Stephanie conducted research at PHRII while earning her MPH at the University of California- Berkley. She worked on the project assessing the performance of BVBlue Rapid Test among sexually active women in the region. Today Stephanie is a supervisory Microbiologist in the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
Neesha was awarded a University of California- Berkley MHIRT internship; this funded her undergraduate research work at PHRII. Although she contributed to all projects underway, she primarily focused on the HIV data collection and couselling efforts in rural communities.
Building on Jill's unique combination of educational & professional skills (film/video production/photography degree and 12 years of clinical experience in Women’s Health), she spent most of her time developing PHRII's social media presence. The goal was to raise clinic awareness and provide health information.
Jana travelled to Mysore to engage in a two month research experiences at PHRII as part of a post-baccalaureate pre-medical school program. While there, she examined the prevalence & correlates of primary infertility among young women in Mysore. Currently, Jana is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the UCSF School of Medicine.
Dionne applied for and was awarded a Junior Faculty Global Health Equity Scholar Fellowship (GHES) in 2014. Her mixed methods project examined perceptions of gender based violence among emerging adults in the region. She is now a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Global Health Study Abroad Program at Florida International University.
While a medical student at UCLA, Noah went to PHRII to study the pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis using molecular methods. Dr. Kojima graduated from the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California- Los Angeles in 2019 and now specializes in Internal Medicine.
John travelled to PHRII to collaboration in developing the "The Centre of Excellence for Cancer Prevention in Women" that he want to create through collaboration with Prevention International: No Cervical Cancer (PINCC). WHile there he and his partner Rhonda carried out PINCC clinics in a catholic hospital, a government hospital, and a private hospital.
Mari Curry was an Infectious Diseases Fellow from Emory University School of Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases. She came to PHRII as part of the NIH Fogarty Post Doctoral Program. While at PHRII, Mari conducted a pilot study to gather data on latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) prevalence among diabetics living in Mysore and the surrounding region.
While working at PHRII, Alexander administered eye and general health check to school children in rural areas outside of Mysore. Dr. Pop graduated from the FIU Herbert Wertheim College Of Medicine in 2016. He currently specializes in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, and is affiliated withthe Einstein Medical Center of Philadelphia.