Downs Fellowship Past Projects

Characterizing Disease Burden and Feasibility for Interventional Radiology at Kamuzu Central Hospital

Ramy Ahmed Ramy, MD 2028
Country: Malawi
Yale Sponsor: Melanie Sion

Investigating Barriers to Successful Wolbachia Introgression in Brazil

Paloma Carcarmo, PhD 2030
Country: Brazil
Yale Sponsor: Albert Ko

Rise in Partial Resistance to Artemisinin Combination Therapy in Uganda

Admed Elzamzami, MD 2026
Country: Uganda
Yale Sponsor: Sunil Parikh

Investigating the Neutralizing Activity of R78C Malaria Vaccine-Induced Antibodies Against Plasmodium Clinical Isolates from Kédougou (A Highly Endemic Region of Senegal)

Megha Nair, PhD 2029
Country: Senegal
Yale Sponsor: Amy Bei

Contraceptive Preferences and Decision-Making among Women in American Samoa: A Mixed Methods Study to Inform Future Family Planning Efforts

Bethany Pavel, MPH 2026
Country: American Samoa
Yale Sponsor: Nicola Hawley

Assessing Healthcare Barriers and Identifying Implementation Strategies to Mitigate Cardiovascular Risks Among Market Vendors in Uganda

Yumi Yang, MPH 2026
Country: Uganda
Yale Sponsor: Jeremy Schwartz

Evaluating Eligibility and Access to Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment at a National Referral Hospital in Tanzania

Ella Zhang, MD 2028
Country: Tanzania
Yale Sponsor: Fabian Laage-Gaupp

Assessing Neutralization Capacity of Malaria Monoclonal Antibodies on Field-Derived Plasmodium Strains in Senegal

Alyssa Agarwal, BS-BA/MPH 2024
Country: Senegal
Yale Sponsor: Amy Bei

Health Impacts of Water Quality, Access, and Sanitation Behavior Among Adults in Villages of Ranomafana, Madagascar

Thritha Anand, MPH 2025
Country: Madagascar
Yale Sponsor: Windy Tanner

Navigating Stigma and Self-Worth: Lived Experiences of Females who Inject Drugs in Hai Phong, Vietnam

Livia Cox, MPH 2025
Country: Vietnam
Yale Sponsor: Robert Heimer

Exploring Salivary-Based Testing Methods for Diabetes Management in Tanzania

Shannon Dhindsa, MPH 2025
Country: Tanzania
Yale Sponsor: Anne Wiley

Assessing the Barriers and Facilitators to a Healthy Lifestyle in Samoa Adolsecents

Brianna Edmunds, MS 2025
Country: Samoa
Yale Sponsor: Nicola Hawley

Exploring the Journey to Heart Failure Diagnosis in Uganda

Teimur Kayani, MD/MPH 2025
Country: Uganda
Yale Sponsor: Jeremy Schwartz

Understanding Severe Acuty Maternal Morbidity in Samoa: Application of the WHO Near-Miss Tool

Andriana Marijic-Buljabasic, MPH 2025
Country: Samoa
Yale Sponsor: Nicola Hawley

Understanding the Psychosocial Needs of Rwandan Caregivers

Cassandra Michels, MPH 2025
Country: Rwanda
Yale Sponsor: Sarah Lowe

Preventative Medicine for Displaced Persons/Refugees Residing in Palabek Resettlement: A Quality Study of Resident's Perspectives

Diana Namumbejja Abwoye, PhD 2028
Country: Uganda
Yale Sponsor: Michelle Telfer

Investigating Culturally Sensitive Solutions to Childhood Substance Use in an Indigenous Community in Argentina

Christina Pantzer, MSN 2025
Country: Argentina
Yale Sponsor: Clauddia Valeggia

Evaluating Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine Transmission Effects in the TyVac-Bangladesh Trial

Jo Walker, PhD 2027
Country: Bangladesh
Yale Sponsor: Virginia Pitzer