Meet the Experts

Research interests: Sexually transmitted infections; HIV; Antimicrobial resistance

Research interests: Global health; Sexually transmitted infections; Antimicrobial resistance

Research interests: Fungal infections; Chagas disease; Multi-drug resistant bacterial infections

Director, Academic Research Track, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

Research interests: HIV-viral hepatitis coinfection; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C

Research interests: HIV; Sexually transmitted infections; Substance use

Research Interests: Tuberculosis; Global health; Emerging diseases

Research interests: Infections in pregnancy; HIV; Applied immunology

Research interests: Innate immune memory; Signal transduction; Gene regulation

Associate Director, UCLA CARE Center

Research interests: HIV; Hepatitis C virus; Vaccines/Immune-based interventions

Director, Vine Street Clinic

Research interests: HIV prevention; Sexually transmitted infections; Substance use

Executive Vice Chair for Research, UCLA Department of Medicine

Research interests: HIV therapeutics; Cardiovascular complications of HIV; HIV in women

Director, CFAR Scientific Working Group (CHAMP)

Research interests: HIV/AIDS; Pregnancy and postpartum; Prevention and treatment

Co-Lead of Global Health Pathway

Research interests: HIV and related conditions; Global health; Implementation science

Research interests: Microbiome; HIV; Substance use

Research interests: Human systems immunology; Vaccinology; Antibodies

Research interests: Optimizing health for women with HIV across the continuum of care; Prevention and treatment of noncommunicable diseases in resource-constrained settings; Cervical cancer prevention

Research interests: Biology of intracellular bacterial pathogens; Vaccines against mycobacterium tuberculosis, Tier 1 select agents and beta-coronaviruses; Drugs and drug regimens for treatment of tuberculosis and tularemia

Research interests: Vector-borne and zoonotic diseases; One health and planetary health; Emerging infections and pandemic preparedness

Research interests: HIV persistence and reservoir biology; Immunotherapy and immune evasion; Immunology of chronic viral infections

Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases

Research interests: HIV prevention; STI treatment and prevention; HIV therapeutics

Program Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases Fellowship Career Development Program

Research interests: Impact of immune senescence on outcomes after organ transplantation; Epigenetic mechanisms of immunosuppression and risk of infection and rejection; Frailty and sarcopenia in the older transplant recipient

Chief Officer, Infection Prevention

Research Interests: Infection prevention; Environmental reservoirs; Outbreak investigation

Medical Director, CARE Clinic

Research Interests: Narrative medicine; Health equity; HIV/general ID

Associate Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases

Research interests: Cellular immunity; Translational immunology research; Virology

Chief, Section of Infectious Diseases at Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Director, Clinical Microbiology, UCLA Health System

Associate Medical Director, Clinical Microbiology, UCLA Health System