Heather
S.
McKay
,
PhD

Associate Research Professor
Heather McKay

Departmental Affiliations

Epidemiology
Primary
Division
General Epidemiology and Methodology

Center & Institute Affiliations

Research Profile View Current Courses

Contact Info

111 Markest Place , 1010
Baltimore
Maryland
21201
US        
hmckay4@jhu.edu

Research Interests

epidemiology and epidemiologic methods; infectious disease; HIV/AIDS; biomarkers; inflammation/immune activation

Additional Links

MWCCS
ECHO DAC
NCRC
Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2014
MPH
Columbia University
2008
AB
Columbia University of New York
1992
Honors & Awards
Golden Apple Award for Outstanding Teaching in Public Health Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 2022
Excellence in Teaching/Outstanding Teaching Faculty, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2017
Excellence in Teaching/Outstanding Teaching Faculty, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2017
Excellence in Teaching/Outstanding Teaching Faculty, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2016
Excellence in Teaching/Outstanding Teaching Faculty, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2016
Johns Hopkins Sommer Scholar, 2008-2015
Elected Member, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, Alpha Chapter, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2014
Elected Fellow, U.S.-Japan Leadership Foundation, 2002-present
Select Publications
Selected publications:
  • Subramanya V, McKay HS, Brusca RM, et al. Inflammatory biomarkers and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected men in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. PLoS One. 2019;14(4):e0214735. Published 2019 Apr 4. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0214735 PMC6448851
  • McKay, H.S., Bream, J.H., Margolick, J.B., Martínez-Maza, O., Phair, J.P., Rinaldo, C.R., Abraham, A.G., Jacobson, L.P. Host factors associated with serologic inflammatory markers assessed using multiplex assays. Cytokine. 2016 Sep;85:71-9. Epub 2016 Jun 10. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2016.05.016.
  • McKay, H.S., Margolick, J.B., Martínez-Maza, O., Phair, J.P., Lopez, J., Rappocciolo, G., Denny, T.N., Magpantay, L.I., Jacobson, L.P., Bream, J.H. Multiplex assay reliability and long-term intra-individual variation of serologic inflammatory biomarkers. Cytokine, Volume 90, February 2017, p. 185-192. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cyto.2016.09.018
  • Lessler J., Moore, S.M., Luquero F.J., McKay H.S., Grais R., Henkens M., Mengel M., Dunoyer J., M’bangombe M., Lee E.C., Djingaey M.H., Sudre B., Bompangue D., Fraser R. S. M., Abubaker A., Perea W., Legros D., Azman A. S., Mapping the burden of cholera in sub-Saharan Africa and implications for control: an analysis of data across geographical scales. The Lancet. March 01, 2018, 0140-6736, p. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)33050-7
  • Abraham, A.G., Darilay, A., McKay, H.S., Margolick, J. B., Estrella, M. M., Palella, F. J., Detels, R., Rinaldo Jr., C. R., Jacobson, L. P. Kidney dysfunction and markers of inflammation in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. J Infect Dis. 2015 Oct 1;212(7):1100-10.
Projects
Novel Coronavirus Research Compendium (NCRC)