Otto Yang has been on faculty since 1999, and received tenure in 2004. He has a background in clinical infectious diseases, and his laboratory specializes in T cell immunology in HIV infection, relevant to developing immune therapies and vaccines…
CAB Representative Through her leadership, the CAB will provide insight to the EC on the disparities affecting communities most impacted by HIV. She will work to ensure that the CAB engages interested community members, study participants, and people living with and…
Dr. Vadgama is the Vice President for Research and Health Affairs at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU). He is Professor of Medicine at CDU and the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine in the Department(s)…
Dr. Steven Shoptaw is a clinical psychologist, Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Family Medicine at UCLA. He is Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry at UCLA and at the University of Cape Town in…
Dr. Mimiaga is Professor of Epidemiology (Fielding School of Public Health) and Professor of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences (David Geffen School of Medicine) at UCLA. He is also Director of the UCLA Center for LGBTQ Advocacy, Research, and Health,…
Dr. Lockett is Director of International Affairs and Professor at CDU and has travelled to over 40 countries within the Americas, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Europe. As an International Population Fellow assigned to the National Institute of Public…
Dr. Landovitz is an internationally recognized authority on HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis, with contributions to the implementation science of early oral PrEP options, and the development of next-generation HIV PrEP agents and strategies, including the registrational trials supporting long-acting…
Dr. Harawa serves as Associate Director for the Charles Drew University’s Center for AIDS Research, Education and Services (Drew CARES). She is a Professor in the CDU College of Medicine as well as the UCLA David Geffen School of…
Dr. Daar is Chief of the Division of HIV Medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and Professor of Medicine at DGSOM. He has devoted his career to treating patients with HIV infection and studying the pathogenesis of acute and chronic…
Dr. Bhattacharya is an Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases who specializes in the management of HIV and HIV/viral hepatitis co-infection. Her clinical work is based at the Greater Los Angeles VA; however, she also participates in…