The Department of Tropical Medicine has a long and proud history of contributions to parasitology and tropical medicine. The department's origins are in classical parasitology, and today its courses and research programs span the breadth of public health problems in the developing world.
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Thank you Dr. Oberhelman!
Interim Chair 2007-2009. Thank you for your leadership and contribution!
SGA 's Cocktails for the Cure
SGA hosted its first social event and philanthropy fundraiser of the year entitled "Cocktails for the Cure". This event took place at the upscale Cure Lounge (uptown), and attendance exceeded 120 SPHTM students. SGA was able to raise over $750 for our New Orleans Start HeartWalk Team, and will meet our donation goal of $500. It was a wonderful night with great company and specialty foods and cocktails. Read SGA Newsletter.
RTNO October Build weekend.. SGA and TropMed Students
Tulane SPH&TM student volunteers participated in the restoration of a home damaged by Hurricane Katrina. More to come...
Dr. Frederique Jacquerioz compares the adverse effects of the three anti-malaria drugs. Read more about it.
What's buzzing in the Tropical Medicine Department?
Please click to read Newsletter. Student Orientation 2009
WELCOME fall 2009 students. Please watch Welcome Project video. Thanks to graduate public health students Ronald Ikechi (CHSC) and Tony Li (TRMD) for bringing this video to fruition. Dr. Latha Rajan and Dean Jeffrey Johnson in Malaysia for
the MoU ceremony
Dr. Latha Rajan talks about the first international undergraduate service-learning course.
 Dr. Kumar named Chair of Tropical Medicine Department
Please click here for article. Dr. Donald Krogstad Awarded Fulbright for Malaria Work
Please click here for article. Former Minister of Health from Botswana speaks at SPH&TM
The Honerable Dr. Sheila Tlou spoke about interventions for an HIV free generation in her keynote address. She is photographed here with Tropical Medicine student and Student Government President, Michael Gillette. Times Picayune article on Sierra Leone course
Click here to read more about it. Tropical Medicine Field Course in Sierra Leone
The department offers a two-week summer course in Sierra Leone for MPH students interested in practical experiences in a resource-limited setting. Click here for more information about the course.
Dr. Latha Rajan Mentors in Malaysia
For the article on Dr. Rajan's ongoing collaboration with Malaysian Aids Council (MAC) click here. Research Pins Down Yellow Fever Mosquitoes
Tulane/North Carolina study identifies chemical cues for Aedes aegypti egg deposition in open containers.
Click here for the paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences or here for the feature in Tulane's New Wave. Study Finds Increase in Arboviral Disease after Hurricane Katrina
Tulane Post-Doctoral Fellow, Kevin Caillouet and colleagues report an increase in West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Click here for the paper in Emerging Infectious Diseases. Attention Tulane Tropical Medicine/Parasitology Alumni!
We want to hear from you. Please contact the department to update your contact information, (504) 988-3558 or tropmed@tulane.edu.
Upcoming Events For more departmental seminars and events, click here. To subscribe to the department's listserve, click here. | 
