoza Palma, D.D.
Affiliation: University National Autonomy of Nicaragua, Center of Investigation in Demographic and Health
Training period: January 2006 – May 2006
Discipline: Dentistry
Project: Yale AITRP: Supplement for Nicaragua
Magdaly Torres, M.D.
Position: Physician and Research Assistant
Affiliation: University National Autonomy of Nicaragua, Center of Investigation in Demographic and Health
Training period: September 2005 – December 2005
Discipline: Medicine
Project: Yale AITRP: Supplement for Nicaragua
William Ugarte Guevara, M.D.
Position: Physician and Research Assistant
Affiliation: University National Autonomy of Nicaragua, Center of Investigation in Demographic and Health
Training period: September 2005 – December 2005
Discipline: Medicine
Project: Yale AITRP: Supplement for Nicaragua

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