Biographical Information
Dr. Becker-Dreps is Director of the UNC Program in Nicaragua, Director of the Office of Global Health Education, and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology. Her research focuses on childhood diarrhea and the evaluation of vaccine effectiveness. She has evaluated the impact of rotavirus immunization programs in Nicaragua and the US and is currently conducting studies to understand why rotavirus vaccines have lower effectiveness in low-income settings. She has also evaluated the impact of pneumococcal immunization programs in Nicaragua.
Areas of Interest
Dr. Becker-Dreps’ research focuses on childhood diarrhea and the evaluation of vaccine effectiveness. She is currently conducting studies in Nicaragua to understand why rotavirus vaccines have lower effectiveness in low-income settings.
Related Links
Office of Global Health Education
Analysis Plan for “Prior Rotavirus Vaccine Exposure and Rotavirus Vaccine Efficacy”
In The News
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Becker-Dreps awarded NIAID grant to examine dengue and Zika interplay during gestation and childhood
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will lead a study to examine how dengue and Zika interplay during gestation and childhood, thanks to a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
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NIH Funds UNC Study to Investigate Maternal-Fetal Transmission of Zika
UNC researchers led by Elizabeth Stringer, MD, Sylvia Becker-Dreps, MD, and Aravinda de Silva, PhD, along with collaborators in Nicaragua, have been given a five-year, $2.7 million R01 award from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to better understand the epidemiology of Zika virus in pregnancy.
