Cameroon Subsistence Hunters
Cameroon Plantation Workers
Cameroon Military
Democratic Republic of Congo Subsistence Hunters
Highly Exposed persons (sanctuary workers, vets) in Central Africa
Chinese Wet-Market Workers
Chinese Restaurant Butchers
Malaysian Bat Hunters
Orang Osli (Malaysia)
Numerous animals in all sites
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Dr. Wolfe has over eight years of full-time experience living and conducting biomedical research in S.E. Asia (Malaysia) and sub-Saharan Africa (Cameroon, Uganda). The recipient of a Fulbright fellowship, Dr. Wolfe was awarded the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director's Pioneer Award in 2005 and the NIH International Research Scientist Development Award in 1999. He currently has active field research and health projects in Cameroon, China, Central African Republic, Congo (Kinshasa), Congo (Brazzaville), Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia and Sao Tome.
Dr. Wolfe has published over 50 articles and book chapters. His work has been published in or covered by Nature, Science, The Lancet, PNAS, The New York Times, The Economist, Wired, Discover, Scientific American, NPR, Popular Science, Seed, and Forbes, and he has been on the editorial board of Ecohealth since 2004. He has supervised research on over $15m of grants and contracts, including support from the NIH, the National Science Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Geographic Society, and the W.W. Smith Charitable Trust. He has conducted contractual work for Merck Research Laboratories and for various branches of the US Department of Defense (DOD), including the DOD Global Emerging Infections Surveillance & Response System, the US Military HIV Research Program, and the DOD HIV/AIDS Prevention Program. Further information can be found at www.wolfelab.com.
Positions and Honors
October 2006 - present
Professor, University of California Los Angeles, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
July 2003 – 2006
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
Feb 1999 - June 2003
Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Associate, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health,
Spring 1994, 95, 96
Teaching Fellow, Harvard University, Human Behavioral Biology, Science Core
Autumn 1994/5
Teaching Fellow, Harvard University, Evolution of Communication
Autumn 1995
Writing Fellow, Harvard University
Summer 1994
Field Course Supervisor, Cornell University, Chemical Ecology of Uganda
Professional Activities
Consultant, U.S. Military HIV Research Program, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 2001-2004
Consultant, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, 2002 - 2003
Guest Researcher, Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Infectious Diseases, HIV and Retrovirology Branch, August 2002 - October 2002
Consultant and Guest Researcher, Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Parasitic Diseases Branch, June 1996 - June 2000
Society Membership and Leadership
American Association for the Advancement of Science, member since 1999
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, member since 1996
American Society for Virology, member since 2004
American Society of Microbiology, member since 1999
Ecological Society of America, member since 2000
International Society for Ecosystem Health, member since 2000
International Primatological Society, member since 2004
Charles C. Shepard Science Award Finalist, Centers for Disease Control, 2006
National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award, 2005
Popular Science "Brilliant 10", 2005
Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Award Finalist, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, 2005
Charles C. Shepard Science Award Finalist, Centers for Disease Control, 2004
International Research Scientist Development Award, NIH Fogarty International Center, 1999
Travel Award, American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 1998
Fulbright Fellowship, 1997
Frederick Sheldon Fellowship, Harvard School of Public Health, 1997
National Security Education Program Graduate Enhancement Fellowship, 1997
Uwe Brinkmann Traveling Fellowship, Harvard School of Public Health, 1996
Taplin Fellowship, Harvard School of Public Health, 1995
Certificate of Distinction for Teaching, Harvard University, 1994
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 1994
Gordon Getty Fellowship, Harvard University, 1993
Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University Chapter
Training certificates: NIH Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams (Feb 2005), AT Level I Awareness Training (May 2004), Hopkins Bloodborne Pathogens Safety Course (May 2004), Hopkins Animal Care & Use Research Compliance Course (June 2003), CDC Bloodborne Pathogens Safety Course (August 2002), CDC Radiation Safety Course (August 2002), CDC Laboratory Safety Course (August 2002), Good Laboratory Practices (May 2002), Hopkins Human Subjects Research Ethics (June 2001), Good Clinical Practices (September 2001), Shipping Infectious and Biological Substances (October 2001)
Torimiro JN*, ND Wolfe, A Thomas, MP Martin et al. (2006) Frequency of CCR5 variants among rural populations with low HIV-1 prevalence in Cameroon. AIDS (in press)
Ockenhouse CF, WC Hu, KE Kester, JF Cummings, A Stewart, DG Heppner, AE Jedlicka, AA Scott, ND Wolfe, M Vahey, DS Burke (2006) Common and Divergent Immune Response Signaling Pathways Discovered from Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Gene Expression in Pre-symptomatic and Clincally Apparent Malaria. Infection and Immunity (in press)
Leendertz FH, F Lankester, C Neel, O Drori, J Dupain, S Speede, P Reed, ND Wolfe, S Loul, E Mpoudi-Ngole, M Peeters, C Boesch, G Pauli, H Ellerbrok, E Leroy (2006) Anthrax joins Ebola in threatening central African great apes. American Journal of Primatology (in press)
Murphy HW, M Miller, J Ramer, D Travis, R Barbiers, ND Wolfe, WM Switzer (2006) Implications of simian retroviruses for captive primate population management and the occupational safety of primate handlers. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Management (in press)
LeBreton M*, A Prosser, U Tamoufe, W Sateren, E Mpoudi-Ngole, DS Burke, ND Wolfe (2006) Patterns of hunting & perceptions of disease risk among central African communities. Animal Conservation
Switzer WM, I Hewlett, L Aaron, ND Wolfe, DS Burke, TM Folks, W Heneine (2006) Serological testing for HTLV-3 and HTLV-4. Transfusion (in press)
Gupta SB, CT Mast, ND Wolfe, V Novitsky, SA Dubey, EG Kassa, M Schechter, B mbewe, E Varda, P Pitisuttithum, D Burke, D Freed, R Mogg, PM Coplan, JH Condra, RS Long, K Anderson, DR Casimiro, JW Shiver, WL Straus (2006) Cross-Clade Reactivity of Anti-HIV-1 Specific T-Cell Responses in HIV-1 Infected Individuals From Botswana and Cameroon. JAIDS 42:135-139
Switzer W, S Qari, ND Wolfe, D Burke, T Folks, W Heneine (2006) Ancient origin & molecular features of the novel Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 3 revealed by complete genome analysis. J Virol
Kuniholm MH*, ND Wolfe, CYH Huang, E Mpoudi-Ngole, DS Burke, DJ Gubler (2006) Seroprevalence and distribution of Flaviviridae, Togaviridae, and Bunyaviridae arboviral infections in rural Cameroonian adults. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Steiper ME, ND Wolfe, W Karesh, AM Kilbourn, EJ Bosi, M Ruvolo (2006) The phylogenetic & evolutionary history of a novel alpha-globin-type gene in orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus). Infect Genet Evol
LeBreton M*, S Umlauf, C Djoko, P Daszak, DS Burke, PY Nwenkam, ND Wolfe (2006) Rift valley fever in goats in southern Cameroon. Emerging Infectious Diseases 12:702-703 [letter]
Cummings A, W Moss, K Long*, T Muluh, B Kollo, E Nomo, ND Wolfe, D Burke (2006) Improved measles surveillance in Cameroon reveals two major dynamic patterns of incidence. Int J of Infect Dis 10:148-55
Torimiro JN*, JK Carr, ND Wolfe, P Karacki, MP Martin, X Gao, U Tamoufe, E Mpoudi-Ngole, FE McCutchan, DL Birx, DS Burke, M Carrington (2006) HLA class I diversity among rural rainforest inhabitants in Cameroon: identification of A*2612-B*4407 haplotype. Tissue Antigens 67: 30-7
Wolfe ND, W Heneine, JK Carr, V Shanmugam, U Tamoufe, AT Prosser, VB Bhullar, JN Torimiro*, A Wright, E Mpoudi-Ngole, FE McCutchan, DL Birx, TM Folks, DS Burke, WM Switzer (2005) Emergence of novel primate T-lymphotropic viruses among central African bushmeat hunters. PNAS 102: 7994-7999
Zhang M, K Wilbe, B Gaschen, ND Wolfe, B Gaschen, J Carr, T Leitner (2005) HIV-1 type 1 CRF13-cpx revisited: identification of a new sequence from Cameroon and signal for sub-subtype J2. AIDS Res & Human Retroviruses 21:955-60
Wolfe ND, P Daszak, AM Kilpatrick, DS Burke (2005) Bushmeat hunting, deforestation, and predicting zoonotic emergence. Emerging Infectious Diseases 11:1822-1827
Steiper ME, ND Wolfe, WB Karesh, AM Kilbourn, EJ Bosi, M Ruvolo (2005) The population genetics of the alpha-2 globin locus of orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus). Journal of Molecular Evolution 60:400-408
Kalish M, ND Wolfe, C Ndongmo, C Djoko*, K Robbins, J McNicholl, M Aidoo, P Fonjungo, G Alemnji, E Mpoudi, C Zeh, T Folks, D Burke (2005) Central African hunters exposed to SIV. Emerging Infectious Diseases 11:1928-1930
Machuca A, O Wood, S Lee, S Daniel, M Rios, ND Wolfe, J Carr, E Mpoudi, D Burke, I Hewlett (2005) Seroprevalence of HTLV in HIV antibody negative populations of rural Cameroon. Clinical Infectious Disease 40:1673-1676
Carr JK, Y Nadai, L Eyzaguirre, MD Saad, MM Khakimov, SK Yakubov, DL Birx, RR Graham, ND Wolfe, KC Earhart, JL Sanchez (2005) Outbreak of a west African recombinant of HIV-1 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 39:570-575
Wolfe ND, WM Switzer, JK Carr, VB Bhullar, V Shanmugam, U Tamoufe, AT Prosser, JN Torimiro*, A Wright, E Mpoudi-Ngole, FE McCutchan, DL Birx, TM Folks, DS Burke, W Heneine (2004) Naturally acquired simian retrovirus infections among central African hunters. Lancet 363:932-937 (also see commentary: 363:911-912; and letters: 364:137-140)
Wolfe ND, WM Switzer, TM Folks, DS Burke, W Heneine (2004) Simian retroviral infections in human beings. Lancet 364:139-140 [letter]
Wolfe ND, AT Prosser, JK Carr, U Tamoufe, E Mpoudi-Ngole, JN Torimiro*, M LeBreton, FE McCutchan, D Birx, DS Burke (2004) Exposure to nonhuman primates in rural Cameroon. Emerg Infect Dis 10:2094-99
Patz J, P Daszak, A Aguirre, GM Tabor, M Pearl, J Epstein, ND Wolfe, J Foufopoulos, D Molyneux, DJ Bradley (2004) Unhealthy landscapes: policy recommendations pertaining to land use change and disease emergence. Environmental Health Perspectives 112:1092-8
Kijak GH, E Sanders-Buell, ND Wolfe, E Mpoudi-Ngole, B Kim, ML Robb, DL Birx, DS Burke, JK Carr, FE McCutchan (2004) Development and application of a high-throughput HIV-1 genotyping assay to identify CRF02_AG in West/West Central Africa. AIDS Research & Human Retroviruses 20:521-30
Hussain AI, V Shanmugam, VB Bhullar, BE Beer, D Vallet, A Gautier-Hion, ND Wolfe, WB Karesh, AM Kilbourn, Z Tooze, W Heneine, WM Switzer (2003) Screening for simian foamy virus infection by using a combined antigen western blot assay: Evidence for a wide distribution among old world primates and identification of four new divergent viruses. Virology 309:248-257
Wolfe ND, WB Karesh, AM Kilbourn, J Cox-Singh, EJ Bosi, HA Rahman, B Singh, M Andau, A Spielman (2002). The impact of ecological conditions on the prevalence of malaria among orangutans. Vector Borne & Zoonotic Disease 2:97-104
Deem SL, AM Kilbourn, ND Wolfe, RA Cook, WB Karesh (2002) Conservation medicine. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 916:370-377
Wolfe ND, AM Kilbourn, WB Karesh, HA Rahman, EJ Bosi, BC Cropp, M Andau, A Spielman, DJ Gubler (2001) Sylvatic transmission of arboviruses among Bornean orangutans. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 64:310-316
Carr JK, J Torimiro*, ND Wolfe, M Eitel, B Kim, E Sanders-Buell, L Jagodzinski, et al. (2001) The recombinant IbNG & novel strains of group M HIV-1 are common in Cameroon. Virology 286:168-181
Wolfe ND, MN Eitel, J Gockowski, PK Muchaal, C Nolte, A Prosser, J Torimiro*, S Weise, DS Burke (2000) Deforestation, hunting and the ecology of microbial emergence. Global Change and Human Health 1:10-25
Wrangham R. M Wilson, B Hare, ND Wolfe (2000) Chimpanzee predation and the ecology of microbial exchange. Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease 12:186-188
Wolfe ND, AA Escalante, WB Karesh, AM Kilbourn, A Spielman, & AA Lal (1998) Wild primate populations in emerging infectious disease research. Emerging Infectious Diseases 4:149-158
Clayton DH & ND Wolfe (1993) The adaptive significance of self-medication. Trends in Evolution and Ecology 8:60-63
Newton P & ND Wolfe (1992) Can animals teach us medicine? British Medical Journal 305:1517-8
Research Support
1 DP1 OD000370 (Wolfe)
09/30/2005-07/31/2010
6.60 calendar months*
NIH Office of the Director
NIH Director’s Pioneer Award
To establish a global sentinel surveillance system for monitoring viral emergence
*Concurrent with K01 and other awards.
5 K01 TW000003 (Wolfe)
09/30/1999-05/31/2007
6.60 calendar months*
Fogarty International Center
Natural History of Simian Foamy Virus (SFV) Infection among Central African Hunters
To investigate the transmissibility, virological, and immunological consequences of naturally acquired SFV infection among rural African hunters.
*Concurrent with Pioneer and other awards.
A0501 (Wolfe)
01/01/2006-12/31/2007
1.2 calendar months
The W.W. Smith Charitable Trust
Preventing the next HIV Epidemic: Establishing a Sentinel Surveillance System to Monitor Retrovirus Emergence in Central Africa.
To establish a sentinel surveillance system for monitoring retrovirus emergence in central Africa.
94656 (Wolfe)
06/01/2004-05/31/2007
2.4 calendar months
Henry M. Jackson Foundation
Prevalence, Incidence, and Diversity of HIV-1 Infection in the Armed Forces and in Plantation and Rural Populations in Cameroon
To investigate the incidence of HIV infection among three distinct populations in Cameroon.
N68171-06-1-0009 (Wolfe)
07/19/2006-01/18/2008
1.2 calendar months
Naval Health Research Center
HIV Surveillance and Prevention among Armed Forces in Congo-Kinshasa, Equatorial Guinea, and Sao Tome with Continued Prevention in Cameroon, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, and Gabon.
To conduct surveillance and prevention of HIV among armed forces personnel in seven central African countries.
5 D43 TW00010 (Beyrer)
09/30/1998-05/31/2008
0.00 calendar months*
Fogarty International Center
Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program: Cameroon – Vaccinology
To provide training in HIV vaccinology to Cameroonian scientists.
*No effort required