Bootcamp Consultants

Meet our 2026 HIV Proposal Bootcamp consultants!

  • Beau Ances MD, PhD, MSc

    Beau Ances MD, PhD, MSc

    DANIEL J BRENNAN MD PROFESSOR OF NEUROLOGY, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

    DIRECTOR, CLINICAL SCIENCE CORE, MIDWEST D-CFAR

    Expertise: HIV, blood flow, brain mapping, dementia, MRI, brain reservoir

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  • Marina Caskey, MD

    Marina Caskey, MD

    PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION, THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, EINSTEIN-ROCKEFELLER-CUNY CFAR

    Expertise: Clinical evaluation and development of novel immunotherapeutic strategies, clinical trials, anti-HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs)

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  • Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, PhD

    Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, PhD

    PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

    DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENTAL CORE, MIDWEST D-CFAR

    Expertise: Reduction of mental/health disparities, substance use

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  • Elvin Geng, MD, MPH

    Elvin Geng, MD, MPH

    PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

    DIRECTOR, MIDWEST D-CFAR

    Expertise: Implementation science, global health, person-centered public health, engagement in HIV services

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  • Charles Goss, PhD

    Charles Goss, PhD

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOSTATISTICS, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

    Expertise: Biostatistics, clinical trials, causal inference, implementation science

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  • David Haas, MD

    David Haas, MD

    PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

    CO-DIRECTOR, TENNESSEE CFAR

    Expertise: Clinical trials, pharmacogenomic research, human genomics for antiretroviral and anti-tuberculosis drug disposition, efficacy, and toxicity

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  • Mark Huffman, MD, MPH

    Mark Huffman, MD, MPH

    WILLIAM BOWEN ENDOWED PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH | WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS

    CO-DIRECTOR, GLOBAL HEALTH CENTER

    Expertise: Cardiovascular health, clinical trials, dissemination and implementation

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  • Manya Magnus, PhD, MPH

    Manya Magnus, PhD, MPH

    PROFESSOR AND CHAIR, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

    CO-DIRECTOR, DC CFAR

    Expertise: Epidemiology, multi-site clinical trials, HIV prevention and treatment, structural barriers to care

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  • Virginia McKay, MA, PhD

    Virginia McKay, MA, PhD

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

    DIRECTOR, DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE CORE, MIDWEST D-CFAR

    Expertise: HIV, implementation science, systems science

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  • Gregorio Millett, MPH

    Gregorio Millett, MPH

    VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR, PUBLIC POLICY, amfAR

    Expertise: HIV policy development, health inequities

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  • Aaloke Mody, MD

    Aaloke Mody, MD

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

    Expertise: HIV, epidemiology, implementation science, retention, health systems

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  • Massy Mutumba, MPH, PhD

    Massy Mutumba, MPH, PhD

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS

    Expertise: Adolescents, mental health, substance use, sexual reproductive health, global health

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  • Rachel Presti, MD, PhD

    Rachel Presti, MD, PhD

    PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

    CO-DIRECTOR, CLINICAL SCIENCE CORE, MIDWEST D-CFAR

    Expertise: HIV, SARS-CoV-2, other viral infections, clinical research

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  • Aditi Ramakrishnan, MD, MSc

    Aditi Ramakrishnan, MD, MSc

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

    Expertise: Qualitative methods, clinical epidemiology, clinical infectious diseases, and implementation science

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  • Lee Ratner, MD, PhD

    Lee Ratner, MD, PhD

    ALAN A. AND EDITH L. WOLFF PROFESSOR OF ONCOLOGY, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

    Expertise: Molecular biology, pathogenesis of HIV and HTLV

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  • Dominic Reeds, MD

    Dominic Reeds, MD

    PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

    Expertise: HIV, metabolic abnormalities, substrate metabolism

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  • Anne Sebert Kuhlmann, PhD, MPH

    Anne Sebert Kuhlmann, PhD, MPH

    PROFESSOR AND CHAIR, SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE CORE, MIDWEST D-CFAR

    Expertise: Social & behavioral interventions for HIV prevention, implementation science, evaluation of public health interventions, menstrual health & hygiene

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  • Enbal Shacham, PhD, MEd

    Enbal Shacham, PhD, MEd

    ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH, PROFESSOR | SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, MIDWEST D-CFAR

    Expertise: Infectious and chronic disease predictive spatial modeling, Community and geospatial health determinants, examining clinical practice to improve health outcomes, intersection of public and private organizations to improve public health; sexual health

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  • Michelle Silver, PhD, ScM

    Michelle Silver, PhD, ScM

    ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SURGERY, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

    Expertise: HPV, cervical cancer, applied/translational epidemiology, health services, cancer screening and prevention, global health

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  • Lauren Sterling, BS

    Lauren Sterling, BS

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, UCSF-BAY AREA CFAR

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR, UCSF AIDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

    Expertise: Mentorship, education, mixed-methods research

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  • Nhial Tutlam, PhD, MPH

    Nhial Tutlam, PhD, MPH

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

    Expertise: Intergenerational transmission of trauma, refugee youth impacted by HIV and conflict, maternal and child health outcomes

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  • Adam Wilcox, PhD, FACMI

    Adam Wilcox, PhD, FACMI

    PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

    CO-INVESTIGATOR, CLINICAL SCIENCE CORE, MIDWEST D-CFAR

    Expertise: Analytics, Clinical Quality Improvement, Artificial Intelligence, Research Methodology

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