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Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Brian Alcock
McMaster University
2
Sanjeet Bagcchi
Unknown
3
Lijun Ning
Shanghai Institute of Hematology
4
Hengliang Lv
Liaoning University
5
Rahul Singh
Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
6
World Health Organizat
Unknown
7
Davide Pisu
Cornell University
8
Poushali Chakraborty
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology
9
Dmitri I. Kotov
University of California, Berkeley
10
Hlengiwe N. Mtetwa
Durban University of Technology

Papers

1
Publication in BMC Infectious Diseases (2024) [75 citations, W4392041519]
BMC Infectious Diseases|2024
75 cit.
2
Publication in Infectious Diseases of Poverty (2024) [43 citations, W4402956134]
Infectious Diseases of Poverty|2024
43 cit.
3
The frequency of CD38+ alveolar macrophages correlates with early control of M. tuberculosis in the murine lung
Nature Communications|2024
37 cit.
4
Publication in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (2025) [35 citations, W4408194530]
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications|2025
35 cit.
5
Publication in Heliyon (2024) [7 citations, W4396698809]
Heliyon|2024
7 cit.
6
Gut microbiome ecological topology as next-generation biomarkers for cancer immunotherapy
Cell|2024
6 cit.
7
Synthesis of activated biochar incorporated PVA-silica composite and its application in the adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from wastewater
Environmental Surfaces and Interfaces|2025
6 cit.
8
GONE to combat onchocerciasis
The Lancet Microbe|2024
5 cit.
9
Climate change recognised in World malaria report 2023
The Lancet Infectious Diseases|2024
5 cit.
10
WHO's 2024 guidelines to combat hepatitis B
The Lancet Infectious Diseases|2024
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Patrick DMC Katoto
South African Medical Research Council
2
Andre Nyandwe Hamama Bulabula
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
3
Maha Farhat
Harvard University
4
Jeremy M. Rock
Rockefeller University
5
Iñaki Comas
Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia
6
Yingda L. Xie
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
7
Dorothy Grogono
Papworth Hospital
8
Bree B. Aldridge
Tufts University
9
Samuel G. Schumacher
University of Rostock
10
Radojka M. Savić
University of California, San Francisco

Papers

1
CRISPRi chemical genetics and comparative genomics identify genes mediating drug potency in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Nature Microbiology|2022
231 cit.
2
A convolutional neural network highlights mutations relevant to antimicrobial resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Nature Communications|2022
80 cit.
3
Benchmarking the empirical accuracy of short-read sequencing across the<i>M. tuberculosis</i>genome
Bioinformatics|2022
68 cit.
4
Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in South African Local Communities: The VaxScenes Study
Vaccines|2022
67 cit.
5
Gene evolutionary trajectories in <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> reveal temporal signs of selection
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2022
48 cit.
6
Design principles to assemble drug combinations for effective tuberculosis therapy using interpretable pairwise drug response measurements
Cell Reports Medicine|2022
46 cit.
7
Compensatory evolution in NusG improves fitness of drug-resistant M. tuberculosis
Nature|2024
41 cit.
8
Phase variation as a major mechanism of adaptation in <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> complex
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2023
37 cit.
9
Evaluating generalizability of artificial intelligence models for molecular datasets
Nature Machine Intelligence|2024
32 cit.
10
Exploring gene content with pangene graphs
Bioinformatics|2024
31 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Stewart T. Cole
Institut Pasteur
2
William R. Jacobs
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
3
Clifton E. Barry
National Institutes of Health
4
Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
5
Dick van Soolingen
Health Forecasting
6
JoAnne L. Flynn
University of Pittsburgh
7
Eric J. Rubin
Harvard University
8
David G. Russell
Pfizer (United States)
9
David Alland
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
10
Sébastien Gagneux
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Papers

1
Deciphering the biology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the complete genome sequence
Nature|1998
7.9k cit.
2
Genes required for mycobacterial growth defined by high density mutagenesis
Molecular Microbiology|2003
2.6k cit.
3
An essential role for interferon gamma in resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
The Journal of Experimental Medicine|1993
2.5k cit.
4
Massive gene decay in the leprosy bacillus
Nature|2001
1.8k cit.
5
A new evolutionary scenario for the <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> complex
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2002
1.6k cit.
6
Genetic requirements for mycobacterial survival during infection
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2003
1.4k cit.
7
<i>inhA</i> , a Gene Encoding a Target for Isoniazid and Ethionamide in <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>
Science|1994
1.4k cit.
8
Persistence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in macrophages and mice requires the glyoxylate shunt enzyme isocitrate lyase
Nature|2000
1.4k cit.
9
Detection of rifampicin-resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
The Lancet|1993
1.3k cit.
10
The catalase—peroxidase gene and isoniazid resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Nature|1992
1.3k cit.

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