• PHD Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1993
Languages:
• French (elementary proficiency)
Specialization:
Non-viral sexually transmitted infections including chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis. Diagnostics for sexually transmitted infections.
Relevant Experience:
Laboratory advisor for diagnostic testing for sexually transmitted infections in clinical, epidemiological and public health intervention studies. Recent projects include: Prevalence of STIs and HIV among MSM in Kingston, Jamaica; Assessing counseling message effectiveness for prevention of STIs in Kingston, Jamaica; Antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Malawi.
Distinctions:
• 2014-2014 Academy of Educators Excellence in Teaching Basic Science Award • 2014-ongoing Associate Director UNC Center for AIDS Research Virology, Immunology & Microbiology Core Laboratory • 2012-2022 Fellow, University of North Carolina School of Medicine Academy of Educators • 2010-2010 Recipient of the Whitehead Medical Society, Freshman Basic Science Teaching Award • 2009-2010 Member CDC expert panel on Trichomoniasis • 2009-2011 Member, Sexually Transmitted Diseases editorial board • 2009-2014 Member, Journal of Clinical Microbiology editorial board • 2009-2010 Recipient Best Teaching Award from 1st year medical class • 2006-2014 Co-director of the NIAID-funded Sexually Transmitted Infections Cooperative Research Center • 2005-2005 Recipient of a University of North Carolina Teaching Excellence Award • 2003-2012 Member, WHO STD Diagnostics Initiative editorial board
Relevant Courses Taught:
• MMED MTEC101 Medical Science Microbiology • MMED MTEC102 Medical Science Microbiology • MMED MTEC103 Medical Science Microbiology
Recent Publications:
• 2017 Liu Y, Hammer LA, Liu W, Hobbs MM, Zielke RA, Sikora AE, Jerse AE, Egilmez NK and Russell MW. Experimental vaccine induces Th1-driven immune responses and resistance to Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in a murine model. Mucosal Immunol. 2017 doi: 10.1038/mi.2017.11. PMID 28272393
• 2017 Hobbs MM, Mwanyumba SW, Luseno WK, Hartman S, Halpern CT, Hallfors DD and Cho H. Evaluation of HSV-2 serological tests for use with dried blood spots in Kenya. Sex. Trans. Dis.;44:101-103; 2017. PMC5234684
• 2016 Gaydos CA, Hobbs MM, Marrazzo J, Schwebke JR, Coleman JS, Masek B, Dize L, Jang D, Li J and Chernesky M. Rapid diagnosis of Trichomonas vaginalis by testing vaginal swabs in an isothermal helicase-dependent AmpliVue® assay. Sex. Trans. Dis. 43:369-373; 2016. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000447. PMC4874652
• 2016 Scheidell JD, Lejuez CW, Wohl DA, Hobbs MM, Golin CE, Adimora AA and Khan MR. Borderline personality disorder symptom severity and sexually transmitted infection and HIV risk in African American incarcerated men. Sex. Trans. Dis.; 43:317-323; 2016. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000433. PMC4840466
• 2016 Loftis AJ, Quellie S, Chason K, Sumo E, Toukolon M, Otieno Y, Ellerbrok H, Hobbs MM, Hoover D, Dube K, Wohl DA and Fischer II WA. Validation of the Cepheid GeneXpert for detecting Ebola virus in semen. J. Infect. Dis. December, 2016 Epub ahead of print jiw562. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiw562. PMID27932614
• 2016 Woolf-King SE, Muyindike W, Hobbs MM, Kusasira A, Fatch R, Emenyonu N, Johnson MO and Hahn JA. Vaginal Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) is a useful biomarker of semen exposure among HIV-infected Ugandan women. AIDS Behav. May, 2016 Epub ahead of print doi:10.1007/s10461-016-1433-7. PMC5123961
• 2015 Meites E, Gaydos CA, Hobbs MM, Kissinger P, Nyirjesy P, Schwebke JR, Secor WE, Sobel JD and Workowski KA. A review of evidence-based care of symptomatic trichomoniasis and asymptomatic Trichomonas vaginalis infections. Clin. Infect. Dis. 61: S837-S848; 2015. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ738. PMC4657597
• 2015 Gallo MF, Warner L, Hobbs MM, Jamieson DJ, Hylton-Kong T and Steiner MJ. Differences in misreporting of sexual behavior over time: Implications for HIV trials. Sex. Trans. Dis. 42:160-1; 2015. PMC4324529
• 2014 Luseno WK, Hallfors DD, Cho H, Iritani BJ, Adze J, Rusakaniko S, Mbai I, Milimo B and Hobbs MM. Use of HIV and HSV-2 biomarkers in sub-Saharan adolescent prevention research: A comparison of two approaches. J. Prim. Prev. 35:181-191; 2014. PMC3996329
• 2013 Hobbs MM, Anderson JE, Balthazar JT, Kandler JL, Carlson RW, Ganguly J, Begum AA, Duncan JA, Lin JT, Sparling PF, Jerse AE and Shafer WM. Lipid A’s structure mediates Neisseria gonorrhoeae fitness during experimental infection of mice and men. mBio 4(6):e00892-13. doi:10.1128/mBio.00892-13; 2013. PMC3870242
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