Committees
Two committees are active in the organisation of the workshop together with the organising secretariat.
The members of the Organizing Committee (OC) discuss, on a frequent basis, the scientific programme of the workshop, identify interesting topics and candidate speakers and review all submitted abstracts.
The members of Scientific Committee assist the OC by providing them with suggestions for speakers and topics. In addition, members of the Scientific Committee actively participate in reviewing submitted abstracts.
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Organizing Committee
Dr. Quarraisha Abdool Karim, PhD is an infectious diseases epidemiologist who recently co-led the CAPRISA 004 clinical trial -- the first to demonstrate efficacy of a topical microbicide for HIV prevention. Her main research interests include understanding the evolving HIV epidemic in South Africa; factors influencing acquisition of HIV infection in young women; sustainable strategies to introduce HAART in resource-constrained settings ...
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Angela Kashuba, PharmD received her Bachelor’s of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Toronto in 1990, and her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from SUNY Buffalo in 1995. She completed a residency at Women’s College Hospital, and a pharmacology research fellowship at the Clinical Pharmacology Research Center at Bassett Healthcare in Cooperstown, NY. She has been on faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill since 1997, and is currently an Associate Professor in the ...
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Gina Brown, photo and bio will follow soon
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Jonathan M Schapiro, MD has devoted his career to HIV clinical care, research and education since completing his Fellowship in Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine Center For AIDS Research, Stanford CA. Dr. Schapiro Graduated from the Ben Gurion University School of Medicine ...
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Sharon Walmsley MD, is Director of Clinical Research, Immunodeficiency Clinic, Toronto Hospital, University Health Network and a Professor, University of Toronto Department of Medicine. She received her MD from the University of Western Ontario, and a Master’s degree in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Toronto. Dr. Walmsley has been actively involved in the design and conduct of many clinical trials, ...
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