Title Assistant Professor of Medicine Institution Brigham and Women's Hospital |
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Title
Assistant Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine
Institution
Harvard Medical School
Department
Global Health and Social Medicine
Biography
| Brown University, Providence, RI | ScB | 2003 | |
| Harvard University, Cambridge, MA | PhD | 2009 | |
Overview
Courtney Yuen, Ph.D, is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine and an Associate Epidemiologist in the Division of Global Health Equity at the Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Dr. Yuen focuses on implementation research to improve the diagnosis and prevention of tuberculosis. She has worked with programs in the United States, Kenya, and Peru to implement and measure the impact of tuberculosis case-finding and preventive therapy interventions. In addition, she has contributed to several key epidemiologic estimates that improve our understanding of the global epidemiology of pediatric tuberculosis. Dr. Yuen previously worked in the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Research
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R01AI168424
(JENKINS, HELEN; YUEN, COURTNEY)
Feb 1, 2023 - Jan 31, 2028
Understanding and addressing geographic barriers to accessing TB services in a high-burden urban setting
Role: Multi-Principal Investigator
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Innovation Evergreen Fund Award
Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2020
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Academic detailing to improve tuberculosis infection treatment in a high-TB-burden country
Role: Principal Investigator
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DP2MD015102
(YUEN, COURTNEY MINGMEN)
Aug 23, 2019 - May 31, 2024
New approaches to optimizing the application and measuring the impact of community-based tuberculosis interventions
Role: Principal Investigator
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EPIDZJ62
Jan 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2019
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (TB Modelling and Analysis Consortium)
Risk-benefit modeling of preventive therapy strategies to inform household contact management policies in high-burden countries
Role: Principal Investigator
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P2P-7713650
Oct 1, 2017 - Sep 30, 2018
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Community engagement to address tuberculosis infection in persons experiencing homelessness
Role: Principal Investigator
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Child Health Research Award
Jul 1, 2015 - Jun 30, 2017
Charles H. Hood Foundation
A community-based system of delivering treatment to prevent tuberculosis in children
Role: Principal Investigator
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