Grants per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Ms. Palamountain has managed over 50 Kellogg field research teams conducting market entry analysis for medical technologies in over a dozen countries (Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, China, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam and Zambia).
Education/Academic qualification
MBA, Business & Its Social Environment, Northwestern University
… → 2004
Marketing, BBA, University of Texas at Austin
… → 1998
Research interests
- International Healthcare
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Point-of-Care Systems
Medicine & Life Sciences
HIV
Medicine & Life Sciences
Tuberculosis
Medicine & Life Sciences
Uganda
Agriculture & Biology
Viral Load
Medicine & Life Sciences
Routine Diagnostic Tests
Medicine & Life Sciences
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Medicine & Life Sciences
Innovation
Engineering & Materials Science
Network
Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.
Grants 2013 2023
NEST360 - scaling up a neonatal intervention bundle in Malawi, Kenya,Tanzania and Nigeria
Glucksberg, M. R., Murphy, R. L. & Palamountain, K.
Rice University, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
1/1/19 → 12/31/22
Project: Research project
Malawi
Tanzania
Kenya
Nigeria
bundles
Tech Training Core - The Center for Innovation in Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS at Northwestern University (C-THAN)
Murphy, R. L. & Palamountain, K.
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
9/11/18 → 5/31/23
Project: Research project
Point-of-Care Systems
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV
Biomedical Engineering
Mali
The Center for Innovation in Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS at Northwestern University (C-THAN)
Maiga, M., McFall, S. M., Murphy, R. L. & Palamountain, K.
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
9/11/18 → 5/31/23
Project: Research project
Point-of-Care Systems
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV
Biomedical Engineering
Mali
Developing Innovative Interdisciplinary Biomedical Engineering Programs in Africa
Achenbach, C. J., Gatchell, D. W., Glucksberg, M. R., Linsenmeier, R. A., Maiga, M., Murphy, R. L. & Palamountain, K.
John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences
9/1/16 → 8/31/18
Project: Research project
Active Viral Hepatitis Diagnostics to Support Prevention/Treatment of HCC
Elghanian, R., Hawkins, C. A., McFall, S. M., Murphy, R. L. & Palamountain, K.
9/19/14 → 8/31/16
Project: Research project
Hepatitis
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Point-of-Care Systems
Research Output 2008 2019
Supporting diagnosis and management of HIV/AIDS patients through point-of-care technology development
McFall, S. M., Maiga, M., Glucksberg, M. R., Achenbach, C. J., Palamountain, K. L. & Murphy, R. L., Sep 2019, In : Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering. 11, p. 9-15 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Point-of-Care Systems
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV
Africa South of the Sahara
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (U.S.)
Deliverables from international cooperation on an NIH-funded biomedical engineering project in Africa
Gatchell, D. W., Osuntoki, A. A., Coker, A. O., Glucksberg, M. R., Douglas, T. & Palamountain, K. M., Jun 23 2018, In : ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2018-JuneResearch output: Contribution to journal › Conference article
Pediatrics
Biomedical engineering
International cooperation
Health
Innovation
7
Citations
(Scopus)
An investigation of fingerstick blood collection for pointof- care HIV-1 viral load monitoring in South Africa
Maiers, T. J., Gous, N., Nduna, M., McFall, S. M., Kelso, D. M., Fisher, M. J., Palamountain, K. M., Scott, L. E. & Stevens, W. S., Jan 1 2015, In : South African Medical Journal. 105, 3, p. 228-231 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
South Africa
Viral Load
HIV-1
Point-of-Care Systems
Nurses
4
Citations
(Scopus)
Optimizing tuberculosis case detection through a novel diagnostic device placement model: The case of Uganda
Pho, M. T., Deo, S., Palamountain, K. M., Joloba, M. L., Bajunirwe, F. & Katamba, A., Apr 1 2015, In : PloS one. 10, 4, e0122574.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Uganda
tuberculosis
Microscopic examination
Tuberculosis
Equipment and Supplies
90
Citations
(Scopus)
Sustainable HIV treatment in Africa through viral-load-informed differentiated care
Phillips, A., Shroufi, A., Vojnov, L., Cohn, J., Roberts, T., Ellman, T., Bonner, K., Rousseau, C., Garnett, G., Cambiano, V., Nakagawa, F., Ford, D., Bansi-Matharu, L., Miners, A., Lundgren, J. D., Eaton, J. W., Parkes-Ratanshi, R., Katz, Z., Maman, D., Ford, N. & 29 others, , Dec 2 2015, In : Nature. 528, 7580, p. S68-S76Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Viral Load
HIV
Physiologic Monitoring
Therapeutics
CD4 Lymphocyte Count