Emmanuel Peprah

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Associate Professor of Global and Environmental Health

Dr. Emmanuel Peprah’s research interests lie at the confluence of understanding what, why, and how some evidence-based interventions work in some populations and not others. The programattic focus of his research is understanding the contextual factors that influence the burden of co-morbidity in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH), with a particular focus on cardiovascular disease risk factors and mental health. As the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) continues to increase, there is an opportunity to integrate NCD management into HIV care with implemention strategies that leverage the global infrasturcture designed to improve care delivery for PLWH. Dr. Peprah has built collaborations with multidisciplinary teams of investigators, both nationally and internationally, to address the high burden of comorbidity in PLWH globally. He is also the founder of the Baakoye Foundation, a nonprofit philanthropic organization dedicated to serving people in sub-Saharan Africa, and co-founder of the Washington Leaders Index (WLI), which aims to empower the next generation of emerging leaders through active, innovative, and inclusive leadership programs. Both nonprofit organizations serve the needs of children and people globally within the domains of education and health.

Before joining GPH, Dr. Peprah was a senior program official at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where he worked with senior leadership to oversee strategic planning, initiative development, and implementation of research priorities in the areas of translational research, implementation science, and global health. He led and managed HIV/AIDS programs and a $10 million portfolio as part of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine Program. He was instrumental in launching the Human, Heredity, and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Initiative, a multimillion trans-NIH program, and served on its executive board. Dr. Peprah has received several awards for strategic planning, management, and implementation of large-scale NIH programs.

Education

BS, Biology, Texas A&M University, Commerce, TX

PhD, Molecular Biology & Biomedical Science, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN

Honors and awards

NIH Director’s Award for Leadership H3Africa Stage II Team: For exceptional leadership and dedication in implementing Stage II of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa program (2018)

NHLBI’s Director's for Outstanding Service (2018)

NHLBI’s Director's for Outstanding Service Partnership/Collaboration Award for bringing multiple disciplines together to understand HIV-related co-morbidities and prepare for the challenges presented by the complex conditions of the new HIV era (2018)

NHLBI’s Director's for Outstanding Translational Science Award for demonstrating exemplary leadership and service in advancing translation research (2017)

Federal Service Career Promotion (2016)

NHLBI’s Director's for Outstanding Translational Science Award as part of the Center for Translational Research and Implementation Science (CTRIS) Leadership Team for demonstrating exemplary leadership and service in advancing CTRIS’s translation (2016)

NHLBI’s Director's for Breath of Fresh Air (Innovation) award for exemplary work evaluating NHLBI’s support for multi-project research grants and proposing creative and innovative enhancements to the NHLBI’s program project grants (PPG) (2016)

NHLBI’s Director's for Learning Environment Award for fostering a learning environment through effective administration, knowledge sharing, and thoughtful implementation of the NHLBI R35 Program (2016)

NHLBI’s Director's for Partnership/Collaboration in recognition of outstanding collaborative efforts in developing a conceptual framework for the NHLBI R35 program to provide greater funding stability and flexibility to investigators (2015)

NIH Director's Common Fund Leadership Award for the NIH Common Fund Early Independence Award Program (2013)

NIH Director's Award as a member of the Common Fund Global Health Leadership Team for outstanding service in the coordination of the Common Fund Global Health Initiatives (2012)

Certificate of Appreciation for Invited Presenter, NIH Seminar Series, STEM Careers (2012)

Certificate of Appreciation for Invited Presenter, Washington Mathematics Science Technology Public Charter High School, Washington, DC (2012)

Leadership Award, Postdoctoral Fellows Research Symposium Committee, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (2008)

Areas of research and study

Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence-based Programs

HIV/AIDS

Implementation science

Inter-organizational Networks

Translational science

Publications

Temitope Ojo, Nessa Ryan, Lotanna Dike, Dorice Vieria, Obiageli Nnodu, Joyce Gyamfi, Emmanuel Peprah. Survey development to assess implementers' perceptions of feasibility of evidence-based interventions for cardiovascular disease management in low-and m

Assessing Stakeholder Engagement for Translation Research and Implementation Science in Low- and Middle-Income Countries : Lessons From Ghana, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, Rwanda, and Vietnam

Data resource profile : Cardiovascular H3Africa innovation resource (Chair)

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2017, and forecasts to 2030, for 195 countries and territories : A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017

Nessa Ryan, Lotanna Dike, Emmanuel Peprah. Systematic review of cost, availability, and utilization of hydroxyurea (HU) in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs). 12th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health. Arli

Addressing gaps in international blood availability and transfusion safety in low-and middle-income countries : A nhlbi workshop

Building on the HIV chronic care platform to address noncommunicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa : A research agenda

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017 : A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Implementation Research to Address the United States Health Disadvantage : Report of a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Workshop

Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Noncommunicable diseases among HIV-infected persons in low-income and middle-income countries : A systematic review and meta-analysis

Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

A New Age for African-Driven Genomics Research : Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa)

Advancing stroke genomic research in the age of Trans-Omics big data science : Emerging priorities and opportunities

Big data science : Opportunities and challenges to address minority health and health disparities in the 21st century

Burden of musculoskeletal disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2013 : Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Examining How Our Shared Evolutionary History Shapes Future Disease Outcomes

Foreword : Big Data and its application in health disparities research

Perspectives from NHLBI Global Health Think Tank Meeting for Late Stage (T4) Translation Research

Refining Current Scientific Priorities and Identifying New Scientific Gaps in HIV-Related Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Research

The Importance of Conducting Stroke Genomics Research in African Ancestry Populations

Understanding the Evolutionary Biology of CVD From Analysis of Ancestral Population Genomes

A global perspective on using implementation research to address hypertension-associated target organ damage

A strategic framework for utilizing late-stage (t4) translation research to address health inequities

Building a Platform to Enable NCD Research to Address Population Health in Africa : CVD Working Group Discussion at the Sixth H3Africa Consortium Meeting in Zambia