Bootcamp Consultants
Meet our 2026 HIV Proposal Bootcamp consultants!
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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
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
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
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
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOSTATISTICS, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS
Expertise: Biostatistics, clinical trials, causal inference, implementation science
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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
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
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
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
VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR, PUBLIC POLICY, amfAR
Expertise: HIV policy development, health inequities
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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
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
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
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
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
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS
Expertise: HIV, metabolic abnormalities, substrate metabolism
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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
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
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
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
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
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