Rojelio Mejia, M.D.
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Rojelio Mejia, M.D.
Associate Professor
Positions
- Associate Professor
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Laboratory of Human Parasitology
Section of Pediatric Tropical Medicine
- Associate Professor
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Department of Pediatrics, Section of Tropical Medicine; Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases; National School of Tropical Medicine
海角社区
Houston, TX US
- Director of Molecular Parasitology Testing Unit
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Center for Vaccine Development
- Director of Research Internships
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National School of Tropical Medicine
Addresses
- Smith Clinic (Clinic)
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2525 Holly Hall St
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 873-8890
Education
- M.D. from Michigan State University
- 01/2006 - East Lansing, MI United States
- Medical School
- Postdoctoral Fellowship at National Institute Of Health - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases-Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases
- 01/2012 - Bethesda, MD United States
- Infectious Diseases
- Residency from University Of Virginia
- 01/2008 - Charlottesville, VA United States
- Internal Medicine
- Internship at University of Virginia
- Charlottesville
Certifications
- Texas Medical License 2012
- Texas Medical Board
- American Board of Internal Medicine: Infectious Diseases Certified 2012
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Certified 2010
- American Board of Internal Medicine
Honors & Awards
- Outstanding Infectious Diseases Teaching Faculty of the Year 2012 to 2013
- 海角社区 (06/2012 - 07/2013)
- American Board of Internal Medicine Research Pathway, 2008
- University of Virginia
- National Medical Fellowships 2004: Fellowship and scholarship for research symposium, 2004
- Princeton, NJ
- Smookler Scholarship for Academic Excellence, 2003
- Michigan State University
- Houston's Top Docs 2014: Infectious Diseases
- H Town Magazine
Professional Interests
- Tropical Medicine
Professional Statement
The Laboratory of Human and Environmental Parasitology is dedicated to improving understanding and treating parasitic infections by enhancing the systems of their diagnoses. The laboratory's goals are to define the prevalence and parasitic burden in endemic populations and help healthcare workers diagnose cases more accurately and more quickly while keeping the cost of diagnosis at a reasonable level, with goals of eradication and improvement in healthcare outcomes.Websites
Selected Publications
- Mejia R, Vicu帽a Y, Broncano N, Sandoval C, Vaca M, Chico M, Cooper PJ, Nutman TB "." Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg.. 2013 Jun;88(6):1041-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Nitto T, Dyer KD, Mejia RA, Bystr枚m J, Wynn TA, Rosenberg HF "." Genes Immun.. 2004 Dec;5(8):668-74. Pubmed PMID:
- Mejia R, Booth GS, Fedorko DP, Hsieh MM, Khuu HM, Klein HG, Mu J, Fahle G, Nutman TB, Su XZ, Williams EC, Flegel WA, Klion A "." Transfusion. 2012 Dec;52(12):2677-82. Pubmed PMID:
- Klion AD, Mejia R, Cowen EW, Dowdell KC, Dunleavy K, Fahle GA, Holland-Thomas N, Maric I, Pittaluga S, Raffeld M, Santos C, Stetler-Stevenson M, Krogmann T, Shatzer AN, Turk SP, Yin Y, Xi L, Prussin C, Cohen JI "." Blood. 2013 Mar 21;121(12):2364-6. Pubmed PMID:
- Mejia R, Nutman TB "." Curr. Opin. Infect. Dis.. 2012 Aug;25(4):458-63. Pubmed PMID:
- Nabha L, Krishnan S, Ramanathan R, Mejia R, Roby G, Sheikh V, McAuliffe I, Nutman T, Sereti I "." Pathog Glob Health. 2012 Aug;106(4):238-44. Pubmed PMID:
- Mejia R, Nutman TB "." Semin. Hematol.. 2012 Apr;49(2):149-59. Pubmed PMID:
- Abraham D, Hess JA, Mejia R, Nolan TJ, Lok JB, Lustigman S, Nutman TB "." Vaccine. 2011 Oct 19;29(45):8134-40. Pubmed PMID:
- Mejia R, Nash TE "." Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013;89(5):919-923. Pubmed PMID:
- Bisoffi Z, Buonfrate D, Sequi M, Mejia R, Cimino RO, Krolewiecki AJ, Albonico M, Gobbo M, Bonafini S, Angheben A, Requena-Mendez A, Mu帽oz J, Nutman TB. "." PLoS Negl Trop Dis.. 2014 Jan 9;8(1):e2640. Pubmed PMID:
Projects
- Application of multi-parallel qPCR in detection of hookworm and other soil transmitted helminths, plus protozoa including Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium parvum, and Entamoeba histolytica in rural Alabama.
- National School of Tropical Medicine and Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise
- Alabama
- Molecular diagnostic surveillance of 8 GI parasites in an HIV infected community in Uganda
- National School of Tropical Medicine and University of Minnesota
- Kampala, Uganda
- Real-time quantitative PCR surveillance of gastrointestinal parasites in a symptomatic rural Argentinian population
- National School of Tropical Medicine and Universidad Nacional de Salta
- Salta, Argentina
- Innovations And Applications Of Molecular Diagnostics In The Prevalence, Developmental Impact And Adaptive Immunology Of Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infections In Endemic Populations.
- National School of Tropical Medicine and Pontificia Universidad Cat贸lica Del Ecuador
- Quito, Ecuador
- Strongyloides stercoralis surveillance in foreign-born subjects living in the Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC area.
- National School of Tropical Medicine and Georgetown University
- Maryland
Memberships
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Member
Funding
- Evaluation of a novel Tc-24 ELISA test in post-treatment efficacy for Chagas disease. - #1R03AI190704-01 Grant funding from National Institutes of Health
- Using a recombinant Tc24 ELISA for test-of-cure in Chagas disease.
- Serological test for detecting all geographical variances of Trypanosoma cruzi infection. - #1R21AI171477-01A1 Grant funding from National Institutes of Health
- Using a novel magneto immunoassay to detect Chagas disease in serum.
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