Megan Murray

Megan Murray
Professor in the Department of Epidemiology
Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine,Harvard Medical School
Associate member – Broad Institute
Instructor of Social Medicine Health & Inequalities, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Instructor of Infectious Disease Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Murray’s research group has the following major areas of interest:
1. Within-species comparative genomics of M. tuberculosis strains.
2. Modeling the transmission dynamics of emerging infectious disease, including MDR tuberculosis, West Nile virus, SARS, and sexually transmitted diseases.
3. Human iron metabolism and tuberculosis susceptibility.
4. Identifying risk factors for the transmission of drug sensitive and resistant tuberculosis using molecular and conventional epidemiologic methods.
5. Outcomes research in tuberculosis treatment and control programs.
6. Exhaled particles and their relationship to infectivity of infectious agents.
Education
D.Ph., 2001, Harvard School of Public Health
M.P.H., 1996, Harvard School of Public Health
M.D., 1990, Harvard Medical School

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