Jennifer J. Furin

Jennifer J. Furin, MD, PhD, is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at Case Western Reserve University and director of Clinical Capacity Building for the Sentinel Project on Pediatric Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. She holds affiliations with Harvard Medical School (MD, 1999) and has extensive global health expertise in tuberculosis and HIV. Her work spans operational research, clinical programs, and policy advisory roles.

Education: PhD in Medical Anthropology from UCLA (1995), MD from Harvard Medical School (1999), residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2002), and infectious diseases fellowship at University Hospitals Case Medical Center (2004).

Research interests focus on multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), HIV co-infections, and global health equity. Her fieldwork includes over 25 years of experience in Peru, Haiti, Russia, South Africa, and other regions. She advises national TB programs, WHO, USAID, and Médecins Sans Frontières.

Professional roles include membership in the AIDS Clinical Trials Group’s Tuberculosis Transformation Science Committee and leadership in the Sentinel Project, addressing pediatric drug-resistant TB.