Clinical Sciences
- 1. Epidemiology
- 1.1 Epidemiology of Leprosy(Jan Hendrik Richardus,Author Email:Affiliation:
Professor of Infectious Diseases and Public Health
Department of Public Health
Erasmus MC
University Medical Center Rotterdam
Rotterdam, The NetherlandsEliane Ignotti,Author Email:Affiliation:Professor of Epidemiology
Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso - UNEMAT
Av São João S/N
Cavalhada
Cáceres, MT BrazilW Cairns S Smith)Author Email:Affiliation:Emeritus Professor of Public Health
University of Aberdeen
Institute of Applied Health Sciences
Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD
UK - 1.2 Leprosy Control(Jan Hendrik Richardus,Author Email:Affiliation:
Professor of Infectious Diseases and Public Health
Department of Public Health
Erasmus MC
University Medical Center Rotterdam
Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDavid Pahan,Author Email:Affiliation:Lepra Bangladesh
Apartment # A1, House # 80, Road # 7
Block – H, Banani
Dhaka – 1213
BangladeshRoch Christian Johnson,W Cairns S Smith)Author Email:Affiliation:Emeritus Professor of Public Health
University of Aberdeen
Institute of Applied Health Sciences
Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD
UK
- 1.1 Epidemiology of Leprosy(
- 2. Clinical Aspects
- 2.1 Clinical Diagnosis of Leprosy(David P Kumar,Author Email:Affiliation:
Head, Training Department
Schieffelin Institute of Health Research & Leprosy Centre
Karigiri
Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632006, India
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Principal, College of Health Sciences
Schieffelin Institute of Health Research & Leprosy Centre
Karigiri
Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632006, IndiaShraddha Uprety,Author Email:Affiliation:Lecturer
Chitwan Medical College and Teaching Hospital (CMCTH)
CMC Road, Bharatpur-10, Chitwan
NepalSunil Dogra)Author Email:Affiliation:Professor
Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)
Sector 12
Chandigarh, 160012
India - 2.2 Leprosy Reactions(Stephen L Walker)Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
London
United Kingdom
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Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Department of Dermatology
University College London Hospitals
NHS Foundation Trust
London
United Kingdom - 2.3 Differential Diagnosis of Leprosy(Samuel L Moschella,Author Email:Affiliation:
Senior Consultant
Lahey Clinic
41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01850 USA
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Clinical Professor, Emeritus
Harvard Medical SchoolVictoria Garcia-Albea)Author Email:Affiliation:Dermatology Certified Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Leprosy Clinic
Lahey Clinic
41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01850 USA
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Mystic Valley Dermatology
92 Montvale Avenue
Suite 3000
Stoneham, MA 02180 USA - 2.4 Pathogenesis and Pathology of Leprosy(David M Scollard)Author Email:Affiliation:
Director (Retired)
DHHS, HRSA, HSB
National Hansen’s Disease Programs
1770 Physician Park Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70816 USA - 2.5 Neurological Manifestations of Leprosy(Joy Vijayan,Author Email:Affiliation:
Consultant in Neurology
National University Hospital
5 Lower Kent Ridge Road
Singapore 119074Einar P Wilder-Smith)Author Email:Affiliation:Head of Outpatient Neurology
Luzerner Kantonsspital
Spitalstrasse
6000 Luzern 16
Switzerland - 2.6 Treatment of Leprosy(Diana NJ Lockwood)Author Email:Affiliation:
Professor of Tropical Medicine
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel St
London WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom
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Consultant Leprologist
Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College London Hospital
London WC1E 6AU
United Kingdom
- 2.1 Clinical Diagnosis of Leprosy(
- 3. Special Clinical Circumstances
- 3.1 The Eye in Leprosy(Mary Esther John Bairappagari,Affiliation:
Specialist Ophthalmologist
Schieffelin Institute of Health – Research and Leprosy Center (SIH-R & LC)
Karigiri, Velour 632106
Tamilnadu, IndiaKirsteen J Thompson,Affiliation:Consultant Ophthalmologist
Inverclyde Royal Hospital
Larkfield Road
Greenock, UK
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Formerly:
Ophthalmologist
Purulia Leprosy Hospital
West Bengal, IndiaEbenezer Daniel)Affiliation:Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Director of Ophthalmology Reading Center
University of Pennsylvania
3535 Market Street, Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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Formerly:
Head of the Ophthalmology Department
Margaret Brand Chair
Schieffelin Leprosy Research and Training Center
Karigiri, Vellore 632106
Tamilnadu, India - 3.2 Mothers and Children with Leprosy(Cynthia Ruth Butlin,Author Email:Affiliation:
Overseas staff of TLMI (retired)
The Leprosy Mission International (TLMI)Steve Withington)Author Email:Affiliation:Senior Clinical Lecturer
University of Otago
Rural Health Academic Centre
Ashburton Hospital
15 Elizabeth Street
Ashburton
New Zealand 7700
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Rural Health Specialist and Consultant Physician
Ashburton Hospital
15 Elizabeth Street
Ashburton
New Zealand 7700 - 3.3 Immunosuppression and Leprosy(Saba M Lambert)Author Email:Affiliation:
Clinical Research Fellow
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
London WC1E 7HT
UK
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Leprosy Clinician
ALERT Hospital
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia - 3.4 Co-morbidities in Patients with Hansen's Disease(Bradley J Gardiner,Author Email:Affiliation:
Infectious Diseases Fellow
Division of Geographic Medicine & Infectious Diseases
Tufts Medical Center & Tufts University School of Medicine
800 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111 USAPaulo RL Machado,Author Email:Affiliation:Chief, Immunology Service, HUPES
Federal University of Bahia
Rua João das Botas, s/n
Hospital Universitário Prof. Edgar Santos
Serviço de Imunologia, 5o andar
Salvador / Bahia / 40.110-160
BrazilWinnie W Ooi)Author Email:Affiliation:Assistant Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Boston Hansen's Clinic
Department of Infectious Diseases
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA USA
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Lahey Health
41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA USA
- 3.1 The Eye in Leprosy(
- 4. Rehabilitation & Social Aspects
- 4.1 Rehabilitation & Social Aspects: Introductory Overview(Paul Saunderson)Author Email:Affiliation:
American Leprosy Missions
1 ALM Way
Greenville, SC 29601 USA - 4.2 Surgical Aspects in Leprosy(Marcos Virmond,Author Email:Affiliation:
Adjunct Professor of Public Health
University of Sacred Heart
Rua Ir. Arminda 10-50
Bauru-SP 17011-160, Brazil
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General Director
Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima
Rod. Cmt. Joao R Barros K, 226
Bauru-SP 17034-971, BrazilJerry Joshua,Author Email:Affiliation:Plastic Surgeon and Head, Health Programmes
The Leprosy Mission Trust India
CNI Bhavan 16
Pandit Pant Marg
New Delhi 110001, IndiaSamuel Solomon,Author Email:Affiliation:Orthopaedic and Leprosy Reconstructive Surgeon
Consultant and Head (retired)
Department of Surgery and Surgical Rehabilitation
Schieffelin Leprosy Research and Training Centre
SLRS post, Karigiri
Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632106 IndiaFrank Duerksen)Author Email:Affiliation:Associate Professor of Surgery (retired)
University of Manitoba
260 Brodie Centre - 727 McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3P5, Canada
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Director of Orthopaedic Hand Surgery and Diabetic Foot Clinic
Medical Director of Rehabilitation Engineering (retired)
Health Sciences Centre
820 Sherbrook St
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A 1R9, Canada - 4.3 Physical Rehabilitation in Leprosy(M Sathish K Paul,Author Email:Affiliation:
Scientist
Schieffelin Institute of Health Research & Leprosy Centre
Karigiri
Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632106, IndiaDavid P Kumar,Author Email:Affiliation:Head, Training Department
Schieffelin Institute of Health Research & Leprosy Centre
Karigiri
Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632006, India
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Principal, College of Health Sciences
Schieffelin Institute of Health Research & Leprosy Centre
Karigiri
Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632006, IndiaKarthikeyan Govindasamy)Author Email:Affiliation:Research Coordinator
The Leprosy Mission Trust India
CNI Bhawan, 16 Pandit Pant Marg
New Delhi 110001, India - 4.4 The Potential of a New Understanding of Community Based Rehabilitation for the Field of Leprosy(Huib Cornielje)Author Email:Affiliation:
Director, Enablement Ltd
A van Leeuwenhoekweg 38 unit 16A
Alphen aan den Rijn, 2408 AN
The Netherlands - 4.5 Stigma Related to Leprosy – A Scientific View(Wim H van Brakel,Affiliation:
Medical Director
Netherlands Leprosy Relief
Wibautstraat 1
Amsterdam, 1097 DN
NetherlandsRuth Peters,Author Email:Affiliation:Athena Institute
Faculty of Science
Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam
Netherlands
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Department of Global Health & Social Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA USAZoica B da Silva Pereira)Affiliation:Post-Graduate Fellow
Federal University of Santa Maria
Av. Roraima 1000
Santa Maria - RS
Brazil 97105-900
- 4.1 Rehabilitation & Social Aspects: Introductory Overview(
Basic Sciences
- 5. Microbiology
- 5.1 The Physiology of Mycobacterium leprae(Patrick J Brennan,Author Email:Affiliation:
University Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80525
USAJohn Stewart Spencer)Author Email:Affiliation:Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1682 USA - 5.2 Anti-Leprosy Drugs: Modes of Action and Mechanisms of Resistance in Mycobacterium leprae(Emmanuelle Cambau,Author Email:Affiliation:
Professor of Bacteriology
School of Medicine
University Paris Diderot
Square Villemin, 75010 Paris, France
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Head of Microbiology Laboratory
Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris Hopital Lariboisiere
2 rue Ambroise Pare, 75010 Paris, FranceDiana L Williams)Author Email:Affiliation:Adjunct Associate Professor
Pathobiological Sciences Department
Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine
Skip Bertman Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA - 5.3 Cultivation and Viability Determination of Mycobacterium leprae(Ramanuj Lahiri,Author Email:Affiliation:
DHHS, HRSA, HSB
National Hansen's Disease Program
Baton Rouge LA 70803 USALinda B Adams)Author Email:Affiliation:Chief, Laboratory Research Branch
DHHS, HRSA, HSB
National Hansen's Disease Program
Baton Rouge LA 70803 USA
- 5.1 The Physiology of Mycobacterium leprae(
- 6. Immunology
- 6.1 Innate Immunity(Milton Ozório Moraes,Author Email:Affiliation:
Associate Public Health Researcher
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Avenida Brasil 4365
Rio de Janeiro RJ 21040-360 Brazil
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Associate Professor
State University of Rio de Janeiro
Avenida Professor Manuel de Abreu, 444
Rio de Janeiro RJ 20550-170 BrazilLeonardo Ribeiro Batista Silva,Author Email:Affiliation:Postdoctoral Fellow
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Avenida Brasil 4365 - Manguinhos
Rio de Janeiro 21340-060 BrazilRoberta Olmo Pinheiro)Author Email:Affiliation:Public Health Researcher
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Avenida Brasil 4365 - Manguinhos
Rio de Janeiro 21340-060 Brazil - 6.2 Adaptive Immune Response in Leprosy(David I Weiss,Author Email:Affiliation:
MD | PhD Candidate
Division of Dermatology
Department of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
10833 Le Conte Ave CHS 52-121
Los Angeles CA 90095Tran Hue Do,Author Email:Affiliation:Medical Student
Division of Dermatology
Department of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
10833 Le Conte Ave CHS 52-121
Los Angeles CA 90095Bruno J de Andrade Silva,Affiliation:Postdoctoral Scholar
Division of Dermatology
Department of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
10833 Le Conte Ave CHS 52-121
Los Angeles CA 90095Rosane M B Teles,Author Email:Affiliation:Assistant Scientist
Division of Dermatology
Department of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
10833 Le Conte Ave CHS 52-121
Los Angeles CA 90095Priscila R Andrade,Author Email:Affiliation:Postdoctoral Fellow
Division of Dermatology
Department of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
10833 Le Conte Ave CHS 52-121
Los Angeles CA 90095Maria T Ochoa,Author Email:Affiliation:Professor of Dermatology
Director TH Rea Hansen's Clinic
University of Southern California
1441 Eastlake Avenue
Ezralow Tower, Suite 5301
Los Angeles CA 90033-9174Robert L Modlin)Author Email:Affiliation:Professor and Chief of Dermatology
Division of Dermatology
Department of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
10833 Le Conte Ave CHS 52-121
Los Angeles CA 90095
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Distinguished Professor
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
University of California, Los Angeles
615 Charles E. Young South BSRB 210B
Los Angeles CA 90095 - 6.3 Vaccines for Prevention of Leprosy(Steven G Reed,Author Email:Affiliation:
Chief Scientific Officer
Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI)
1616 Eastlake Ave E, Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98102 USAMalcolm S Duthie)Author Email:Affiliation:Senior Scientist
Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI)
1616 Eastlake Ave E, Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98102 USA
- 6.1 Innate Immunity(
- 7. Diagnostics
- 7.1 Immunodiagnostics for Leprosy(Anouk van Hooij,Affiliation:
Leiden University Medical Center
ALBINUSDREEF 2
Leiden, 2333 ZA
The NetherlandsAnnemieke Geluk)Author Email:Affiliation:Professor
Leiden University Medical Center
Albinusdreef 2
2333 ZA Leiden
The Netherlands - 7.2 Pathogen Detection(Amanda Nogueira Brum Fontes,Author Email:Affiliation:
Postdoctoral Fellow
Laboratory of Molecular Biology Applied to Mycobacteria
Oswaldo Cruz Institute
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Avenida Brasil, 4365 - Manguinhos
Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brasil 21040-360Flavio Alves Lara,Author Email:Affiliation:Scientist
Oswaldo Cruz Institute
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Avenida Brasil, 4365 - Manguinhos
Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brasil 21040-360Adalberto Rezende Santos,Author Email:Affiliation:Senior Scientist
Oswaldo Cruz Institute
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Avenida Brasil, 4365 - Manguinhos
Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brasil 21040-360Philip Noel Suffys)Author Email:Affiliation:Senior Scientist
Oswaldo Cruz Institute
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Avenida Brasil, 4365 - Manguinhos
Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brasil 21040-360
- 7.1 Immunodiagnostics for Leprosy(
- 8. Genomics
- 8.1 The Complexity of the Host Genetic Contribution to the Human Response to Mycobacterium leprae(Vinicius M Fava,Author Email:Affiliation:
Department of Medicine and Human Genetics
McGill University
1001 Boulevard Décarie
Glen site, Block E, Room ES1.5561
Montreal / Quebec / H4A 3J1
CanadaErwin Schurr)Author Email:Affiliation:Professor
Department of Medicine and Human Genetics
McGill University
1001 Boulevard Décarie
Glen site, Block E, Room EM3.3210
Montreal / Quebec / H4A 3J1
Canada - 8.2 Genomics Insights into the Biology and Evolution of Leprosy Bacilli(Pushpendra Singh,Author Email:Affiliation:
Assistant Professor & Ramalingaswami Fellow
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology Centre
Faculty of Science
Vadodara, Gujarat 380002
India
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Assistant Professor
Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara
Vadodara, Gujarat 390002
IndiaJoAnn M Tufariello,Alice R Wattam,Author Email:Affiliation:Research Assistant Professor
Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech
1015 Life Science Circle
Blacksburg, VA 24061Thomas P Gillis,Author Email:Affiliation:Adjunct Professor
Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology
LSU School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA USAWilliam R Jacobs Jr)Affiliation:Investigator
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, NY USA 10461
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Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1301 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, NY USA 10461
- 8.1 The Complexity of the Host Genetic Contribution to the Human Response to Mycobacterium leprae(
- 9. Nerve Injury
- 9.1 Descriptive Pathology of Nerves in Leprosy(Vanaja P Shetty,Kinjal D Rambhia,Author Email:Affiliation:
Specialty Medical Officer
Seth G.S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital
Parel, Mumbai-400 012, Maharashtra
IndiaUday S Khopkar)Author Email:Affiliation:Professor and Head of Department
Department of Dermatology
Seth G.S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital
Parel, Mumbai-400012, Maharashtra
India - 9.2 Mechanisms of Nerve Injury in Leprosy(Gigi J Ebenezer,Author Email:Affiliation:
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD USAMichael Polydefkis,Author Email:Affiliation:Professor of Neurology
School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
855 North Wolfe Street
Rangos 435
Baltimore, MD 21205 USADavid M Scollard)Author Email:Affiliation:Director (Retired)
DHHS, HRSA, HSB
National Hansen’s Disease Programs
1770 Physician Park Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70816 USA
- 9.1 Descriptive Pathology of Nerves in Leprosy(
- 10. Experimental Animal Models
- 10.1 Overview of Animal Models(Douglas S Walsh)Author Email:Affiliation:
Chief, Dermatology Service
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
800 Irving Avenue
Syracuse NY 13210
USA
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Adjunct Professor of Medicine
SUNY Upstate Medical University
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse NY 13210
USA - 10.2 The Armadillo Model for Leprosy(Maria T Pena,Author Email:Affiliation:
Scientist
National Hansen's Disease Programs
1909 Skip Bertman Dr
Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USARahul Sharma,Author Email:Affiliation:Scientist
National Hansen's Disease Programs
1909 Skip Bertman Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USARichard W Truman)Author Email:Affiliation:CAPT (Retired)
US Public Health Service
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Chief (Retired)
Laboratory Research Branch
National Hansen's Disease Program
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
Baton Rouge LA 70803
USA - 10.3 Rodent Models in Leprosy Research(Shannon M Lenz,Author Email:Affiliation:
IHRC, Inc
Atlanta GA 30346 USAJ Hunter Collins,Author Email:Affiliation:DHHS, HRSA, HSB
National Hansen's Disease Program
Baton Rouge LA 70803 USARamanuj Lahiri,Author Email:Affiliation:DHHS, HRSA, HSB
National Hansen's Disease Program
Baton Rouge LA 70803 USALinda B Adams)Author Email:Affiliation:Chief, Laboratory Research Branch
DHHS, HRSA, HSB
National Hansen's Disease Program
Baton Rouge LA 70803 USA
- 10.1 Overview of Animal Models(
- 11. Archaeology
- 11.1 The Bioarchaeology of Leprosy: Learning from the Past(Charlotte Roberts)Author Email:Affiliation:
Professor of Archaeology
Durham University
Department of Archaeology, South Road
Durham DH1 3LE, UK
- 11.1 The Bioarchaeology of Leprosy: Learning from the Past(