séminaire de Santé publique
Evènement organisé par le Département Santé publique, le BPH, Bordeaux Population Health - UMR 1219 et l'ISPED - Institut de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie et de Développement
Jeudi 24 avril 2025 - 12h15 à 13h15
Amphi Louis - ISPED
Campus Carreire - université de Bordeaux
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En présentiel
Title: Demystifying Long COVID: The NIH RECOVER Initiative.
Dr. Igho Ofotokun, MD, MSc
Professor of Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Co-Director of the Emory Center for AIDS Research Clinical Core
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Abstract:
Millions of people who had COVID-19 still have symptoms lasting months or years. We created RECOVER to understand, diagnose, prevent, and treat Long COVID and help people who are suffering. This disease affects each person differently, so no single research study can provide all the answers to Long COVID for everyone. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) created the RECOVER Initiative to find answers across many different types of research studies. The RECOVER Initiative is a patient-centered, integrated, adaptive research network. RECOVER brings together clinicians, scientists, caregivers, patients, and community members to understand, treat, and prevent Long COVID. We’ve created the world’s most comprehensive and diverse group of Long COVID study participants. We’re learning about Long COVID and testing different treatments. We’re sharing our research, quickly learning from it, adapting, and constantly refocusing our efforts to ease suffering for millions of people.
Bio:
Igho Ofotokun MD, MSc is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He obtained his bachelor and medical degrees in Nigeria at the University of Ibadan and the University of Benin respectively. He completed his internal medicine residency and post-doctoral infectious diseases fellowship at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. His research is focused on characterizing the burden, the pathogenesis, and sex differences in HIV co-morbidities. He is also committed to research training and career development for early-stage investigators. Dr. Ofotokun is the PI of the Emory MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study, the Emory Specialized Center of Research Excellence on Sex Differences, and the Emory Nigeria D43 HIV Research Training Program. He has mentored over 30 trainees, most of whom have received NIH career development and independent research awards. He is also one of IeDEA West Africa co-PIs and serves as the Convening Chair of the Adult RECOVER Cohort Coordinating Committee.