Melissa
Middle Name
Nolan
Garcia, PhD, MPH
Middle Name
Nolan
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Positions
- Instructor
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Pediatrics, Tropical Medicine
Education
- MPH from University of Texas Health Science Center
- 08/2009 - Houston
- BS from University of Georgia
- 05/2008 - Athens, United States
- PhD from Baylor College of Medicine
- 11/2015 - Houston, United States
Honors & Awards
- 2013 ASTMH Annual Meeting Travel Award Recipient
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- 2009 Houston Initiative for Global Health, Education and Research (HIGHER) Fellowship Recipient
- NIH Fogarty and Univ of TX HSC
Professional Interests
- Epidemiology of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Websites
Selected Publications
- Nolan MS, Zangeneh A, Khuwaja SA, Martinez D, Rossmann SN, Cardenas V, Murray KO "Proximity of residence to bodies of water and risk for West Nile virus infection: A case-control study in Houston, Texas.." J Biomed Biotechnol. 2012 2012 : 159578. Pubmed PMID: 22315511
- Nolan MS, Podoll AS, Hause AM, Akers KM, Finkel KW, Murray KO "Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and progression of disease over time among patients enrolled in the Houston West Nile virus cohort." PLoS One. 2012 7 (7): e40374. Pubmed PMID: 22792293
- Nolan MS, Schuermann J, Murray KO "An epidemiologic analysis of reported human cases in Texas from 2002-2011." Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 19 (1): 137-139. Pubmed PMID: 23260575
- Garcia MN, Hause AM, Walker CM, Orange JS, Montgomery R, Hasbun R, Murray KO "Evaluation of prolonged fatigue post-West Nile virus infection and association of fatigue with elevated antiviral and proinflammatory cytokines.." Viral Immunol. 2014 27 (7): 1-7. Pubmed PMID: 25062274
- Garcia MN, Murray KO, Hotez PJ "Novel Mechanisms of Autochthonous and Sylvatic Transmission of Human Chagas Disease in the United States." Parasit Vectors. 2014 7 (1): 311. Pubmed PMID: 24996479
- Garcia MN, Murray KO, Woc-Colburn L, Rossmann S, Townsend RL, Stramer SL, Bravo M, Kamel H, Beddard R, Townsend M, Oldham R, Botazzi ME, Hotez PJ. "Trypanosoma cruzi screening in Texas blood donors, 2008-2012.." Epidemiol and Infect. 2014 2014 : 1-4. Pubmed PMID: 25170765
Memberships
- Zoonoses and Public Health
- Reviewer
- Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases
- Reviewer
- Public Library of Science One
- Reviewer
- American Heart Association
- Member
- American Society of Microbiology
- Member
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Member
Languages
Spanish
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