Séminaire de santé publique
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Don't miss our next public health seminar on Thursday 24 April 2025, in collaboration with BPH Bordeaux Population Health - Centre de recherche sur la santé des populations de Bordeaux and the Department of Public Health.
Igho Ofotokun, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, will sopeak on "Demystifying Long COVID: The NIH RECOVER Initiative".
📅 Thursday 24 April 2025 from 12.15pm to 1.15pm
📍 Amphi Louis - Isped - Campus Carreire - Université de Bordeaux
👥 Open to all, in person
Igho Ofotokun MD, MSc is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He obtained his bachelor and medical degrees in Nigeria at the University of Ibadan and the University of Benin respectively. He completed his internal medicine residency and post-doctoral infectious diseases fellowship at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. His research is focused on characterizing the burden, the pathogenesis, and sex differences in HIV co-morbidities. He is also committed to research training and career development for early-stage investigators. Dr. Ofotokun is the PI of the Emory MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study, the Emory Specialized Center of Research Excellence on Sex Differences, and the Emory Nigeria D43 HIV Research Training Program. He has mentored over 30 trainees, most of whom have received NIH career development and independent research awards. He is also one of IeDEA West Africa co-PIs and serves as the Convening Chair of the Adult RECOVER Cohort Coordinating Committee.