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Research Sites
Dr. Allen established Projet San
Francisco (PSF), an HIV voluntary counseling and testing center, in
Kigali, Rwanda in 1986. PSF was one of the earliest and now largest
and longest-standing HIV cohort studies in Africa. In the wake of
the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the main base of her NIH funded
activities was relocated to Lusaka, Zambia. This analogous research
clinic, the Zambia-Emory HIV Research Project (ZEHRP), has recruited
the second largest single-site heterosexual HIV discordant couples
cohort in the world. In 2004, a third research site was opened in
the villages of Kitwe and Ndola in the northern Copperbelt area of
Zambia. The Kigali, Lusaka, and Copperbelt sites are collectively
known as the Rwanda Zambia HIV Research Group (RZHRG) employing
nearly 250 Rwandan, Zambian and expatriate staff members.
At Emory University, RZHRG staff carry out a
variety of tasks including: administration, finance, regulatory/IRB
issues, procurement and shipping of supplies, data management and
analysis, and grant writing. Atlanta-based staff also prepare
manuscripts and conference presentations. The Emory team includes a
full-time staff of seven: Dr. Susan Allen, Amanda Tichacek, Laurie
Ferrell, Patricie Niyitegeka, Regina Daniel, Marielysse Cortes and
Tanya Thomas. The team is ably
supported by data and regulatory interns (Lauren Beaty-Greenberg,
Nicole Luisi, Mara Venners and Niketta Womack) as well as graduate assistants in the Rollins School of Public
Health, including PhD students (Kathy Hageman), MPH students, and fellows from
the School of Medicine. Graduate students often go
on to become interns, and in some cases maintain long-term
collaborative relationships with RZHRG.
Details regarding the specific sites,
departments, and roles of interns can be found by clicking the links
below. For further information about internships or volunteering,
please go to the Employment and Volunteer Opportunities Page.
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