International Collaborations

2013-10-01 – 2015-03-31

Principal Investigator

United States, Maryland
Activity Description: Collaborated with Dr. David Dowdy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA, on “Modeling the public health impact, affordability and cost-effectiveness of HIV self-testing in Canada” project.

2013-10-01 – 2015-03-31

Principal Investigator

India
Activity Description: Collaborated with Dr. Rita Isaac, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, on “Empower ASHAs to provide mobile, multiplex, pregnancy screening” project.

2012-06-01 – 2014-07-01

Principal Investigator

Netherlands
Activity Description: Collaborated with Dr. Nora Engel, Masstricht University, on “Barriers in POC testing” (Gates Grant).

2013-10-01 – 2013-10-15

Principal Investigator

India
Activity Description: Collaborated with Dr. Rachita Dhurat, Sion public Hospital, Mumbai, India, on “Will a multiplex biomarker based point-of-care assay
help detect new infections of HIV, Syphilis, HBV and HCV in previously un- diagnosed sexually transmitted clinic attendees in urban India?”

2011-07-01 – 2013-03-31

Principal Investigator

South Africa
Activity Description: Collaborated with Dr. Keertan Dheda, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa on “To develop a synergistic, innovative, implementation strategy for self testing for HIV for South Africa and India” project.

2010-01-01 – 2013-03-31

Principal Investigator

India
Activity Description: Collaborated with Dr. Anjali Shetty, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, India, on “Multiplex screening assays for HIV and co-infections: will they benefit patients, providers and health care systems?” project.

2010-02-01 – 2011-03-31

Principal Investigator

United Kingdom
Activity Description: Collaborated with Professor Rosanna Peeling, London School of Hygiene and Public Health, UK, on “Diagnostic performance of rapid tests for HIV and related coinfections” [CIHR KS 102067]