The Summer Research Fellowship is designed to provide financial support for students and post-doctoral trainees to conduct a mentored research project during the academic summer break. We encourage a broad range of research topics pertaining to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including basic science, clinical investigation, program science, educational scholarship, etc.
The goals of the Summer Research Fellowship are to:
- Encourage trainees to conduct STI research
- Provide financial support that permits trainees to dedicate time to a STI-related research project
- Encourage STI researchers to dedicate time to mentoring trainees and recognize the mentor’s contribution with an honorarium
- Advance the ASTDA mission to foster scientific knowledge, develop leadership, and champion practice in the field of sexually transmitted infections.
ASTDA is please to announce the 2022 Summer Fellowship Awardees:
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Aubrey Alavrenga (l) and Renata Sanders (r)
Aubrey Alvarenga
Making STDs Sexy: Adolescent and Young Adult Engagement with mail-in self-collected POC STI Testing and Sexual Health Services
Mentor: Renata Sanders, MD, MPH, ScM
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Tara Reid (l) and Victoria Cegielski (r)
Victoria Cegielski
Identifying Treponema pallidum Proteins that are CD4 T-Cell Antigens
Mentor: Tara Reid, MD, PhD
Affiliation: University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and University of Washington
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Jane Chen (l) and Irving Hoffman (r)
Jane Chen
Genital and Extragenital Gonorrhea in Symptomatic Women in Malawi
Mentor: Irving Hoffman, PA, MPH
Affiliation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health
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Carinna Emilio (l) and Jonathan Zenilman (r)
Carinna Emilio
The Public Health Implications of Perinatal STIs
Mentor: Jonathan Zenilman, MD
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Bucky Foster (l) and Abigail Norris Turner (r)
Bucky Foster
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on STIs among LGBTQ+ People in Columbus, Ohio
Mentor: Abigail Norris Turner, PhD
Affiliation: The Ohio State University
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Left image: Jalisa Holt (l) and Casey Pinto (r). Right image: Doug Leslie
Jalisa Holt
The Impact of Regional Emergencies on STI Testing Services in the United States
Mentors: Casey Pinto, PhD, CRNP, MPH, and Doug Leslie, PhD
Affiliation: Penn State University School of Medicine
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Amanda Luff (l) and maria Gallo (r)
Amanda Luff
Improving our Understanding of Condom Use Reporting Behaviors
Mentor: Maria Gallo, PhD
Affiliation: The Ohio State University
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Jerusha Mogaka (l) and Jillian Pintye (r)
Jerusha Mogaka
Gonorrhea and Chlamydia in Pregnancy in Kenya
Mentor: Jillian Pintye, RN, MPH, PhD
Affiliation: University of Washington
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Jessica Morgan (l) and Tamika Smith (r)
Jessica Morgan
Racial Discrimination and Sexual Health Practices Among African American Women
Mentor: Tamika Smith, PhD
Affiliation: The University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Bekezela Siziba (l) and Nyaradzo Mgodi (r)
Bekezela Siziba
STIs among Sex Workers who use PrEP in Zimbabwe
Mentor: Nyaradzo Mgodi, MBChB, MMed
Affiliation: University of Zimbabwe