Sara Bazaco, Phd Mph Email & Phone Number

Clarksburg, MD, US

College Park, Maryland

Teaching classes on emerging and neglected infectious diseases using a One-Health focus. Courses include: “The Coming Plague: Emerging Infectious Diseases” and “From Syphilis to SARS” to upper-class Undergraduates. Average ~25 students per class.

Johns Hopkins University, Center For Heath Security

Competitively selected to join the ELBI Fellowship Program as a 2020 Fellow.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Supported the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch (AFHSB) Global Emerging Infections Surveillance (GEIS) section whose mission is to collect and disseminate infectious disease surveillance data via the Global DoD Laboratory Network. They provide military and public health decision-makers with actionable information for detection, prevention, and.

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch

Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch (AFHSB): Co-leads a team of 10+ epidemiologists, biostatisticians, senior and junior research analysts in providing timely disease surveillance support to military clients. Uses expertise in surveillance, study design, SAS, and SQL to analyze AFHSB and external datasets (billions of records). - GDIT on-site manager.

Lorton, Virginia

Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Cooperative Biological Engagement Program (DTRA/CBEP): Provided evaluations of animal, human, and zoonotic/One Health disease surveillance systems for over 33 CBEP partner countries. Provided recommendations to develop capacity and capabilities to prevent, detect, and respond to human and animal outbreaks (e.g., training.

Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Cooperative Biological Engagement Program (CBEP): - Served as an epidemiology subject matter expert to advise DTRA/CBEP government clients on evaluating and developing over 33 foreign countries’ capacities and capabilities to prevent, detect, identify, report, and respond to outbreaks of pathogens and diseases of.

Rockville, MD

HealthCost – Epidemiology Subject Matter Expert - Provided epidemiological subject matter expertise for the development of a novel predictive cost avoidance model/tool to inform public health resource allocation personnel to allocate resources.- Supported marketing and business development efforts to develop and build the program portfolio Centers for.

Rockville, MD

NIH NIAID– Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases; and FDA/CBER/OBE:- Contributed to the planning and execution of 8 different influenza vaccine clinical trials- Assisted with developing a new study protocol to examine the effects of early vs delayed treatment of coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever)- Provided epidemiological subject matter expertise.

• “Evaluation of Differing Type 1 Diabetes Regimens in Youth in the Developing World” Clinical Trial: Assisted with the development and submission of an RC4 grant to the NIDDK (Dr. Trevor Orchard, PI; 1RC4DK090809-01).
• Executed the research protocol, including screening for eligibility, obtaining written consent, randomization, and collection and analysis of clinical data for 50 participants
• Monitored protocol adherence and proper adverse event reporting, participated in interim safety meetings, and assisted with DSMB charter development and reporting

Pittsburgh, PA And Rwanda, Africa

International Diabetes Federation’s (IDF) Life for a Child (LFAC) Program in Rwanda: Performed a Program Evaluation of the LFAC’s type 1 diabetes (T1D) clinic in Kigali Rwanda. Collected and analyzed longitudinal surveillance and clinical health data for more than 800 children and youth. Identified areas for future improvement, intervention, and.

- Collected longitudinal data for over 500 study participants with type 1 diabetes in the Pittsburgh area, including phone interviews, clinical visits, and data coding and entry - Utilized the dataset to analyze the relationship between pulse wave analysis and cardiac autonomic neuropathy in patients with type 1 diabetes, which resulted in a publication in.

Assisted with daily laboratory tasks; performed RIA assays, lipid diagnostic tests, ELISA assays, sample preparation and verification, and data collection. Practiced appropriate BSL-2 level biosafety.

Worked at the Chambersburg, PA and then Pittsburgh, PA Victoria’s Secret retail stores- initially as seasonal/part time support and then as team lead and manager and then back to part time manager before moving into my laboratory/professional career. Set strategy, provided daily guidance, and set goals for teams of 10-15 people.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Epidemiology

Activities and Societies: Doctoral Student Organization (DSO), Student Public Health Epidemic Response Effort (SPHERE), Public Health.

Master'S Degree, Public Health

Dissertation: "Evaluation of the International Diabetes Federation's Life For a Child Program: A Rwandan Experience, 2005-2009."

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology, General

Honors Research Thesis: "The Role of C. elegans PAM-1 in Centrosome and Chromosome Dynamics."