It's about a real-life response to AIDS - a fierce commitment to creating and translating knowledge that advances the fight against HIV & AIDS
This talk is a part of our friday morning CFAR/IGHID Friday ID Conference Series.
“Progress and Challenges in STI Research”
King Holmes, MD, PhD, FIDSA
Department of Global Health at University of Washington
September 19, 2014
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
4th Floor Old Clinic, UNC-CH Campus
King K. Holmes MD, PhD, FIDSA, has dedicated 50 years to research on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment and prevention of sexually transmitted infections. From 2006-2014, Dr. Holmes served as the first William H. Foege Chair of the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington, where he is Professor of Global Health and Medicine, and Adjunct Professor of Microbiology and Epidemiology. He also heads the Infectious Diseases Section at Harborview Medical Center. He founded and directs the UW Center for AIDS and STD, a WHO Collaborating Center.
Refreshments will be served.