PEOPLE
The complexity of problems at the intersection of health, disease, and ecology in the developing world requires a team approach. The Kibale EcoHealth Project would not be possible without the active involvement of a talented core of collaborators.
Tony L. Goldberg, Director, PhD, DVM, MS. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ecology, epidemiology, and evolution of infectious disease, veterinary medicine, primatology, ecosystem health, global health.
Collaborators
- Carol Asiimwe (Jane Goodall Instituyte, Uganda)
- Gilbert Isabirye-Basuta (Makerere University, Uganda)
- Colin Chapman (George Washington University, USA)
- Melissa Emery-Thompson (University of New Mexico, USA)
- Tom Friedrich (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
- Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka (Conservation Through Public Health, Uganda)
- Kevin Langengraber (Arizona State University, USA)
- Zarin Machanda (Tufts University, USA)
- Matt McLennan (Bulindi Chimpanzee & Community Project, Uganda)
- John Mitani (University of Michigan, USA)
- Martin Muller (University of New Mexico, USA)
- Jacob Negrey (University of New Mexico, USA)
- Dave O'Connor (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
- Emily Otali (Kibale Chimpanzee Project/Kasiisi Project, Uganda)
- Patrick Omeja (Makerere University, Uganda)
- Alex Rosati (Univeristy of Michigan, USA)
- Elizabeth Ross (Kasiisi Project/Kibale Forest Schools Project, Uganda)
- Jessica Rothman (City University of New York, USA)
- Bill Switzer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA)
- Nelson Ting (University of Oregon, USA)
- Richard Wrangham (Harvard University, USA)
Students and post-doctoral researchers (past and present)
The Kibale EcoHealth Project has a strong record of international student training. Students contribute the Kibale EcoHealth Project's key sceintific objectives while gaining unique perspectives into health, disease, research, and conservation in Uganda.
- Adam Bailey. MD/Ph.D. student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Genetics of primate viruses.
- Andrew Bennett. Ph.D. student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ecology and evolution of zoonotic viruses.
- Laura Bloomfield. MD/Ph.D. student, Stanford University. Environmental and ecological drivers of infectious disease in humans.
- Lucie Clech. Post-doctoral researcher, Stanford University. Anthropology of parental investment in local communities.
- Elizabeth Estoff. MS student, University of Illinois. Comparative molecular ecology of primate bacteria.
- Ria Ghai. Post-doctoral researcher, Emory University. Molecular ecology gastrointestinal helminths in people and non-human primates.
- Thomas Gillespie. Post-doctoral associate, University of Illinois. Multispecies survey of gastrointestinal parasites.
- David Hyeroba. Ph.D. student, Makerere University. Primate and canine veterinary medicine and infectious disease ecology.
- Amanda Johnston. Veterinary student, University of Illinois. Molecular epidemiology of cross-species Giardia duodenalis transmission.
- Kelly Klotz. Undergraduate research scholar, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Microbial ecology of cross-species bacterial transmission.
- Avery Koblings. Undergraduate research scholar, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Microbial ecology of cross-species bacterial transmission.
- James Lester. Ph.D. student, University of Cambridge. Anthropology and epidemiology of human health.
- Michael Lauck. Post-doctoral researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Virus discovery in non-human primates and humans.
- Mary Lee. Veterinary student, University of Illinois. Ecology of antibiotic resistance in humans and primates.
- Annie Lo. Veterinary student, University of Illinois. Molecular detection of zoonotic gastrointestinal protozoa.
- Martha Low. Veterinary student, University of Illinois. Multispecies survey of gastrointestinal parasites.
- Carly Malave. Undergraduate student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Human dimensions of zoonotic disease.
- Aleia McCord. Ph.D. student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Microbial ecology of cross-species bacterial transmission.
- Derek Meyer. Undergraduate student, University of Illinois. Multispecies survey of gastrointestinal parasites.
- Jacob Negrey. Post-doctoral researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Demography, life history, and infection in chimpanzees.
- Patrick Omeja. Post-doctoral researcher, Makerere University. Ecology and conservation of non-human primates.
- Christiaan Oostdijk. Ph.D. student, University of Bristol. Mixed-methods research on patterns of human health and migration.
- Sarah Paige. Health Geographer, Public Health Institute. Human dimensions of primate zoonotic disease.
- Shannon Randolph. Ph.D. student, Stanford University. Anthropology of human-primate contact and bushmeat.
- Maria Ruiz-Lopez. Post-doctoral researcher, University of Oregon. Ecological and conservation genomics of red colobus.
- Gail Rosen. Ph.D. student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ecology and epidemiology of water-borne pathogens.
- Innocent Rwego. PhD student, Makerere University, Uganda. Ecology of pathogen transmission among apes, humans, and livestock.
- Stephanie Salyer. Veterinary and public health student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Molecular epidemiology of cross-species Cryptosporidium parvum transmission.
- Joanna Salzer. Veterinary student, University of Illinois. Giardia and Cryptosporidium in primates in disturbed and undisturbed forests.
- Samuel Sibley. Post-doctoral researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Virus discovery in non-human primates and humans.
- Noah Simons. Ph.D. student, University of Oregon. Primate immunogenetics and conservation.
- Mary Thurber. Veterinary student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Molecular epidemiology of Plasmodium and Hepatocystis in primates.
- Alex Tumukunde. Ph.D. student, Makerere University. Conservation and disease in wild suids and primates.
- Ryan Wallace. Veterinary student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Epidemiology of antibiotic resistance.
- Geoffrey Weny, MS Student, Makerere University. Epidemiology of livestock disease at the wildlife-livestock interface.
- Taylor Weary. DVM/Ph.D. student, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Epidemiology of reverse zoonoses in chimpanzees.
- Emily Wheeler. Veterinary student, University of Illinois. Molecular epidemiology of human-chimpanzee gastrointestinal bacterial transmission.
The Kibale EcoHealth Project engages local communities in all of its activities, through employment, training, outreach, and education. The Kibale EcoHealth Project would not be possible without the dedicated work of its field assistants and support staff.
- Joseph Abwooki Byaruhanga, Chairman (LC-1), Kanyawara Village (retired)
- John Atwooki Rusoke
- Patrick Akiiki Katurama
- Annet Abwooki Nyamwija
- Edith Abwooli Mbabazi
- Stella Amooti Mbaine
- Alice Akiiki Mbabazi