Mentor Directory

Mentor Area of Research Research Description
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Edwin Charlebois, PhD, MPH
Basic and Translational Science

Prevention, epidemiology, testing, treatment policy, combination prevention, implementation science, surveillance, tuberculosis co-infection

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John Gross, PhD
Basic and Translational Science

HIV-1, HIV-2, cellular restriction factors and viral antagonists, genetic conflicts, viral evolution, structural biology, drug discovery

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Timothy Henrich, MD
Basic and Translational Science

Viral Persistence, HIV-1, SARS-CoV-2, Human Herpes Viruses, Viral Reservoirs, HIV Cure, Translational Virology, Infectious Diseases, Viral-Host Interactions, Single-Cell Analysis, Post-Acute Sequelae, Molecular Imaging, PET imaging, Infectious Disease Molecular Imaging, Digital Spatial Analyses

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Peter Hunt, MD
Basic and Translational Science

Inflammation, HIV, CMV, Aging, Comorbidities, Translational Research

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Philip Norris, MD
Basic and Translational Science

Viral, Blood Preservation, Transfusions, Molecular Biology, Isoantibodies, West Nile Faver, HIV Core Protein p24

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Melanie Ott, MD, PhD
Basic and Translational Science

HIV-1 cure, latency, and viral reservoirs; HIV transcription and epigenetic regulation; CRISPR/Cas diagnostics; human organoids (airway, gut, brain) and animal models for viral diseases; SARS-CoV-2 and post-acute COVID / long COVID; virus–host protein interaction networks; bunyaviruses

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Michael Peluso, MD, MPhil, MHS
Basic and Translational Science

HIV cure, HIV clinical trials, Clinical Research, Translational research, COVID-19, Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), Long COVID, Viral persistence

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Satish Pillai, PhD
Basic and Translational Science

HIV Evolution, Pathogenesis, Persistence, Cell-Intrinsic Immunity, Interferon-alpha, Viral Disease Biomarkers, Cell-free DNA

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Nadia Roan, PhD
Basic and Translational Science

HIV persistence, Immunity, T cells, single-cell "omics", COVID-19, Women's Health, Mucosa

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Rachel Rutishauser, MD, PhD
Basic and Translational Science

HIV cure, HIV immunotherapy, CD8+ T cell biology, Vaccines

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Carol Camlin, PhD, MPH
Behavioral Science

HIV prevention and treatment, Global health, Qualitative and mixed methods research, Human mobility and migration, Social networks and network-based interventions, Behavioral and social science research, Gender and sexual & reproductive health, Sub-Saharan Africa / East Africa

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Amy Conroy, PhD, MPH
Behavioral Science

Dyadic health; couple-based interventions; alcohol use; cardiometabolic disorders; multimorbidity; perinatal depression; mental health; HIV treatment engagement; global health

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Orlando Harris, PhD, RN, FNP, MPH
Behavioral Science

Sexual and Gender Minority Health, Healthy Equity, Syndemic Policy Research, Community engagement, Mixed-methods research, Caribbean Sexualities

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Mallory Johnson, PhD
Behavioral Science

HIV Infections, Anti-HIV Agents, Sexual Partners, Patient Compliance, Medication Adherence, Mentoring Junior Faculty

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Julia Lechuga, PhD
Behavioral Science

Latinx populations, Health disparities, Behavioral interventions, Culturally tailored interventions, Community-based participatory research (CBPR), Social & cultural determinants of health, Community partnerships

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Sheri Lippman, PhD, MPH
Behavioral Science

Community engagement/ community mobilization, Social-structural interventions, Implementation science, International prevention and care research (South Africa / Brazil), Self-testing and point-of-care testing, Social determinants of health / social epidemiology

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Ali Mirzazadeh, MD, PhD
Behavioral Science

Epidemiology, Hard-to-reach/underserved populations, Sampling & recruitment methods, Respondent-driven sampling, Population size estimation, Survey methods, Sampling & selection bias, Measurement bias, Representativeness

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Jerry Ouner, PhD, RN, MS
Behavioral Science

Water insecurity, extreme weather events and HIV treatment outcomes, Antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence , HIV/AIDS and maternal and child health, HIV treatment and prevention, Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), HIV-related stigma

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Kartika Palar, PhD, MA
Behavioral Science

Health equity, HIV/NCD comorbidities, Food security, Social determinants of health, Community-based interventions, Mixed methods, Health policy, Latin America and the Caribbean

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Jesús Ramírez-Valles, PhD, MPH
Behavioral Science

LGBTQ health, public health, HIV, stigma, racism, Latin American, aging, Latinx populations

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Greg Rebchook, PhD
Behavioral Science

Implementation Science, MSM, Trans communities, community engaged research, translating research into practice, intervention development and evaluation, capacity building assistance, implementation/replication Manuals, community-level interventions

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Milo Santos, PhD, MPH
Behavioral Science

HIV/AIDS, Implementation science, Substance abuse

Headshot of John Sauceda
John Sauceda, PhD, MSc, MA
Behavioral Science

HIV treatment and engagement research; intervention science; psychometrics; mental health and substance use research; Latino health

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Wayne Steward, PhD, MPH
Behavioral Science

HIV policy research, health services research, implementation science, stigma measurement and intervention, use of AI to improve engagement in care, global health

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Paul Wesson, PhD
Behavioral Science

HIV, hidden populations, hard-to-reach populations, sampling, population size estimation, criminal legal involvement, causal inference, intersectionality

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Erin Wilson, DrPH, MPH
Behavioral Science

Social Epidemiology, Health Disparities research focused on sexual and gender minority groups with intersecting substance use and mental health needs, Syndemic Theory & Co-Occurring Risks, Intersectionality & Structural Stigma, Intervention strategies (Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) & Demonstration Projects), Status Neutral, HIV care and PrEP interventions, Digital Health & Mobile Health (mHealth), Multi-level Interventions, Community-based research and interventions, Implementation Science, Regions: San Francisco, Louisiana, Brazil, Nepal

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Emily Arnold, PhD
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

Ethnography, Qualitative Methods, Social Networks, Social Support, Children/youth, Socioeconomically marginalized groups, LGBT populations, Clinic, Intervention Development, Community-based collaborative research, Policy advocacy, HIV, Implementation Science, Interdisciplinary research collaboration

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Francesca Aweeka, PharmD
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

Analytical techniques for quantification of HIV, malaria, Antimalarials,TB and Oncology Drugs in Plasma

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Susan Buchbinder, MD
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

Public Health, Director Bridge HIV, HIV Prevention, HIV Transmission, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Mentoring Junior Faculty

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Gabriel Chamie, MD
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

HIV, TB, unhealthy alcohol use, Kenya, Uganda, rural populations

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Phillip Coffin, MD, MIA
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

Public Health Research, Infectious Disease, HIV, HIV Risk Behavior, Addiction Management, Substance Abuse, Drug Users, Overdose Prevention, Clinical Trials, Toxicology, Viral Hepatitis Care

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Craig Cohen, MD, MPH
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

Reproductive health, global health, clinical trials, vaginal microbiome, STIs

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Carol Dawson-Rose, RN, PhD, FAAN
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

Implementation Science, HIV Infectious, Qualitative Research Methods, Socio-Economically Marginalized groups; Social Stigma, Counseling, Mentoring Junior Faculty

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Steven Deeks, MD
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

HIV Cure, CD4-Positive T-lymphocytes, HIV-1, HIV Infections, Anti-HIV agents, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active

Headshot of Elizabeth Fair
Elizabeth Fair, MD, PhD
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

Tuberculosis, Urban health, Contact tracing

Headshot of Jonathan Fuchs
Jonathan Fuchs, MD, MPH
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

Public Health, HIV, HIV Prevention, STD, HIV Immunology, HIV Vaccine, Mentoring Junior Faculty

Headshot of Monica Gandhi
Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

Hair, HIV Infections, Anti-HIV Agents, Nevirapine, Bonzoxazines, Mentoring Junior Faculty

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Judy Hahn, PhD, MA
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

Alcohol drinking, Hepatitis C, Uganda, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Epidemiology, Infectious Disease

Headshot of Laurence Huang
Laurence Huang, MD
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

HIV-associated pulmonary diseases, Post-TB lung disease, Global lung health

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Vivek Jain, MD, MAS
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

HIV, Infectious diseases, respiratory viral infections, implementation science, HIV clinical care, antiretroviral therapy, care delivery models

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Jenny Liu, PhD, MPP, MA
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

Child & adolescent health, Epidemiology & surveillance, Reproductive health, Health economics, HIV/AIDS, Implementation science, Primary care, Women's health, consumer health markets, human-centered design, behavioral sciences

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Albert Liu, MD, MPH
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

PrEP, Long-acting PrEP, Mobile app interventions, STI testing, Methamphetamine use, Public health, Implementation science, Injection modalities, Safety-net clinics

Headshot of Annie Luetkemeyer
Annie Luetkemeyer, MD
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

ACTG, Clinical Trials, Antitubercular Agents, Antiviral Agents, Rifampin, TB, HIV Infections

Headshot of Jeffrey Martin
Jeffrey Martin, MD, MPH
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

Epi, DB Research, Sarcoma, Kaposi, HIV-1, HIV Infections, Anti-HIV agents, Antiretroviral Therapy, East Africa

Headshot of Torsten Neilands
Torsten Neilands, PhD
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

Applied data analysis, survey scale development & validation; latent variable modeling (e.g., factor analysis, structural equation modeling), longitudinal analysis with random effects, addressing missing data 

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Jennifer Price, MD, PhD
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

Liver disease, Hepatitis C virus, Hepatitis B virus, Hepatic steatosis

Headshot of Elise Riley
Elise Riley, PhD
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

Co-occurring conditions, cardiovascular complications, cerebrovascular complications, stimulant use, polysubstance use, integrated care

Headshot of Parya Saberi
Parya Saberi, PharmD
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

Medication adherence, technology, mobile health, remote research, non-clinical settings, home-based care, pharmacy, pre-exposure prophylaxis, long-acting injectables, artificial intelligence, psychedelics

Headshot of Matthew Spinelli
Matthew Spinelli, MD, MAS
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

PrEP, HIV prevention, implementation science, infectious diseases 

Headshot of Phyllis Tien
Phyllis Tien, MD
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

HIV infections, Infectious Diseases, Viral Hepatitis,  Antiretroviral Therapy, Co-infection, Co-morbidities, Ovarian aging, and MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS)

Headshot of Sheri Weiser
Sheri Weiser, MD
Clinical & Epidemiological Science

HIV Infections, Food Supply, Homeless Persons, ART, Medication Adherence, Social Stigma, Sub-Saharan Africa

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