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This monthly lecture series, which is offered by the CFAR/AIDS Institute for CME credit, consists of hour-long lunchtime lectures, delivered by invited guests or distinguished members of the Institute faculty, on a broad range of subjects.   The aims of the program are to highlight important developments in AIDS-related research, encourage collaborations between UCLA investigators and invited speakers, interest young investigators in AIDS research, and provide information about new findings and new funding opportunities.

DATE

TOPIC

SPEAKER

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September 16, 2011

Role of natural killer cells and heterologous immunity in viral persistence and pathology

Raymond Welsh, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
University of Massachusetts Medical School

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October 14, 2011

Evolution and Function of Restriction Factors Against HIV and Related Viruses

Michael Emerman, Ph.D.
Division of Human Biology

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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December 9, 2011

HIV/AIDS in South Africa: The current situation and the way forward

Leickness Simbayi, B.Sc., M.Sc., D. Phil.Executive Director, HIV/AIDS, STIs & TB Programme, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa

Honorary Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa

 

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January 13, 2012

Reality Check: A serial drama for African American youth to be broadcast in public buses

Ann O'Leary, Ph.D.
Senior Behavioral Scientist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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February 17, 2012

A Vaccine for HIV: Mission Accomplished?

Otto O. Yang, M.D.
Professor, Departments of Medicine and MIMG
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

RSVP here

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March 9, 2012

TBD

Mario J. Perez
Executive Office
Office of AIDS Programs and Policy, County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Health

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April 13, 2012

TBD

Perry Jansen, M.D.
Founder and Head Physician
Partners in Hope Medical Clinic, Lilongwe, Malawi

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May 11, 2012

TBD

Daria Hazuda
Vice President
Worldwide Discovery Franchise, Head of Infectious Diseases, Merck Research Labs

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June 1, 2012

TBD

Marvin E. Belzer, M.D., FACP, FSAM.
Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Medicine
USC Keck School of Medicine

 

 

 
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