T'shura Ali

Biography

Dr. T’shura Ali is currently an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University of Louisville. She has a joint faculty appointment with the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health within the School of Public Health and Information Sciences and the Division of Infectious Diseases within the School of Medicine.

As a faculty member, Dr. Ali teaches public health epidemiology to undergraduate and graduate students. Her courses teach the theoretical and practical applications of fundamental public health and epidemiological methods across different areas including infectious diseases. Her research interests include infectious diseases particularly but not limited to respiratory infections mostly among high-risk populations. Her other interests include reproductive, environmental and genetic epidemiology. 

Dr. Ali is also on the Faculty Council at the School of Public Health and Information Sciences.

Research Interests

My research interests include infectious diseases including SARS-CoV-2, Community-acquired pneumonia, HIV, RSV, Influenza, Meningitis and others infections. I have conducted research on clinical, epidemiological, and social factors across diverse populations, including hospitalized patients, healthcare workers, and college students, utilizing clinical trials, laboratory studies, and observational study designs. Additionally, I have collaborated with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, as well as various internal and external departments at University of Louisville, under state and federal grants.

Currently, I am a sub-investigator for an NIH funded study to determine the link between dysregulated immune responses and disease progression in COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 patients. I am involved in grant writing, study implementation, database management, statistical analysis and manuscript and poster development at the Division of Infectious Diseases. 

Other than infectious diseases research, I am also interested in reproductive, environmental and genetic epidemiology. My doctoral dissertation examined tobacco smoke exposures on fecundability and pregnancy outcomes among women seeking fertility care. I remain passionate about this area as I continue working to publish data from that study.

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