General Application Information

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All applicants are eligible to submit Expressions of Interest through the online portal. EoI applications must be submitted on or before the date and time listed here. Optional questions are indicated as such and answering optional questions does not affect the preference given to any submission.

If invited for a full proposal, the applicant must fill out and submit the Full Proposal form by the date and time listed here.

Points of Contact

Technical Point of Contact 
Name: Joany Jackman, Ph.D.
Title: Lead Investigator, Pre-clinical Core
Phone: 240-228-8501 
Email: Joany.Jackman@jhuapl.edu

CoLab/Submission Concerns Point of Contact 
Name: Gretchen Armington, MA
Title: JHU Center for POCTR for STDs Project Administrator
Phone: 443-287-8086 
Email: garming2@jhmi.edu

Financial Point of Contact 
Name: Victoria Murray
Title: Subawards Contracts Officer
Phone: 240-228-7615 
Email: Victoria.Murray@jhuapl.edu

Appendix I: Literature Cited

  1. Peeling RW, et al “Rapid tests for sexually transmitted infections (STIs): the way forward. “ Sex Transm Infect. 2006.  82 Suppl 5:v1-6
  2. Jackman, J et al. ”Minding the Gap: An approach to determine critical drivers in the development of Point of Care diagnostics.”  Point Care. 2012. 11(2):130-139.
  3. Hsieh Y-H.  et al. “Perceptions on Point-of-Care Tests for Sexually Transmitted Infections - Comparison between Frontline Clinicians and Professionals in Industry. Point Care. 2012 .11(2):126-129.
  4. Rompalo, A.M. et al. “Point-of-care tests for sexually transmissible infections: what do 'end users' want?” Sexual health. 2013.10(6): 541-5.
  5. Braverman P. K.”Sexually transmitted diseases in adolescents.” Med Clin North Am. 2000 84(4):869-89, vi-vii
  6. Huppert JS, Hesse EA, Bernard MC, Bates JR, Gaydos CA, Kahn JA. Accuracy and trust of self-testing for bacterial vaginosis. J Adolesc Health. 2012 Oct;51(4):400-5. Epub 2012 Mar 21.
  7. Jenkins WD, Weis R, Campbell P, Barnes M, Barnes P, Gaydos C. Comparative effectiveness of two self-collected sample kit distribution systems for chlamydia screening on a university campus. Sex Transm Infect. 2012 Mar 7. [Epub ahead of print].
  8. Hsieh Yu H. et al “What qualities are most important to making a point of care test desirable for clinicians and others offering sexually transmitted infection testing?” PLoS One. 2011. 6(4):e19263.
  9. Vickerman P. et al.  Sensitivity requirements for the point of care diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in women. Sex Transm Infect. 2003. 79(5):363-7.
  10. www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/stdfact-chlamydia-detailed.htm (accessed 15 Jan 2019).

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