William Moss | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Infectious diseases; vaccine-preventable diseases; infectious disease epidemiology; child health; pediatrics; measles; HIV; malaria; complex emergencies; Africa; India

Experiences & Accomplishments

Education

MPH

Columbia University

1995

Columbia University

1984

Overview

William Moss is a Professor in the Departments of Epidemiology, International Health and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Executive Director of the International Vaccine Access Center, and a Deputy Director at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute. He is a pediatrician with subspecialty training in infectious diseases, and has worked in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and India among other countries. His broad research interests are the epidemiology and control of childhood infections in resource-poor countries. The specific focus of his current research is in understanding the impact of the HIV epidemic on measles control and eradication, the epidemiology and control of malaria in southern Africa, the use of serosurveillance to guide immunization programs, and the care and treatment of HIV-infected children in rural Zambia.

Honors & Awards

1999-2001 Wyeth-Lederle Vaccines and Pediatrics Young Investigator Award in Vaccine Development presented by the Infectious Disease Society of America 2001 The Gustave J. Martin Innovative Research Fund Fellow, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Faculty Innovation Fund 2007-2008 Advising, Mentoring and Teaching Recognition Award. Student Assembly Honors & Awards Committee. Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Publications of greatest interest

Click for list of all Moss WJ citations in PubMed
Bobat R, Coovadia H, Stephen C, Naidoo KL, McKerrow N, Black RE, Moss WJ. Safety and efficacy of zinc supplementation in HIV-infected children: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2005;366:1862-7.
Moss WJ, Scott S, Mugala N, Ndhlovu Z, Beeler J, Audet S, Ngala M, Mwangala S, Nkonga-Mwangilwa C, Ryon JR, Monze M, Kasolo F, Quinn TC, Cousens S, Griffin DE, Cutts FT. Immunogenicity of standard-titre measles vaccine in HIV-1-infected and uninfected Zambian children: an observational study. J Infect Dis 2007;196;347-55.
Lowther SA, Curriero FC, Kalish B, Shields TM, Monze M, Moss WJ. Population immunity to measles virus and the effect of HIV-1 infection after a mass measles vaccination campaign in Lusaka, Zambia: a cross-sectional survey. Lancet 2009;373:1025-32.
Rainwater-Lovett K, Nkamba H, Mubiana-Mbewe M, Bolton-Moore C, Moss WJ. Changes in measles serostatus among HIV-infected Zambian children initiating antiretroviral therapy before and after the 2010 measles outbreak: a prospective cohort study. J Infect Dis 2013; 208:1747-55. PMCID: PMC3814842

Projects

Immune Reconstitution Of HIV-1 Infected Zambian Children Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy

Prevention of Haemophilus Influenzae, Type b in India - A Probe Study to Evaluate the Burden of Disease

Heterogeneity in SES Gradients in Health in Afghanistan, Uganda, and India

Safety and efficacy of zinc supplementation in HIV-1 infected children

Impact of the HIV epidemic on measles and measles control

International Studies Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Factors influencing the care and treatment of HIV-1-infected children in rural Zambia.

Malaria transmission dynamics in southern Zambia

IPV Advocacy Efforts to Support Endgame Strategies

DFA Immunity Assessment Device

PHE Pediatric AntiRetroviral Therapy (PART) Study

Health Research Challenge for Impact: HIV

International Centers for Excellence in Malaria Research (ICEMR)

Novel Screening of HIV Exposed Babies (NSEBA)

Severe malaria outcomes

PharCide

Southern and Central Africa International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research

Strengthening Immunization Systems through Serosurveillance

Malaria Transmission and the Impact of Control Efforts in Southern Africa

Vaccine Delivery IVAC Umbrella Grant (Multi-Project Grant)

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