CFAR Scientific Symposium

CFAR Future Leaders in HIV Research Symposium

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Mahley Auditorium, Gladstone Institutes
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Keynote

Shaping the Future of Science: Inspiring the Next Generation

Professor, Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology, Department of Medicine

Updates on Federal Funding Environment

Director, UCSF-Bay Area Center for AIDS Research

Congratulations to the 2025 CFAR Excellence Awardees

Harnessing cell-intrinsic mechanisms to target HIV-1-infected cells

Postdoctoral Fellow
Gladstone Institute of Virology

2025 CFAR Excellence Award for Basic/Translational Research
Prediction and Prevention of Heart Disease Among People with HIV

Assistant Professor of Medicine  
Division of Cardiology at Zuckerberg San Francisco General 
University of California San Francisco

2025 CFAR Excellence Award for Clinical Research
Young men’s preferences for PrEP access in rural South Africa

Assistant Professor, Division of Prevention Science 
University of California San Francisco

2025 CFAR Excellence Award for Socio-Behavioral Research

Senior Investigator Lecture

Treating Asymptomatic CMV Improves Immunologic and Aging Outcomes in Treated HIV

Professor, Department of Medicine 
Co-Director, Director, UCSF-Bay Area Center for AIDS Research

Past CFAR Excellence Awardees

Excellence in Basic/Translational Science

Paul Ogongo, PhD (2024)
Ujjwal Rathore. PhD, MS (2023)
Diana Alba, MD (2022)

Excellence in Clinical Science

Rebecca Abelman, MD (2024)  
Ayesha Appa, MD (2023)
Matthew Spinellli, MD (2019)

Excellence in Socio-Behavioral Science

Jennifer Velloza, PhD, MPH (2024)
Jerry Ouner, PhD, RN, MS (2023)
Amy Conroy, PhD, MPH (2021)