Former Scholars

Matt Robinson, MD

Research Fellow

Baltimore, Maryland

Matthew Robinson, MD, is a research fellow in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research focuses on the diagnosis of acute febrile illness and its implication on antimicrobial stewardship and resistance in tropical low- and middle-income countries. Matt is working with Dr. Gupta, Dr. Mave, and Dr. Cosgrove to assess the etiology of febrile illness in patients presenting to a hospital in Pune, India and to determine how diagnosis impacts antibiotic use. He is also working on a CDC-funded project to evaluate the source of antimicrobial...

Saraniya Tharmarajah

Saraniya Tharmarajah is a public health studies student at the Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (2017). During June-July 2015, she conducted a field study placement at the National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis in Chennai, India, where she worked on the C-TRIUMPH lung health substudy. Ms. Tharmarajah is a 2015 recipient of the Global Health Established Field Placement Grant.

Prarthana Vasudevan

Baltimore, Maryland

Prar Vasudevan is an international health graduate student at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. In Autumn 2015, she conducted a field placement in Pune, India, at BJGMC under Dr. Vidya Mave, where she worked on the study titled Maternal Inflammation, Diet and Gut Microbiome in HIV: Impact on Infant Outcomes. She is a 2015 recipient of the Global Health Established Field Placement Grant. From Prar Vasudevan's Field Report: At BJMC, I had the opportunity to make rounds in the hospital’s ART Clinic, Labor & Delivery wards, and children’s wards. I was immediately struck by the fact...