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Organization profile
Organization profile
The Alexander von Humboldt Institute of Tropical Medicine (IMT) is a national and regional reference center for infectious diseases with specialized expertise in public health issues such as malaria, tuberculosis, leishmaniasis, dengue, HTLV-1, COVID-19, and bacterial diseases, along with antimicrobial resistance.
Since its creation in 1968, the IMT has achieved a solid critical mass of scientists involved in research and teaching, focused on generating and disseminating knowledge, science, and technology that contributes to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and control of infectious and tropical diseases.
Colaboradores
Alianzas/Colaboraciones
- Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- University of Texas Medical Branch at Galvestone
- University of California, Irvine
- Vanderbilt University
- University of Washington
- Universidad de Miyazaki
- Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU)
- Hospital Cayetano Heredia
- Instituto Nacional de Salud
- IVI
- Asociación Rainforest Flow
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- John Hopkins University
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Universidad de Ucayali
- Hospital II-2 Santa Gema de Yurimaguas
- Hospital Regional de Lambayeque
- Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia
- Universidad Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza
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Profiles
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Jorge Luis Arévalo Zelada
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
- School of Science and Engineering
- Centro de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Biomédicas de la Amazonía (CEIBA-Cayetano)
- Alexander von Humboldt Institute of Tropical Medicine
- Laboratory of Pathoantigens - Laboratory Coordinator
- Molecular Epidemiology Unit - Research Group Coordinator
Person: Academic
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Gabriel Carrasco Escobar
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
- School of Public Health and Administration
- Alexander von Humboldt Institute of Tropical Medicine
- Health Innovation Unit - Research Unit Coordinator
- Latin American Center for Excellence in Climate Change and Health
- Unidad de Leishmaniasis y Malaria
Person: Academic
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Denis Helan Castillo Pareja
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
- School of Science and Engineering
- Alexander von Humboldt Institute of Tropical Medicine
- Andean-Amazonian Laboratory of Life Chemistry “Joint Laboratory between the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement and the UPCH” - Research Unit Co-coordinator
- Helicobacter Pylori Sentinel Unit - Research Unit Co-coordinator
Person: Academic
Projects
- 1 Active
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Novel and Optimized Diagnostics for Pediatric TB in Endemic Countries
Ugarte Gil, C. A. (PI)
1/10/23 → …
Project: Research
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Assessing the diagnostic performance of clinical, serological and molecular approaches to improve dengue case detection in the Peruvian Amazon
Hauner, A., Aroni-Sierra, J., Merino, X., Villa, C., Torres, F., Lagatie, O., Talledo, M., Ariën, K. K. & Falconi-Agapito, F., Feb 2026, In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 20, 2, e0013984.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Availability of Cancer Screening Across HIV Treatment Sites in the IeDEA Consortium
International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA), 15 Sep 2026, In: International Journal of Cancer. 159, 6, p. 1477-1489 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Diagnostic accuracy study of the multiplex Truenat MTB Ultima/COVID-19 assay for simultaneous detection of Tuberculosis and SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19)
COMBO study team, Jun 2026, In: PLOS Global Public Health. 6, 6 June, e0005859.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access