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Seminar Series
Continuing Medical Education (CME)

About

The UC San Diego HIV Institute (THI) has been committed to enhancing the skills of researchers and health care professionals in the diagnosis, management, and prevention of HIV disease as well as its complications and co-infections since 1996. Current HIV research is prolific and constantly evolving. To help close the research-practice gap between HIV research and clinical care, THI and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research (SD CFAR) produce a Seminar Series. These essential forums help translate laboratory and public health research into practical guidelines that improve the HIV care continuum. The series is designed to help keep clinicians and associated health professionals managing patients with HIV up-to-date on the latest clinical evidence and treatment options. Each seminar is approximately 60-90 minutes in length and eligible for one ACCME credit.

 


Upcoming Seminars


EHE SWG Low Barrier Care Seminar: Addressing Mental Health Service Uptake among Young Black Gay and Bisexual Men Living with HIV: Lessons Learned to date from the CHIMES study and Patient-Centered Systems: Moving Beyond Serving the Served. 

The San Diego Center for AIDS Research Ending the HIV Epidemic Scientific Working Group, UC San Diego HIV Institute, and HIV & Global Health (HIGH) Rounds are pleased to present Drs. Sophia Hussen and Aaron Meyer in seminar, on Friday, September 15 at 8am (PDT). Dr. Hussen will be speaking on "Addressing Mental Health Service Uptake among Young Black Gay and Bisexual Men Living with HIV: Lessons Learned to date from the CHIMES study" and Dr. Meyer will be speaking on "Patient-Centered Systems: Moving Beyond Serving the Served". This seminar will be held via Zoom during HIGH Rounds. To join the meeting via Zoom, please use the following link: https://uchealth.zoom.us/j/6195438080The password to enter the meeting is 543220.


Sex and Gender in HIV

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research are pleased to present Eileen Scully, MD, PhD in seminar, on Tuesday, September 26 at 12pm (PDT).  Dr. Sully is an Associate Professor at John Hopkins University. This seminar will be held via Zoom. To register for this webinar, please use the following link: https://uchealth.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tduqsqzMqG92NAE3zZ3QbX6PSkxVRD8RA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom details.


HIV-1 cell-to-cell transfer and dissemination in myeloid cells 

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present the 2023 Rick Mitchell Memorial Lecture: Serge Benichou, PhD in seminar on Monday, October 9 at 12pm. Dr. Benichou is the Principal Investigator, and Team Leader in the Department of Infectious Diseases at University of Paris, France. This seminar will be held in Medical Education and Telemedicine Center (MET), Room 313. Please RSVP via Eventbrite. Lunch will be served to those who RSVP by Monday, October 2, 2023. Can’t be there in person? Join by Zoom.


Past Seminars

Addressing HIV-Related Stigma among Clinicians in Malaysia

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present Valerie Earnshaw, PhD in seminar, on Tuesday, May 23 at 11am (PDT). Dr. Earnshaw is an Associate Professor at The University of Delaware. To view this webinar, click here. 


The Encuesta de Sexo Entre Hombres study: Key findings among a national sample of MSM in Mexico

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present Angel Algarin, PhD, MPH in seminar, on Tuesday, April 11 at 1pm (PDT). Dr. Algarin is an Assistant Professor at Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University. To view this webinar, click here


Biological Parallels of the HIV and SARS-CoV-2 Pandemics - Discovering Vulnerabilities for Intervention and Prevention

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present Lishomwa Ndhlovu, MD, PhD in seminar, on Tuesday, January 24 at 2pm (PST). Dr. Ndhlovu is a Professor of Immunology in Medicine and Neuroscience in the Department of Infectious Diseases at Weill Cornell Medicine, New York. This seminar was held via Zoom. 


Community-Engaged Research with Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals Living with or at Risk for HIV in San Diego

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present Jill Blumenthal, MD, MAS in seminar on Tuesday, December 13 at 11am (PST). Dr. Blumenthal is an Associate Professor of Medicine at UC San Diego and Medical Director of the Gender Health Program at UC San Diego Owen Clinic. To view this webinar, click here.


HUSH, a new player in the molecular conflict between HIV and host restriction factors

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present the 2022 Rick Mitchell Memorial Lecture: Florence Margottin-Goguet, PhD in seminar on Thursday, December 1, 9am (PT). Dr. Margottin-Goguet is a Research Director at INSERM and Group leader at Institut Cochin, Paris, France. To view this webinar, click here.


Updates in Clinical HIV: State of the Art

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present Darcy Wooten, MD, MS in seminar on Tuesday, November 15, at 12pm (PST). Dr. Wooten is an Associate Professor of Medicine; Program Director of the ID Fellowship Training Program and Co-Director of Clinical Foundations at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Global Infectious Diseases. To view this webinar, click here


Using serological profiling to map humoral immune responses to infectious diseases

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present Jayant Rajan, MD, MA, PhD in seminar on Tuesday, October 25, at 11am (PST). Dr. Rajan is an Assistant Professor at the Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. To view this webinar, click here


Novel Approaches to Addressing Stigma as a Barrier to Health Care among Black Sexually Diverse Men

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present Lisa Eaton, PhD in seminar on Tuesday, September 20, at 11am (PST). Dr. Eaton is a Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Connecticut. To view this webinar, click here.


Reversing immune dysfunction for HIV eradication: a new approach to a cure

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present Sumit Chanda, PhD in seminar on Tuesday, January 25, at 11am (PST). Dr. Chanda is a Professor, Department of Immunology and Microbiology at Scripps Research Institute, California campus. To view this webinar, click here.


Syndemics and intersectional frameworks: Application to HIV prevention and treatment in marginalized, priority populations

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present Typhanye Vielka Dyer, PhD, MPH in seminar on Wednesday, December 8, at 4:00pm (PST). Dr. Dyer is Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Maryland. To view this webinar, click here.


Cryptococcal antigen screening in resource-limited settings

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present Robert G Deiss, MD, in seminar on Tuesday, November 30, at 12:00pm (PST). Dr Deiss is an Associate Physician at Owen Clinic at UC San Diego and serves as the Leadership Trainee for the SD CFAR International and Clinical Investigation Cores. To view this webinar, click here.


Radical Love and Indigenous Kinship as HIV Healing Practice

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present Andrew Jolivétte, PhD, in seminar on Friday, November 19, at 3:30pm (PST).  Dr. Jolivétte is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Ethnic Studies and Director of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Minor at UC San Diego. To view webinar, click here.


A community-engaged approach to inform implementation of a technology-based intervention to support PrEP adherence

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present Jessica Montoya, PhD, in seminar on Wednesday, October 20, at 4:00pm (PDT). Dr. Montoya is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the UC San Diego HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program and a psychologist at the Owen Clinic. To view webinar, click here


 Defining the barriers: intrinsic immune effectors that limit HIV infection

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present Molly OhAinle, PhD, in seminar on Wednesday, September 29, at 4:00pm (PDT). Dr. OhAinle is an Assistant Professor of Immunology; Department of Global Health; University of Washington. To view webinar, click here.


 NK Memory to HIV 

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present Silke Paust, PhD, in seminar on Wednesday, September 15, at 4:00pm (PDT). Dr. Paust is an Associate Professor of Immunology; Department of Immunology and Microbiology; Scripps Research Institute.   


From Simulation Modeling to Developing Interventions: A Multipronged Approach to the HIV, HCV, OUD Syndemic

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present Sabrina Assoumou, MD, MPH,  in seminar on Friday, June 25, at 3:30pm (PDT). Dr. Assoumou is an Assistant Professor of Medicine Section of Infectious Diseases; Department of Medicine Boston University School of Medicine; Boston Medical Center. View and download Dr. Assoumou's presentation.


 Syringe Services Programs in San Diego - Exploring Best Practices

The UC San Diego Global Public Health HIV & Substance Use Research Seminar Series, The HIV Institute and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present a “Syringe Services Programs in San Diego - Exploring Best Practices” webinar on Thursday, June 10, at 12pm (PDT). Join our panel of experts who will discuss best practices for syringe service programs. To view the webinar, click here.


 Owen Clinic Town Hall

The UC San Diego HIV Institute were pleased to present Laura Bamford, MD and Robin Morrisey, RN for an Owen Clinic Town Hall on Tuesday, May 18, from 12:00 – 1:00pm via zoom. Dr. Bamford is the Medical Director of Owen Clinic and an Associate Professor of Medicine at UC San Diego. Robin Morrisey is the Owen Clinic Practice Manager. They will be sharing updates about UC San Diego’s Owen Clinic. 


 A New Perspective on Tuberculosis: The 24-hour Path to Resistance

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present Faramarz Valafar PhD, MSc, in seminar on Friday, April 9, at 3:30 pm via zoom. Dr. Valafar is a Principal Investigator, NIAID-funded Laboratory for Pathogenesis of Clinical Drug Resistance and Persistence, Alvarado Medical Center; Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Joint Doctoral Program in Global Health, San Diego State University. View and download Dr. Valafars' presentation.

 


Celebrating diversity: using high-dimensional single-cell analysis to better understand chronic HIV infection and the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

The HIV Institute Seminar Series and the San Diego Center for AIDS Research were pleased to present Nadia Roan PhD, in seminar on Wednesday, March 3, at 4:00 pm via zoom. Dr. Roan is an Associate Investigator at the J. David Gladstone Institutes; Associate Professor University of California, San Francisco. To view the seminar, click here. 

 

To view additional archived seminars, visit the SD CFAR YouTube webpage.