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SARAH GUNTER

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionBaylor College of Medicine
DepartmentDepartment of Pediatrics
Address1102 BATES
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    Texas A&M University, College Station, TXBS08/2011Biomedical Science
    Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TXMPH12/2012Epidemiology
    The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TXPhD05/2016Epidemiology
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    2024Young Investigator Award, Baylor College of Medicine
    2023 - 2025Science Policy Fellow, Entomological Society of America
    2018Woman of Excellence, Baylor College of Medicine
    2016Postdoctoral Travel Award , The American Society of Tropical Medicine
    2016William Jessen Memorial Travel Award, The National Wildlife Rehabilitation Association

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         (Peter Hotez)Jul 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
    Anonymous donor
    Health warning system for Climate Resilience
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Peter Hotez)Nov 1, 2024 - Oct 31, 2025
    Lyda Hill Philanthropies
    Texas Virosphere Project
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Sarah Gunter)Aug 1, 2023 - Jul 31, 2026
    Kleberg Foundation
    A citizen science approach to determining the risk of tick-borne disease in Texas
    Role: Principal Investigator
         (Amy Sanyahumbi)Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2025
    Leducq Foundation
    Acute rheumatic fever diagnosis collaborative network
    Role: Co-Investigator
    R01AI165560     (NOLAN, MELISSA SUZANNE)Sep 17, 2021 - Aug 31, 2026
    NIH
    Next generation mosquito control through technology-driven trap development and artificial intelligence guided detection of mosquito breeding habitats
    Role: Principle Investigator
    R21AI154342     (SIMS SANYAHUMBI, AMY)Jun 22, 2021 - May 31, 2023
    NIH
    Investigating parasitism-induced immune dysregulation and susceptibility to acute rheumatic fever in children
    Role: Principle Investigator
    R03AI151609     (GUNTER, SARAH MURPHY)Feb 24, 2021 - Jan 31, 2023
    NIH
    Determining the vector ecology and epidemiology of tick-borne spotted fever group Rickettsia in a large urban setting of Houston, TX.
    Role: Principal Investigator
         (Sarah Gunter)Oct 1, 2019 - Sep 30, 2022
    Texas Children's Hospital Pediatric Pilot Award
    Epidemiologic and clinical investigation of emergent spotted fever group rickettsioses in Belize
    Role: Principle Investigator
    HHS000427700001     (Sarah Gunter)Sep 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2025
    Texas Department of State Health Services
    Neglected Tropical Disease Screening at the Texas-Mexico Border (Starr County, TX)
    Role: Principle Investigator
         (Sarah Gunter)Jul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2021
    Thrasher Foundation
    Epidemiologic and clinical investigation of emergent spotted fever group rickettsioses in Belize
    Role: Principle Investigator
    U01GH002235     (MURRAY, KRISTY)Sep 15, 2018 - Sep 14, 2023
    NIH
    An Integrated One Health Approach to Detect and Respond to Emerging Disease Threats in High-Risk Regions of Central America
    Role: Co-Investigator
         (Sarah Gunter)Jan 1, 2018 - Dec 31, 2025
    Texas Ecolabs
    Elucidating the burden of tick-borne disease along wildlife-urban interfaces in Texas
    Role: Principle Investigator
         (Peter Hotez)Jul 1, 2017 - Aug 31, 2021
    Exxon Mobile Foundation
    Geospatial Analysis of High-Risk Areas for Vector-borne Transmission Utilizing Satellite Imaging Technology
    Role: Co-Investigator
    R21AI112647     (MURRAY, KRISTY)Jun 1, 2016 - May 31, 2018
    NIH
    Seroprevalence and Risk of Chagas Disease in Texas Hunters
    Role: Postdoc

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    1. . Collaborate or Stagnate: Break Down Silos to Achieve Success. American Entomologist. 2025; 71(1):40-46.
    2. Ram?rez JEA, Maliga A, Stewart A, Lino A, Oliva JE, Sandoval X, Zielinski-Gutierrez E, Chacon-Fuentes R, Suchdev PS, Zelaya S, S?nchez M, Recinos DL, L?pez B, Hawes E, Liu J, Ronca SE, Gunter SM, Murray KO, Dom?nguez R. Seroprevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibodies in Healthcare Personnel in El Salvador Prior to Vaccination Campaigns. Infect Dis Rep. 2024 Jun 07; 16(3):531-542. PMID: 38920896; PMCID: PMC11203478.
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    3. Shih DC, Silver R, Henao OL, Alemu A, Audi A, Bigogo G, Colston JM, Edu-Quansah EP, Erickson TA, Gashu A, Gbelee GB, Gunter SM, Kosek MN, Logan GG, Mackey JM, Maliga A, Manzanero R, Morazan G, Morey F, Munoz FM, Murray KO, Nelson TV, Olortegui MP, Yori PP, Ronca SE, Schiaffino F, Tayachew A, Tedasse M, Wossen M, Allen DR, Angra P, Balish A, Farron M, Guerra M, Herman-Roloff A, Hicks VJ, Hunsperger E, Kazazian L, Mikoleit M, Munyua P, Munywoki PK, Namwase AS, Onyango CO, Park M, Peruski LF, Sugerman DE, Gutierrez EZ, Cohen AL. Incorporating COVID-19 into Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance Systems, Belize, Kenya, Ethiopia, Peru, and Liberia, 2020-2021. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 12; 28(13):S34-S41. PMID: 36502419; PMCID: PMC9745219.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    4. . Syndromic Surveillance among Evacuees at a Houston “Megashelter” following Hurricane Harvey. Sustainability. 2022; 14(10).
    5. Ly AN, Manzanero R, Maliga A, Gunter SM, Ronca SE, Zielinski-Gutierrez E, Morey F, Bautista K, Espinosa-Bode A, Cadena L, Fuentes RC, Erickson TA, Munoz FM, Mackey J, Murray KO, Belize Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance Team, L?pez B, Moraz?n G. Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Acute Dengue Virus Infections Detected through Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance, Belize 2020. Viruses. 2022 04 07; 14(4). PMID: 35458498; PMCID: PMC9029937.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    6. Krishnavajhala A, Armstrong BA, Kneubehl AR, Gunter SM, Piccione J, Kim HJ, Ramirez R, Castro-Arellano I, Roachell W, Teel PD, Lopez JE. Diversity and distribution of the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 11; 15(11):e0009868. PMID: 34813588; PMCID: PMC8651100.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    7. Ellis L, Curtis MW, Gunter SM, Lopez JE. Relapsing Fever Infection Manifesting as Aseptic Meningitis, Texas, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 10; 27(10). PMID: 34546167; PMCID: PMC8462328.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    8. Armstrong BA, Krishnavajhala A, Kneubehl AR, Gunter SM, Replogle A, Petersen JM, Lopez JE, Berm?dez SE, Dom?nguez L. Isolation and genetic characterization of a relapsing fever spirochete isolated from Ornithodoros puertoricensis collected in central Panama. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 08; 15(8):e0009642. PMID: 34398885; PMCID: PMC8389842.
      Citations: 9     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    9. Erickson TA, Mayes B, Murray KO, Gunter SM. The epidemiology of human ehrlichiosis in Texas, 2008-2017. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2021 11; 12(6):101788. PMID: 34325087.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Leining LM, Gatchalian SR, GUNTER SM, Castillo-Carandang NT, Mandalakas AM, Cruz AT, McCormick JB, Murray KO, on behalf of the PEER Health Bohol Paediatric Study Team . Geospatial and hot spot analysis of paediatric tuberculosis infection in Bohol, Philippines. Epidemiology and Infection. 2020; e89(148):1-8.
    11. Gunter SM, Versteeg L, Jones KM, Keegan BP, Strych U, Bottazzi ME, Hotez PJ, Brown EL. Covalent vaccination with Trypanosoma cruzi Tc24 induces catalytic antibody production. Parasite Immunol. 2018 Nov; 40(11):e12585. PMID: 30132929.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    12. Gunter SM, Jones KM, Seid CA, Essigmann HT, Zhan B, Strych U, Bottazzi ME, Hotez PJ, Brown EL. Mutations to Cysteine Residues in the Trypanosoma cruzi B-Cell Superantigen Tc24 Diminish Susceptibility to IgM-Mediated Hydrolysis. J Parasitol. 2017 10; 103(5):579-583. PMID: 28581897.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    13. Hanis CL, Garrett KE, Essigmann HT, Robinson DA, Gunter SM, Nyitray AG, Brown EL. Household aggregation of Staphylococcus aureus by clonal complex and methicillin resistance profiles in Starr County, Texas. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017 Oct; 36(10):1787-1793. PMID: 28474178.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    14. Harris N, Woc-Colburn L, Gunter SM, Gorchakov R, Murray KO, Rossmann S, Garcia MN. Autochthonous Chagas disease in the southern United States: A case report of suspected residential and military exposures. Zoonoses Public Health. 2017 09; 64(6):491-493. PMID: 28418113.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsPHPublic Health
    15. Gunter SM, Murray KO, Gorchakov R, Beddard R, Rossmann SN, Montgomery SP, Rivera H, Brown EL, Aguilar D, Widman LE, Garcia MN. Likely Autochthonous Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi to Humans, South Central Texas, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 03; 23(3):500-503. PMID: 28221110; PMCID: PMC5382766.
      Citations: 19     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsPHPublic Health
    16. Garcia MN, Burroughs H, Gorchakov R, Gunter SM, Dumonteil E, Murray KO, Herrera CP. Molecular identification and genotyping of Trypanosoma cruzi DNA in autochthonous Chagas disease patients from Texas, USA. Infect Genet Evol. 2017 04; 49:151-156. PMID: 28095298.
      Citations: 25     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    17. Garcia MN, Cropper TL, Gunter SM, Kramm MM, Pawlak MT, Roachell W, Ronca SE, Stidham RA, Webber BJ, Yun HC. Vector-borne diseases of public health importance for personnel on military installations in the United States. US Army Med Dep J. 2017 Jan-Jun; (1-17):90-101. PMID: 28511278.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsPHPublic Health
    18. Gunter SM, Brown EL, Gorchakov R, Murray KO, Garcia MN. Sylvatic Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi Among Domestic and Wildlife Reservoirs in Texas, USA: A Review of the Historical Literature. Zoonoses Public Health. 2017 08; 64(5):313-327. PMID: 27911051.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    19. Gunter SM, Jones KM, Zhan B, Essigmann HT, Murray KO, Garcia MN, Gorchakov R, Bottazzi ME, Hotez PJ, Brown EL. Identification and Characterization of the Trypanosoma cruzi B-cell Superantigen Tc24. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Jan; 94(1):114-121. PMID: 26598565; PMCID: PMC4710414.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    20. Garcia MN, Murphy SK, Gross A, Wagner J, Murray KO. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Texas hunters: a potentially high-risk population for exposure to the parasite that causes Chagas disease. Parasit Vectors. 2015 Apr 01; 8:197. PMID: 25886035; PMCID: PMC4393639.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsPHPublic Health
    21. Planque SA, Nishiyama Y, Hara M, Sonoda S, Murphy SK, Watanabe K, Mitsuda Y, Brown EL, Massey RJ, Primmer SR, O'Nuallain B, Paul S. Physiological IgM class catalytic antibodies selective for transthyretin amyloid. J Biol Chem. 2014 May 09; 289(19):13243-58. PMID: 24648510; PMCID: PMC4036335.
      Citations: 20     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsCTClinical Trials
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