CFAR Mentoring Program Research Symposium
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The Andy I. Choi Mentoring Program of the UCSF-GIVI Center for AIDS Research will offer Bay Area investigators a glimpse into the future of HIV research with a half-day symposium by CFAR Mentees on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at the J. David Gladstone Institutes' Mahley Auditorium. CFAR Co-Directors Drs. Volberding and Warner C. Greene, will provide a venue for promoting the work of the future leaders in HIV research. The speaker lineup features a group of highly respected HIV/AIDS investigators from our Mentoring Program. Research presentations will span basic, clinical, epidemiologic, preventive and translational aspects of HIV biology.
A highlight of the symposium will be the presentation of the CFAR Early-Career Investigator Awards to recognize and honor the two most outstanding investigators of 2012. We hope to see you there!
Speaker Lineup
| Gilad Doitsh | HIV-Induced CD4 T-Cell Depletion: An Innate Host Defense Gone Awry? |
| Jeff Milush | Role of Endogenous Glucocorticoid Regulatory Mechanisms in Controlling HIV-Associated Inflammation |
| Evan Jacobs | Investigation of How Elevated Cytokines in Elite Controllers Enable Control of Viral Replication |
| Sarah Woolf-King | Alcohol and Risk of HIV Infection in Sub-Saharan Africa: Overview and Future Research Directions |
| Ma Somsouk | Colonic Epithelial Cell Turnover Is Elevated in HIV Infection |
| Katherine Van Loon | Building a Population-Based Cancer Registry in Tanzania |
| Elvin Geng* | Addressing Loss to Follow-Up in Clinic Based Cohorts of HIV Infected Patients in Africa: A Case Study of the Measurement in Effectiveness Research *Recipient, Early-Career Award of Excellence in Translational Research |
| Nadia Roan* | Identification and Characterization of Semen Factors That Enhance HIV Infection *Recipient, Early-Career Award of Excellence in Basic Science |
The program will be moderated by Paul Volberding, interim Co-Director of the Andy I. Choi Mentoring Program. For more details please see the full program.
Registration is required and admission is free. For more information, please contact event organizer Brenda Sanchez.
