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Neima Briggs, MD, PhD

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Neima Briggs, MD, PhD

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Biography

Dr. Briggs is a physician-scientist at Yale University. He is a clinical instructor in the Department of Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Immunobiology. His lab studies immunity to parasitic infections and works closely with the Craft Lab at Yale, Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, and the Fujiwara Lab at the Federal University of Minas Gerais.

Dr. Briggs provides subspecialty outpatient care in Travel and Tropical Medicine at Yale and West Haven VA.

Education & Training

  • Resident
    Yale University (2021)
  • MD
    The University of Texas Medical School at Houston (2019)
  • PhD
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Immunology (2018)
  • DTM&H
    Baylor College of Medicine, The National School of Tropical Medicine (2018)
  • BS
    The University of Texas at Austin (2011)

Honors & Recognition

AwardAwarding OrganizationDate
Burroughs Wellcome Fund/ASTMH Postdoctoral Fellowship in Tropical MedicineAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2023
Infectious Diseases Case Presentation of the YearYale Univeristy2022
Certification of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers HealthAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2019
ACCTMTH Clinical Research Award American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting2018
Presidents’ Research AwardThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and The University of Texas Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences2018
The National School of Tropical Medicine AwardBaylor College of Medicine2018
Benjamin H. Kean Fellow in Tropical MedicineAmerican Society of Tropical and Hygiene2016
Outstanding Community Service AwardHouston Shoulder to Shoulder Foundation2014
Fulbright Scholar to SpainUnited States Department of State2011

Professional Service

OrganizationRoleDate
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneReviewer2023 - Present
The Journal of Infectious DiseasesReviewer2022 - Present
American College of PhysiciansMember2019 - Present
Infectious Diseases Society of AmericaMember2019 - Present
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesReviewer2017 - Present
Big Brothers Big Sisters of AmericaMentor2016 - 2019
Fulbright Alumni AssociationMember2015 - Present
Board of Directors, Houston Shoulder to Shoulder FoundationBoard Member2014 - 2019
American Association of Immunologists (AAI)Member2014 - Present
American Physician Scientists Association (APSA)Member2014 - Present
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)Member2013 - Present
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Member2012 - Present

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