What is your professional background?
I am an infectious diseases physician and researcher. Since 2006, I have been faculty at Emory based at Grady, where we have a robust ID clinical footprint and HIV clinical research program. Before that, I did my internal medicine residency and infectious diseases fellowship training at Duke.
In what division do you work, and who is your mentor?
I am in the Division of Infectious Diseases. My main mentor over the years has been Dr. Scott Letendre and his group at the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program. I have also had great mentoring here at Emory from senior colleagues such as Jeff Lennox and Bill Tyor.
Briefly describe your research. Why is it important?
HIV clinical/translational research is my focus with an emphasis on the central nervous system. This is an important area because CNS complications of HIV are still common, and the CNS is a reservoir site for the virus.
What do you like most about Emory?
Atlanta is a great place, and the collaborative relationships that Emory has with local institutions, such as Grady and CDC, make being here even more enjoyable, to go along with resources such as the Emory Center for AIDS Research.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
During my spare time, I mostly hang out with my family, and I also enjoy sports, music, and movies. Dallas Buyers Club had a chilling effect on one of my research projects when it first came out, but I have gotten over that and have come to appreciate that it was an incredible movie. I thought Spinal Tap was a hilarious movie with a great name.
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