Jason A. Bailey, PhD

2003 BS Biology University of Maryland College Park

2015 PhD Molecular Epidemiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine

2017 T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Vaccinology, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Personal Statement

Dr. Bailey is a molecular epidemiologist with a focus on public health and infectious disease surveillance, particularly in vulnerable, under-resourced populations across sub-Saharan Africa. His expertise combines molecular biology, epidemiology, and biostatistics; enabling the integration of high-dimensional serological data into clinical trial and observational research to discover novel informative biomarkers for pathogen exposure and responses to vaccination. Dr. Bailey has experience in infectious disease modeling and predictive analytics (forecasting). The goal of his research is to identify patterns in pathogen prevalence using high dimensional longitudinal serological data, and investigate mechanisms underlying infectious disease spread to inform prevention and intervention strategies.  He leads multidisciplinary research efforts to identify and reduce global health disparities through monitoring and evaluating public health interventions and improving maternal and child health morbidity and mortality surveillance through strengthening Civil Registration of Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems.

Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honors

Positions and Scientific Appointments

2024-present   Associate Graduate Faculty, University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore MD

2024-present   Track Leader: Molecular Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Human Genetics, University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore MD

2021-present   Research Associate, Molecular Epidemiologist/Data Scientist, Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

2019-2021       Data Scientist/Epidemiologist, Integrated Biosurveillance, Predictive Analytics, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division, Silver Spring MD

2018-2019       Lead Biostatistician, Virology Department, The Emmes Corporation, Rockville MD

2015-2018       NIH T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Vaccinology, Department of Geographic Medicine, Institute for Global Health, Division of Malaria Research, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore MD

2009-2015       Graduate Research Assistant (Teaching), PhD Student Molecular Epidemiology, Meyerhoff Graduate Fellow, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Center for Vaccine Development, Malaria Research Program, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore MD

2005-2009       Research Technologist, Malaria Research Institute, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

2005-2005                   Research Technologist, Genomics Operations, Gene Logic Inc, Gaithersburg MD

2001-2005       Research Assistant, Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD

Other Experience and Professional Memberships

2008-present   Member, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Honors

2009                            Meyerhoff Graduate Fellowship Award, Baltimore MD

2015                            NIH T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, Baltimore MD

Serology, Seroepidemiology, Data Science, Molecular Epidemiology, Microarray, Public Health, Infant and Maternal Health, Monitoring and Evaluation, Biosurveillance, Sample Registration Systems, CRVS

Bailey JA, Berry AA, Travassos MA, Ouattara A, Boudova S, Dotsey EY, Pike A, Jacob CG, Adams M, Tan JC, Bannen RM, Patel JJ, Pablo J, Nakajima R, Jasinskas A, Dutta S, Takala-Harrison S, Lyke KE, Laurens MB, Niangaly A, Coulibaly D, Kouriba B, Doumbo OK, Thera MA, Felgner PL, Plowe CV. Microarray analyses reveal strain-specific antibody responses to Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen 1 variants following natural infection and vaccination. Sci Rep. 2020 Mar 3;10(1):3952. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-60551-z. PMID: 32127565

Bailey JA, Pablo J, Niangaly A, Travassos MA, Ouattara A, Coulibaly D, Laurens MB, Takala- Harrison SL,Lyke KE, Skinner J, Berry AA, Jasinskas A, Nakajima-Sasaki R, Kouriba B, Thera MA, Felgner PL, Doumbo OK, Plowe CV. Seroreactivity to a large panel of field-derived Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen 1 and merozoite surface protein 1 variants reflects seasonal and lifetime acquired responses to malaria. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Jan;92(1):9-12. PubMed PMID: 25294612; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4347399

Takala-Harrison S, Jacob CG, Arze C, Cummings MP, Silva JC, Dondorp AM, Fukuda MM, Hien TT, Mayxay M, Noedl H, Nosten F, Kyaw MP, Nhien NT, Imwong M, Bethell D, Se Y, Lon C, Tyner SD, Saunders DL, Ariey F, Mercereau-Puijalon O, Menard D, Newton PN, Khanthavong M, Hongvanthong B, Starzengruber P, Fuehrer HP, Swoboda P, Khan WA, Phyo AP, Nyunt MM, Nyunt MH, Brown TS, Adams M, Pepin CS, Bailey J, Tan JC, Ferdig MT, Clark TG, Miotto O, MacInnis B, Kwiatkowski DP, White NJ, Ringwald P, Plowe CV. Independent emergence of artemisinin resistance mutations among Plasmodium falciparum in Southeast Asia. J Infect Dis. 2015 Mar 1;211(5):670-9. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiu491. Epub 2014 Sep 1. PMID: 25180241;PMCID: PMC4334802.

Travassos MA, Coulibaly D, Bailey JA, Niangaly A, Adams M, Nyunt MM, Ouattara A, Lyke KE, Laurens MB, Pablo J, Jasinskas A, Nakajima R, Berry AA, Takala-Harrison S, Kone AK, Kouriba B, Rowe JA, Doumbo OK, Thera MA, Laufer MK, Felgner PL, Plowe CV. Differential recognition of terminal extracellular Plasmodium falciparum VAR2CSA domains by sera from multigravid, malaria-exposed Malian women. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Jun;92(6):1190-4. PubMed PMID: 25918203; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4458824

Driscoll AJ, Haidara FC, Tapia MD, Deichsel EL, Samake OS, Bocoum T, Bailey JA, Fitzpatrick MC, Goldenberg RL, Kodio M, Moulton LH, Nasrin D, Onwuchekwa U, Shaffer AM, Sow SO, Kotloff KL. Antenatal, intrapartum and infant azithromycin to prevent stillbirths and infant deaths: study protocol for SANTE, a 2×2 factorial randomised controlled trial in Mali. BMJ Open. 2023 Aug 30;13(8):e067581. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067581. PMID: 37648393; PMCID: PMC10471877

 Salerno-Gonçalves R, Chen WH, Mulligan MJ, Frey SE, Stapleton JT, Keitel WA, Bailey J, Sendra E, Hill H, Johnson RA, Sztein MB. Vaccine-related major cutaneous reaction size correlates with cellular-mediated immune responses after tularaemia immunisation. Clin Transl Immunology. 2021 Jan 19;10(1):e1239. doi: 10.1002/cti2.1239. PMID: 33505681; PMCID: PMC7814273