Highlights
The Last Gift Program
The Last Gift tissue donation research study aims to understand the behavior of HIV in the human body – giving scientists the rare opportunity to learn where the virus hides in an individual and inspire medical advancements for generations to come. This video was produced as part of an Independent Study Project by Kushagra Mathur and Alex Kurland under the mentorship of Ryan Neisz, Sara Gianella Weibel and Nadir Weibel.
Awards & Accomplishments
We wanted to share with you an article that was published on CNN today, which features Dr. Strathdee's family story and IPATH's work to advance phage therapy at UCSD. Read the article.
We would like to congratulate Dr. Darcy Wooten on being selected as IDSA Featured Educator for April 2022! The Medical Education Community of Practice seeks to highlight the innovative work of medical educators in infectious diseases. Read more about this great achievemen. Congratulations on your amazing educational efforts.
Congratulations to Dr. Laramie Smith on receiving the "Women of the district" from California’s 39th Senate District. The community nominated female leaders in the 39th Senate District. Read more about this great achievement.
We would like to congratulate Dr. Lara Marquez on receiving the 2021 Chancellor's Dissertation Medal. Dr. Lara Marquez is a newly graduated PhD student and current GPH T32 postdoc. Congratulations to Dr. Lara Marquez and kudos to her mentor, Dr. Natasha Martin!
We would like to highlight a rising star, Manar Alkuzweny! Manar is currently an undergraduate student, mentored by Dr. Sanjay Mehta. As an undergraduate, Manar already has two publications and a poster presentation that was presented at the COVID-19 Dynamics & Evolution Meeting. A link to the presentation can be found here. Congratulations on your stellar productivity!
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Darcy Wooten is the recipient of a Medicine 401 Excellence in Teaching Award!
This award is given in recognition of outstanding attendings and residents who display exemplary dedication, support, and commitment to educating our third year medical students.