Summer Institute in
Infectious Diseases 2005
IMPACTS OF
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ON LOCAL + GLOBAL COMMUNITIES
Monday, May 30 – Friday, June 3, 2005
Biography:
Dr. John L. Wylie
Assistant Professor, Medical Microbiology
Assistant Professor, Community Health SciencesDegrees: M.Sc. (Ottawa, 1989), PhD (Manitoba, 1994)
Research Interests:
My research interests focus on the epidemiology of sexually transmitted and bloodborne pathogens. The primary goals of my research are to determine the transmission dynamics of these pathogens within groups or populations of people and to translate that research into information useable by public health departments to improve or plan new public health control programs. The primary tools used in my lab are molecular typing techniques to identify individual strains of a bacterial or viral pathogen; geographic information system analysis to track the movement of these strains; and questionnaire based interviewing of members of high risk groups to identify the risk factors associated with infection and transmission of different pathogens.Interviews are designed to gather data on both individual-based behaviours and social network relationships. Social network analysis studies the interactions between people and is useful for analyzing the movement of pathogens through groups of people. This latter analysis provides the social context associated with disease acquisition. Current and past projects have dealt with Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhea, HIV, hepatitis C, and hepatitis B.
Tel: 204-945-7473 Fax: 204-786-4770 Lab: 204-945-7311
email: JWylie@gov.mb.ca