The Coordinating Committee of Scientific Activities (CCSA), with representatives from all of The Union’s Scientific Sections and the Institute, develops the scientific programme for the Union World Conference. Organising international conferences on TB and related subjects has been a core activity of The Union since its founding in 1920.
CCSA Members
Dr Keren Middelkoop, Chair, CCSA
Dr Middelkoop is a clinician-researcher at Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, in the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (University of Cape Town), performing HIV and TB research. Dr Middelkoop’s early research involved clinical trials for HIV vaccine candidates and antiretroviral treatment options. Over the past 12 years, Dr Middelkoop has focused on public health and epidemiology research, including running a number of community-based studies on the HIV epidemic and its impact on community TB disease rates and transmission. Dr Middelkoop is now pursuing her interests in TB transmission studies and expanding her skills in the field of molecular epidemiology.
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Carrie Tudor
Vice-Chair
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Anete Trajman
Conference Programme Lead, TB Section
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Frederick Quinn
Conference Programme Lead, Zoonotic TB Sub-Section
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Niesje Jansen
Conference Programme Lead, Nurses & Allied Professionals Sub-Section
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Anthony Richard
Conference Programme Lead, Bacteriology & Immunology Sub-Section
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Lisa Cranmer
Conference Programme Lead, Adult & Child Lung Health Section
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Tom Boyles
Conference Programme Lead, HIV Section
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Elif Dagli
Conference Programme Lead, Tobacco Control Section
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Paula I Fujiwara
Scientific Director, The Union, EMT representative
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Kevin Mortimer
Director, Department of Lung Health, The Union
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Grania Brigden
Director, Department of TB and HIV, The Union, Institute representative
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Ingrid Schoeman
Civil Society Representative
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Paul Jensen
Director, Policy & Strategy, The Union
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Zohar Mor
President, The Union Europe Region