Biography
Dr. Theresa Ryckman is an assistant professor in the infectious diseases division at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Her research includes the use of mathematical modeling, economic evaluation, and molecular epidemiology to inform infectious disease programs and policies and shed light on disease natural history and transmission. She is primarily focused on tuberculosis epidemiology and policy and has a particular interest in new TB treatment regimens and efficient targeting of case-finding interventions.
Key Impacts
Global impact of the BPaL/BPaLM regimens on tuberculosis treatment outcomes and costs: A modeling analysis
The BPaL/BPaLM regimen significantly improves tuberculosis treatment outcomes and reduces costs, with potential for substantial global health and economic benefits as it scales up.
Source: Conference 2024
Modelling the impact of case finding for TB: The role of infection dynamics
Given that clearance of a fraction of Mtb infections is biologically likely, and that our model incorporating clearance yielded a better fit to empirical data, we conclude that the epidemiological impact of population-level case-finding for tuberculosis may be greater than projected by most previous models, which do not account for clearance.
Source: Conference 2024