Ronald E. LaPorte, Ph.D. |
· Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology in 1977, Masters degree in
Epidemiology, 1981
· 350 publications in Epidemiology, Global Health, and Internet
· First Distinguished Teacher, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh 1989.
· Director, Disease Monitoring and Telecommunications, WHO Collaborating Center, Dept of Epidemiology Developer and PI of the WHO multinational Project for Childhood Diabetes, involving 155 centers in 70 countries
· Former Member, Armed Forces Epidemiology Board Committee for Injuries,
· 1994 Developer, Global Health Network,
· Numerous funded national and international projects from NIH, and NASA
· Youngest person to receive the Kelly West Award from the American Diabetes Association |
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Faina Linkov, MPH.
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· MPH Community and Behavioral Health Science, 2001, University of
Pittsburgh
· B.S.Psychology, 1999 with Certificate in Conceptual Foundations of
Medicine
· Maternal and Child Course coordinator, Pennsylvania Governor School for
Healthcare (Summer 2002, Summer 2003)
· Project Coordinator/Program Assistant at Magee Womancare
International, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System, 1999-2001
· Research interests: Women's health, Maternal and Child Health,
Supercourse development in FSU
· 5 publications in Epidemiology, Public Health, and Internet
· Current Position: PhD student, Epidemiology
Department, Graduate Student Researcher
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Mita Lovalekar, M.B.B.S. 
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· M.B.B.S. from Seth G.S.Medical college and King Edward Memorial Hospital,
Bombay, India, 1998
· Research interest: Application of the internet to dissemination of Medical
information, Maternal and child health.
· Participated in Pulse Polio Immunization and Family planning camps at rural districts in India.
· Carried out a survey of Lactation practices amongst the mothers of babies
born at King Edward Memorial hospital, Bombay, India and published a paper
about the findings in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India
· Current position: MPH/PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology at the Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
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Eugene Shubnikov, M.D. 
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· MD from Novosibirsk Medical College, Novosibirsk, Russia, 1985
· Research scientist for Laboratory of Epidemiology and Prevention of
chronic noncommunicable diseases, Institute of Internal Medicine,
Novosibirsk, Russia (1986-1998)
· Member of the European Association for the study of Diabetes from 1992
· Responsible executor, WHO Multinational Project for Childhood Diabetes
(DIAMOND) (1990-1999)
· Research Fellow in Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh
(February-June, 2000)
· Current Position: Research Scientist of the Center for Endocrinology
"Sibdiab", Novosibirsk, Russia, FSU Supercourse coordinator |
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EunRyoung Sa, M.S. 
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· MS. Health Education, Ewha Woman's Univ., Seoul, Korea, 1994.
· MS. Information Science and Telecommunication Technology, Ajou University,
Seoul, Korea, 1998.
· Researcher. Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, Seoul, Korea:
Health and Medical Reform in Korea/ Information System and Telemedicine in Medical and Public Health Area and
the health policy, 1995-1996.
· Researcher. Ajou University, School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea: Telemedicine System for Home-care Nursing, 1997-1998.
· Researcher. Heidelberg University, School of Medicine, Heidelberg, Germany:
The Quality of Health Information on the Internet/ The Impact of Using the
Internet for Health & Patient Education, 1999.
· Current Position: Ph.D. Student of Epidemiology in the University of Pittsburgh.
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Akira Sekikawa M.D., Ph.D., Ph.D.
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. Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Graduate School of
Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
. Fellow, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, American Heart
Association
· Ph.D. in Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 1999
. M.P.H. in Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, 1996
· Ph.D. in Medical Science, Yamagata University, Japan, 1991
. M.D., School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Japan, 1983
. Research interest: Epidemiology of cardiovascular
disease, cancer, and diabetes
. Principal Investigator of American Heart Association funded
research project (2001-2002).
. University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Scientific Award, 2001
. Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Award, 1991
. Former resource person for the WorldBank
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Francois Sauer, MD .
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·MD, University of
Mexico, UNAM; MBA, Harvard Business School program in Mexico City; and ·MS
Systems Analysis, Spanish-American University, Mexico City
·VP, Business Development, KCCatalyst
·Prior to this, he was the CEO of Cerner International, which produces IT
products for health industry applications with presence in Australia, Singapore,
Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Europe. At Transquest, Inc., he developed an
expansion strategy for this AT&T joint venture with Delta Airlines. Before
that, he was at AT&T's Global Information Solution (old NCR)
·1994 Developer, Global Health Network. Author of numerous publications on
health care, IT, telecom, and the options for their collaborative application.
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Beatriz Rico Verdin, M.D., M.Sc. 
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· M.D. from the National University of Mexico, 1988
· Specialization in Epidemiology from the Mexican Institute of the Social Security, 1995
· Master Degree in Medical Informatics from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, 1999.
· Epidemiologist of the Mexican Institute of the Social Security, 1995-1998.
· Assistant professor in graduate courses in the Mexican Institute of the Social Security, 1996-1998
· 6 publications in epidemiological topics related to diabetes mellitus and chronic gastritis
· Current Position: Ph.D. student of Epidemiology from 1999 in the University of Pittsburgh.
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Julia Shubnikova, M.S.
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Novosibirsk State
University, Novosibirsk, Russia (M.Sc.1987). From 1987 until 1993 she
worked at Institute of computer systems, Novosibirsk, Russia as an
Engineer. From 1993 she works as Research Scientist for Center of
Endocrinology "Sibdiab". She is the member of the European Association
for the study of Diabetes from 1994. Julia has an experience of work
with data bases in the field of economics and diabetes data bases at
Novosibirsk.
Current position: technical consultant for the Supercourse project |
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Abdullatif S. Husseini PhD. MPH, MS
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and head of the
MPH program, Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University-
Palestine.
. Fellow, Palestine Academy of Science and Technology
· Ph.D. in Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway,
2002
. M.P.H., College of Medicine, University of Wales, UK, 1995
. M.S., Department of Life Sciences, Indiana State University, USA, 1990
. Research interest: Epidemiology of diabetes mellitus, brucellosis, and
Epidemiology and the Internet |
Deborah J. Aaron, Ph.D., M.S.I.S.
(secondary member)
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· Ph.D. in Epidemiology, 1994 and Masters degree in Information Science, 1997
· Assistant Professor of Health, Physical, & Recreation Education,
School of Education, University of Pittsburgh
· Adjunct Professor, School of Information Science
· Member of Global Health Network Task Force since 1995
· 20 publications in Global Health, Internet Applications, Physical Activity
· Principal investigator of NIH funded research project as well as several small foundation funded projects, including web based monitoring of children with Cystic Fibrosis. |
Thomas J. Songer, M.Sc., Ph.D.
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· Assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology in the Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh.
· Secondary appointment in the Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh.
· Adjunct appointment in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie-Mellon University.
· Research interests in the areas of diabetes, injuries and health economics. He has completed projects addressing the socio-economics impact of diabetes and the motorvehicle crash risks associated with medical conditions.
· Currently working on projects to identify the medical cost related to child abuse and the role of health insurance in diabetes health care outcomes.
· Five years experience in using internet to teach classes in chronic disease and injury epidemiology
(http://www.pitt.edu/~epi2170 and http://www.pitt.edu/~epi2670).
· Former Member, Armed Forces Epidemiology Board Committee for Injuries.
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Benjamin Acosta, M.D.
(secondary member)
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· M.D. from the National University of Mexico, 1990
· Specialization in Epidemiology from the Mexican Institute of the Social Security, 1995
· Head of the Department of Design and Analysis of Epidemiological Studies, Ministry of Health, Mexico 1996
· Current Position: Ph.D. student of Epidemiology from 1996 in the University of Pittsburgh.
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