Renee Heffron, Professor of Medicine at UAB, is a clinical epidemiologist and HIV prevention researcher with experience that incorporates implementation science, behavioral science, and qualitative research. She leads numerous research projects focused on biomedical HIV prevention using pre-exposure prophylaxis including studies of novel products and optimizing delivery of efficacious products with close collaborations in Uganda, Kenya, and South Africa.
She is the Director of the Center for AIDS Research at UAB, a center with a 35-year history of supporting HIV research across disciplines of basic, clinical, implementation, and community sciences. Throughout her career she has been a mentor to dozens of trainees including doctoral students, fellows, and early career investigators at US and African institutions.
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