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Sunil Parikh, MD, MPH

Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Infectious Diseases
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Co-Chair Downs Fellowship, Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases

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Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases

60 College Street, P.O. Box 208322

New Haven, CA 06520

United States

About

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Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases) and of Infectious Diseases

Co-Chair Downs Fellowship, Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases

Biography

Professor Parikh’s research interests focus on translational studies of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Parikh focuses upon several aspects of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, including studies on optimizing treatment regimens, novel chemoprevention strategies, drug resistance emergence and spread, and parasite dynamics. Current projects include: (1) understanding parasite, drug, and host factors affecting response to artemisinin-based antimalarial therapies using a combination of individual and population-based approaches to inform treatment guidelines (Uganda and Burkina Faso); 2) cluster-randomized trial of endectocides to reduce malaria transmission (Burkina Faso); and 3) characterizing the epidemiology of antimalarial drug resistance and non-falciparum species in sub-Saharan Africa (Cameroon and Burkina Faso), 4) testing of a novel noninvasive diagnostic device for malaria (Cameroon). Dr. Parikh has ongoing projects in several African countries, which utilize observational and cross-sectional designs, as well as prospective clinical trials. Recently, the Parikh lab, in collaboration with colleagues at Colorado State University (Prof Foy), and IRSSINSTech in Burkina Faso (Prof. Dabire and Ouedraogo) were awarded an International Center of Excellence in Malaria Research. Dr. Parikh received his M.D. degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed his medical residency training at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. After completing his fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the University of California, San Francisco and Masters in Public Health at UC Berkeley he joined the faculty at UCSF. He has been a member of the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases in the Yale School of Public Health and Section of Infectious Diseases in the Yale School of Medicine since 2012.

Appointments

Education & Training

MPH
University of California at Berkeley (2005)
Fellow
University of California - San Francisco (2004)
Resident
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Boston (2001)
MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1998)

Research

Overview

1) Antimalarial therapy/efficacy studies in children and those with HIV/malaria co-infection in Uganda

Major Goal: To assess the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of artemisinin-combination therapies, toxicity of newer antiretrovirals (dolutegravir), and determinants of artemisinin partial drug resistance in two different settings in Uganda.

2) Use of novel approaches to preventing malaria in Burkina Faso

Major Goal: We are conducting a cluster-randomized trial of a novel chemopreventive approach in Burkina Faso

3) Characterizing the epidemiology of malaria species across three different transmission zones in Burkina Faso through longitudinal human cohorts coupled with spatial mapping and mosquito studies (Burkina Faso ICEMR - "PIVOTAL")

4) Development and diagnostic performance studies of a non-invasive diagnostic device for malaria in Cameroon and Burkina Faso.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Africa; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Developing Countries; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Global Health; Infectious Disease Medicine; Malaria; Parasitic Diseases; Public Health; Uganda

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Sunil Parikh's published research.

Publications

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2023

2022

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    COVID-19 in Connecticut Long-term Care Facilities

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    Integration of HIV, TB, and malaria

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    Malaria research in Cameroon

  • honor

    Hecht-Albert Pilot Innovation Award for Junior Faculty

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    Alliance for Stroke Awareness and Prevention Project

Teaching & Mentoring

Teaching

  • Didactic

    EMD 567: Tackling the Big Three: Malaria, TB, and HIV in Resource-Limited Settings

    LecturerLecture Setting

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Mailing Address

Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases

60 College Street, P.O. Box 208322

New Haven, CA 06520

United States

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