Presented by Jean B. Nachega, MD, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Epidemiology

Jean B. Nachega, MD, PhD, MPH, FRCP, FAAS is a tenured Associate Professor in the department of Epidemiology and with joint appointment in the department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology and International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD; and a Professor Extraordinary of Medicine at Stellenbosch University School of Medicine, Cape Town, South Africa. He has over 30 year-experience in patient care, teaching, designing, and implementing infectious diseases (mainly HIV, Tuberculosis, and recently COVID-19) and supported by NIH/NIAID, NIH/FIC, PEPFAR, Wellcome Trust in sub-Saharan Africa. He authored more than 220 peer-reviewed publications including in top-tier journals such as The Lancet, The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Annals of Internal Medicine. In 2022, he was the recipient of the International Association of Providers in AIDS Care (IAPAC) Senior Researcher Award for Outstanding Contribution to HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence Research and Mentoring. He is an ad hoc consultant at WHO, CDC, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, member-elect of the Academy of Sciences of South Africa (ASSAf) and the African Academy of Sciences (AAS).

Medical Professionals receive CME credit by texting GODPED to 412-312-4424 during the seminar. Course Attendance is recorded through zoom for both students and GSR’s. Students and GSR’s attending in person should swipe their Panther ID at the bottom entrance to G23 to register their attendance. Students should come prepared with engaging questions for the presenters. Students not registered for the course, postdocs, & faculty are welcome to participate.