William J. Steinbach, MD
Director
Duke University, Durham, NC
Dr. Steinbach is a Professor of Pediatrics and a Professor in Molecular Genetics & Microbiology at Duke University. He is the fungal editor of several editions of the American Academy of Pediatrics Nelson's Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy and is currently on the AAP Red Book Committee of Infectious Disease. He is also a co-editor of Feigin & Cherry’s Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and of the American Society for Microbiology textbook, Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillosis. He is the co-founder and continuing co-chair of the Advances Against Aspergillosis international meetings. He currently serves on the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Board of Directors. Dr. Steinbach’s translational laboratory focuses on fungal molecular pathogenesis and antifungal development and testing.
Brian T. Fisher, DO, MSCE, MPH
Co-Director
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Fisher is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Associate Scholar in the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania. Currently, he is the Vice Chair and committee member of two Children's Oncology Group randomized trials comparing prophylactic antifungal agents. He is also the Principal Investigator of a prospective observational study evaluating the utility of serial measurements of (1,3)-beta-D-glucan and galactomannan for identification of invasive fungal infections in children with acute myeloid leukemia.
Theoklis E. Zaoutis, MD, MSCE
Co-Director
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Zaoutis is the Werner and Gertrude Henle Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is also Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology and Senior Scholar in the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as Vice Chair of Infectious Diseases Research for the Children’s Oncology Group, and is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. He is currently on the Red Book Committee of Infectious Disease. Dr. Zaoutis is the Principal Investigator of the currently active and largest pediatric randomized trial to compare an echinocandin to fluconazole as prophylaxis in children with leukemia.
Dawn Chin Quee, PhD, MPH
Research Program Leader, Clinical Research Coordinator
Duke University, Durham, NC
Dawn Chin Quee is the Research Program Leader and Clinical Research Coordinator for the International Pediatric Fungal Network. She has an MA and PhD in Psychology from the University of Virginia, an MPH from the Johns Hopkins University and completed postdoctoral training in HIV/AIDS research at UCLA. Prior to working with the IPFN, Dawn implemented reproductive health research studies in low and middle income countries designed to increase women's access to quality family planning services.
Jhoanna Zaida Aquino
Clinical Research Coordinator
Duke University, Durham, NC
Joanna is a Clinical Research Coordinator for the International Pediatric Fungal Network. She has a BS in Medical Technology from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines. Prior to working for the IPFN, she worked as a Clinical Research Coordinator in anesthesiology. As a licensed and certified Medical Technologist, she has also worked mainly in a clinical microbiology laboratory.
Sydney Shuster, MPH
Clinical Research Coordinator
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Sydney Shuster is a Clinical Research Coordinator for the International Pediatric Fungal Network as well as for the Pediatric Infectious Disease, Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship Group with the Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Sydney has an MPH, focusing on socioecological determinants of health, from Thomas Jefferson University. Areas of research Sydney has contributed to include evaluation of patient outcomes in prospective and retrospective observational cohort studies focused on a range of infectious diseases and disease management methods.
Craig Boge, MPH
Clinical Research Associate
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Craig Boge is a Clinical Research Associate for the International Pediatric Fungal Network. He is located within the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Stewardship research group of the Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In addition to working with the IPFN, he has also contributed towards studies of viral and bacterial infections in immunocompromised pediatric populations with Brian T. Fisher, DO, MSCE, MPH. Craig received his MPH in Epidemiology for the University of Washington. Prior to joining the IPFN, Craig worked at the Texas Department of State Health Services for five years in HIV surveillance, including the last three years coordinating the HIV Incidence Surveillance project in the state.
