Welcome to the ÌÇÐÄlogo Global Programs Lecture Series. Our monthly lecture series showcases the pioneering research and innovative work of ÌÇÐÄlogo and beyond in the field of global health. Each session highlights groundbreaking projects, cutting-edge discoveries, and impactful initiatives aimed at addressing critical health challenges worldwide.
Join us to gain insights from leading experts, engage in thought-provoking discussions, and be inspired by the advancements shaping the future of global health.
November Global Lecture Series
Global ÌÇÐÄlogo Global Tuberculosis Research in sub-Saharan Africa
- Speaker: Alexander Kay, M.D.
- Date: Nov. 10, 2026
- Time: 10 – 11 a.m. CT
- Virtual event:
Dr. Kay will present some results from the TB GAPS study, a CDC-funded multi-country cohort in Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda. He will share early findings on the performance of TB screening and diagnostic approaches in children living with HIV. He will then describe new work with wastewater-based surveillance in Eswatini to detect TB and HIV at the community level as a complement to public health interventions.
Alexander Kay, M.D., is an associate professor of pediatrics in the Division of Global Health at ÌÇÐÄlogo. He directs the ÌÇÐÄlogo Global TB Program and is based full-time in Mbabane, Eswatini, at the ÌÇÐÄlogo Children’s Foundation–Eswatini. His research covers pediatric TB diagnosis and treatment, HIV program implementation, and wastewater-based surveillance of TB and HIV.
2026 Lecture Archive
One Health Approach to Understanding Intestinal Parasite & Schistosomiasis Transmission in Malawi
Surgical Access and Health Systems in Peru
The Global Impact of Virally-Mediated Cancers: Current Evidence and Ongoing Initiatives
Global Surgical Workforce and Education
Life After Epidemics: Ebola Survivors and the Social Dimensions of Recovery
Translational Synergies integrated with Global Social, Economic and Policy Perspectives
2025 Lecture Archive
- - Jane R. Montealegre, Ph.D.
- - Nmazuo Ozuah, M.D.
- - Nino Carlo Rainusso, M.D.
- - Anna Maria Mandalakas, M.D., MSEpi, Ph.D. & Andrew DiNardo, M.D., Ph.D.
- - Peter B. Lillehoj, Ph.D.
- - Jared Howell, MS, CPO, LPO, FAAOP
- - Monika Sachin Patil, M.D.
- - Steve Levine, Ph.D.
- - Casey Howard, M.S.
2024 Lecture Archive
- — Maria Elena Bottazzi, Ph.D.
- — Joy Marie MacKey, M.D.
- — Baozhou Sun, Ph.D, MBA, DABR
- — Eva Clark, M.D., Ph.D., CTropMed
- — Sophia Banu, M.D. and Mollie Rebecca Gordon, M.D.
- — Andres A. Leon Pen, M.D.
- — Tara Ness, M.D., MPH
- — Peter Jay Hotez, M.D., Ph.D.
- — Michael Holliday, M.D., Ph.D., FASN
- — Sarah Gunter,Ph.D., MPH
- — Jack Dawson, M.D., Melvyn A. Harrington Jr., M.D., William M Granberry, M.D.
- — Jill Weatherhead, M.D., Ph.D., CTropMed, FAAP
- — Baozhou Sun, Ph.D, MBA, DABR
- — Kristin Kostick, Ph.D.
2023 Lecture Archive
- - Eric Alan Storch, Ph.D.
- - Beth A. Lanning, Ph.D., MCHES
- - David Carl Hilmers,, M.D., E.E., MPH, MSEE
- - VÃctor Sánchez-Cordero, Ph.D.
- - Mr. Jeff Lovell
- - Fernando Scaglia, M.D.
- - Daniel Gustavo Rosen, M.D.
- - Amy Lynn McGuire, J.D., Ph.D.