Grand RoundsSince 1987, our HIV Center Grand Rounds have been engaging scientists, clinicians, community members and leaders in diffusing findings from HIV programming in the US and abroad. In our cutting-edge Grand Rounds, we invite some of the world’s leading experts on HIV prevention, care, and treatment to provide insights into their exciting studies. Recordings of the sessions can be found below. We encourage you to look through the video and also to subscribe to our HIV Center YouTube Channel. Please direct questions and comments regarding our Grand Rounds series to Christopher Ferraris at christopher.ferraris@nyspi.columbia.edu,2023 Grand Rounds MARCH 23 HEALTHCARE FOR OLDER PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV AND LONG-TERM SURVIVORS: A CONSUMER-DRIVEN, QUALITY-IMPROVEMENT PROJECTMarz Albarran MaximusDan Belanger, LMSW AIDS Institute, New York State Department of HealthMaria T. Brown, PhD Aging Studies Institute, Syracuse UniversityNicole Fera, MPH AIDS Institute, New York State Department of HealthRebecca Glassman, MD Westchester Medical Center Health NetworkEugenia L. Siegler, MD Geriatric Medicine, Weill Cornell MedicineJohn Wikiera AIDS Institute, New York State Department of HealthMARCH 9 FORGING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR CONTINUITY OF HIV CARE THROUGH MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIPSOmar Martinez, JD, MPH, MS University of Central Florida College of MedicineMAKING COGNITIVE TESTING EQUITABLE, INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE TO DIVERSE POPULATIONS WITH HIVReuben N. Robbins, PhD HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral StudiesFEBRUARY 23 BRIDGING THE DIVIDE: OPTIMIZING BIOMEDICAL HIV PREVENTION FROM CYTOKINES TO SOCIETYAdam W. Carrico, PhD University of MiamiFEBRUARY 9 “AS LONG AS THEY’RE IN THE SHADOWS, THEY’RE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF”: HOW ECONOMIC MARGINALITY SHAPES ACCESS TO HIV PREVENTION AND CARE AMONG TRANS AND NONBINARY PEOPLE IN THREE U.S. CITIESEmily Paine, PhD HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral StudiesDennis Rivera-Cash, MPH HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral StudiesHOW XYLAZINE IS TRANSFORMING THE HARM REDUCTION LANDSCAPE FOR PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGSFernando Montero, PhD HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral StudiesJANUARY 26 INTEGRATED STRATEGIES WHEN ADDRESSING METHAMPHETAMINE USE AMONG MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN LIVING WITH HIV OR WITH HIV RISKSSteven J. Shoptaw, PhD UCLAJeremy D. Kidd, MD, MPH Columbia University/NYSPIJANUARY 12 WHAT ABOUT US? ENGAGING ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS IN KAZAKHSTAN TO DEVELOP A DIGITAL HIV STIGMA REDUCTION INTERVENTION USING CROWDSOURCINGAlissa Davis, PhD Columbia University School of Social WorkUSING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION TO INFORM HIV PREVENTION PROGRAM AND POLICY: EXAMPLES FROM THE NYC HEALTH DEPARTMENTZoe Edelstein, PhD New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene2022 Grand Rounds DECEMBER 15 IMPLEMENTING EQUITABLE ADOLESCENT STI AND HIV PREVENTION SERVICES DURING COVID-19: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE BETTERSarah M. Wood, MD, MS Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of MedicineHOW SOCIAL NETWORKS IMPACT HIV PREVENTION CONVERSATIONS AND BEHAVIORS: FINDINGS OF THE N2 COHORT STUDY OF BLACK SEXUAL MINORITY MEN AND TRANSGENDER WOMENCho-Hee Shrader, PhD, MPH ICAP, Global HIV Implementation Science ResearchDECEMBER 1 DOES SILENCE STILL = DEATH? ACTIVISTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON HIV, COVID, & MONKEYPOXModerator: Raymond A. Smith, PhD, LLM University of Arizona, TucsonPanelists: Jeremiah Johnson, MPH PrEP4AllKimberleigh Smith, MPA Callen-Lorde Community Health CenterKeletso Makofane, PhD Harvard University FXB Center for Health and Human RightsNOVEMBER 17 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN CORRECTIONAL SETTINGS: A MISSED OPPORTUNITYPamela Valera, PhD, MSW, NCTTP School of Public Health, Rutgers UniversityINSTITUTIONALIZING SOCIAL PARTICIPATION FOR HEALTH: LESSONS FROM INDIA, KENYA, AND VIETNAMDevaki Nambiar, PhD, MPH The George Institute for Global Health IndiaNOVEMBER 3 THE HIL (HIGHLY INEFFECTIVE LAWS) VIRUS: CRIMINALIZATION OF HIV NON-DISCLOSURE, EXPOSURE, AND TRANSMISSIONJoanne Csete, PhD, MPH Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia UniversityOCTOBER 6 IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE TO ADDRESS GAPS IN THE HIV CARE CONTINUUM FOR ADOLESCENTS TRANSITIONING TO ADULT HIV CAREFlorence Momplaisir, MD, MSHP Division of Infectious Diseases, University of PennsylvaniaSEPTEMBER 22 OUTREACH STRATEGIES SHOWN TO BE EFFICACIOUS FOR REACHING HIGH RISK POPULATIONS TO ENGAGE THEM IN HIV TREATMENT AND APPLY IT TO COVIDKate Elkington, PhD Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical CenterAGE-FRIENDLY HIV CARE: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE DOH BE InTo HEALTH (BN2H) PILOT STUDYTonya Nicole Taylor, PhD, MS SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversitySEPTEMBER 08 USING DIGITAL TOOLS TO ADDRESS STIGMA BY PROMOTING DISCLOSURE AND SOCIAL SUPPORT: THE EXPERIENCES OF UNMARRIED PREGNANT ADOLESCENTS LIVING WITH HIV IN KENYAWinnie K. Luseno, PhD Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE)JUNE 23 NEXT GEN PrEP: WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET IT TO SCALE?Kenneth H. Mayer, MD The Fenway Institute Harvard Medical SchoolMAY 19 SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND HIV STIGMA: KEY CONCEPTS, FINDINGS, AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIESValerie A. Earnshaw, PhD University of DelawareMAY 5 INFO VIZ FOR HEALTH: DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A DIGITAL TOOL TO IMPROVE HIV-RELATED CLINICAL COMMUNICATION WITH LATINO PERSONS LIVING WITH HIVSamantha Stonbraker PhD, MPH, RN University of Colorado College of NursingIMMEDIATE ART, HIV STIGMA, MEDICAL MISTRUST, AND RETENTION IN CARE: AN EXPLORATORY MIXED METHODS PILOT STUDYOfole U. Mgbako, MD NYU Langone HealthAPRIL 21 EXPECTING CHANGE WITHOUT AFFECTING CHANGE? INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS STIGMA AND HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES AMONG BLACK SEXUALLY DIVERSE MENLisa A. Eaton, PhD University of ConnecticutAPRIL 7 USING A DATA-TO-CARE STRATEGY TO IMPROVE THE HIV TREATMENT AND CARE CASCADE IN JAMAICASharlene Jarrett, PhD, MSc University of California, San FranciscoMARCH 31 ZENA STEIN COMMEMORATIVE GRAND ROUNDSModerated by Robert H. Remien, PhD.Panelists:Ezra Susser, MD, DrPH Ida Susser, PhD Quarraisha Abdool-Karim, PhD Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA Anke Ehrhardt, PhD Alex Carballo-Diéguez, PhD Louise Kuhn, PhDMARCH 24 COMPLEX COGNITION: THE INFLUENCE OF HIV AND COMORBID DISEASES ON BRAIN BIOTYPESScott Letendre, MD University of California, San DiegoMARCH 3 CONFIDENTIALITY COUNTS: PARENTAL NOTIFICATION LAWS AND HIV TESTING AMONG U.S. ADOLESCENTSChristina M. Aivadyan, MPhil, MS Columbia School of Social WorkENVIRONMENTAL AND GENETIC INFLUENCES OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING IN THAI ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH PERINATALLY-ACQUIRED HIV: A PILOT STUDYAnthony F. Santoro, PhD HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral StudiesFEBRUARY 17 ADHERENCE METRICS FOR HIV TREATMENT AND PREVENTIONMonica Gandhi, MD, MPH University of California, San FranciscoFEBRUARY 3 ADDRESSING CHRONIC LONELINESS AS A DETERMINANT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR MIGRANT YOUTH AND EMERGING ADULTSMiguel Muñoz-Laboy, DrPH School of Social Welfare, Stony Brook UniversityLONG-ACTING REGIMENS FOR HIV PREVENTION AND TREATMENT: A SOCIAL-BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH AGENDAMichael J. Stirratt, PhD NIMH Division of AIDS ResearchJANUARY 6 THE ROLE OF EMOTION REGULATION IN MAINTAINING SYNDEMIC BURDEN AMONG SEXUAL MINORITY MENRaymond L. Moody, PhD Columbia University Mailman School of Public HealthTHREE GAY GENERATIONS: THE ONGOING IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON MEANING-MAKING PROCESSESMichael P. Vaughn, PhD HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies2021 Grand RoundsDECEMBER 16 USING RESEARCH RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES AS A GUIDE FOR EXPANDING SERVICES TO LATINO IMMIGRANTS: LESSONS FROM 20 YEARS OF HIV RESEARCHRita M. Melendez, PhD San Francisco State UniversityMORE THAN A PILL: ARTICULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF HIV PREP AS A SYSTEM IN US PUBLIC HEALTHDavid Knapp Whittier, PhD Division of HIV Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDECEMBER 2 AIDS AND THE DILEMMA OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY IMAGEAvram FinkelsteinNOVEMBER 18 HIV AND COVID PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSES: LESSONS LEARNED FROM EACH TO INFORM THE OTHERDavid R. Holtgrave, PhD University at Albany, State University of New YorkNOVEMBER 4 INTERSECTIONAL STIGMA AND IMPACTS ON HIV PREVENTION AND CARE CASCADES IN DIFFERENT GLOBAL CONTEXTSCarmen Logie, PhD University of TorontoOCTOBER 21 bISEXUAL HEALTH: MORE THAN A PHASEBrian Dodge, PhD, MSc School of Public Health- Bloomington, Indiana UniversitySEPTEMBER 30 SOCIAL COHESION AND SOCIAL CAPITAL: THEIR ROLE IN HIV PREVENTION IN THE UNITED STATESYusuf Ransome, DrPH Yale School of Public HealthADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR LGBTQ POPULATIONS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH THROUGH HIV RESEARCH AND POLICYTara A. McKay, PhD Vanderbilt UniversitySEPTEMBER 16 AWAKENING TO AN INTERSECTIONAL REALITY: ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN THE USA STARTING WITH REDUCING INEQUITIES AMONG BLACK MSMLaRon E. Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FAAN Yale University School of NursingjUNE 24 INJECTABLE PREP: CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND OUTSTANDING QUESTIONSRaphael J. Landovitz, MD, MSc UCLA Center for Clinical AIDS Research & EducationjUNE 10 MMWR 40th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIONFacilitated by Theo Sandfort, PhDPANELISTS: Ronald Bayer, PhD Department of Sociomedical SciencesJesse Milan, Jr., JD AIDS UnitedWafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA ICAPDana Diamond, CASAC ExponentsAvram Finkelstein Founding Member of The Silence=Death and Gran Fury CollectivesjUNE 3 STIGMA FROM THE GROUND UP: EXPERIENCES FROM AN ADULT LIVING WITH PERINATALLY ACQUIRED HIVa cONVERSATION WITH VICTOR & EZERFacilitated by Ezer Kang, PhD Howard UniversityMAY 20 INNOVATING JUSTICE IN THE HIV RESPONSE: SHIFTING POWER AND SHARING STRENGTH TO END THE EPIDEMICDázon Dixon Diallo, DHL, MPH SisterLove, Inc.MAY 6 TAILORING LONG-ACTING BIOMEDICAL HIV PREVENTION STRATEGIES TO THE NEEDS OF TRANSGENDER WOMEN: WHAT WE KNOW SO FARChristine T. Rael, PhD HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral StudiesAPRIL 27 FINDING THE RIGHT ANGLE: A GEOMETRIC APPROACH TO MEASURING INTERSECTIONAL STIGMASeth Kalichman, PhD University of ConnecticutCo-sponsored by the Development and StAD CoresAPRIL 22 A DUAL HIV/SYPHILIS RAPID TEST WITH SMARTPHONE APP TO FACILITATE SELF- AND PARTNER-TESTING: ACCEPTABILITY AND USE AMONG CISGENDER MEN AND TRANSGENDER WOMEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MENIván C. Balán, PhD Florida State UniversityMARCH 18 SEXUAL IDENTITY, SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND PRE- EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS IN BLACK CISGENDER SEXUAL MINORITY MEN: THE N2 COHORT STUDY IN CHICAGOLiadh Timmins, PhD Columbia University Irving Medical CenterBLACK LIVES (WITH HIV) MATTER: ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC RACISM ON THE JOURNEY TO SUSTAINED UNDETECTABLE VIRAL LOAD FOR BLACK MSMOfole Mgbako, MD HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies Division of Infectious Disease, Columbia University Irving Medical CenterMARCH 4 HEALTH DISPARITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF HIVMonica Rivera Mindt, PhD, ABPP Fordham UniversityFEBRUARY 18 ADDRESSING MEDICAL MISTRUST AND STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE TO INTERSECTIONAL STIGMA AMONG BLACK AND LATINX SEXUAL MINORITY MENLaura M. Bogart, PhD RAND CorporationFEBRUARY 4 WHAT DO ADOLESCENTS THINK ABOUT PrEP?Laurie J. Bauman, PhD Albert Einstein College of MedicineMANAGING COMORBIDITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID: EXPERIENCES OF OLDER ADULTS LIVING WITH HIVAbigail Baim-Lance, PhD Veterans Health AdministrationRachel Schenkel CUNY ISPHJanuary 21 HOMELESSNESS AND HARM REDUCTION: FROM HIV THROUGH COVIDCharles King, JD, MDiv CEO, Housing WorksGinny Shubert, JD Senior Advisor, Policy & Research, Housing WorksJanuary 7 MITIGATING THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF WORK – LIFE STRESS ON HEALTH BY PROMOTING SOCIAL SUPPORT: A STUDY AMONG FRONTLINE EMERGENCY ROOM EMPLOYEESAkanksha Anand, MSW, MPhil, PhD Fordham University, School of Social ServiceENVIRONMENTAL STRESS AND NEUROPSYCHIATRIC OUTCOMES IN PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV (PLWH) IN LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGSAnthony F. Santoro, PhD HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies2020 Grand RoundsDecember 3 IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE IN HIV: WHERE ARE WE NOW AND WHERE IS THE FIELD GOING?JD Smith, PhD University of Utah School of MedicineNovember 19 RESPONDING TO KENYA’S COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHILST PRESERVING PROGRESS AGAINST HIVTaráz Samandarí, MD, PhD National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionNovember 17 HIV SELF TESTING: NYC HEALTH DEPARTMENT’S INITIATIVES TO INCREASE ACCESS AMONG PRIORITY POPULATIONSZoe Edelstein, PhD New York City Department of Health & Mental HygieneLawrence Purpura, MD, MPHTM, MS Columbia University Irving Medical CenterStephanie Hubbard, MA, MPH New York City Department of Health & Mental HygieneMaria Ma, MPH New York City Department of Health & Mental HygieneNovember 5 THE ROAD AHEAD: ADDRESSING INJURIES OF INEQUALITY IN THE HIV/AIDS PANDEMICCeleste Watkins-Hayes, PhD University of MichiganOctober 8 FIRST HIV, THEN COVID-19: HOW EPIDEMICS SHOW US WHO WE AREMary T. Bassett, MD, MPH François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard UniversityJuly 16 SARS-CoV-2 NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIESDavid D. Ho, MD Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center (ADARC)In addition to his update on SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibodies - and given his long illustrious career in cutting-edge HIV research - Dr. Ho engages in an interactive dialogue with HIV Center Director, Dr. Robert Remien, discussing similarities and differences between the HIV and COVID pandemics.June 25 IT TAKES TWO: COUPLE FOCUSED HIV PREVENTION WITH TRANS WOMEN AND THEIR PARTNERS Don Operario, PhD Brown UniversityMay 21 INTERSECTIONAL STIGMA BEYOND THE INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL: IMPROVING HIV PREVENTION FOR BLACK GAY, BISEXUAL & OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MENLisa Bowleg, PhD The George Washington UniversityMay 7 EPIDEMIC INTELLIGENCE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO THE SARS/COV2 PANDEMIC: INTRODUCING THE CHASING COVID COHORT STUDYDenis Nash, PhD, MPH CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Healthapr 30 WHERE IS HIV GOING AND WHY ARE WE NOT ACHIEVING EPIDEMIC CONTROL?Chris Beyrer, MD, MPH Johns Hopkins School of Medicineapr 9 CHALLENGING HIV STIGMA & HOMOPHOBIA AND GAINING EMPOWERMENT: INTERVENTION DESIGN AND RESULTS OF PROJECT CHHANGEVictoria Frye, MPH, DrPH w/ David Matthews, MBA, and Mark Paige, MA CUNY School of MedicineFeb 21 STIGMA HERE, STIGMA THERE, STIGMA IMPEDES HIV TREATMENT EVERYWHERE: MODELS, MECHANISMS, AND INTERVENTIONSSeth Kalichman, PhD Department of Psychological Sciences, University of ConnecticutFeb 6 TRAJECTORIES OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS AFFECTED BY HIVNadia Nguyen, PhD, MSPH HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral StudiesLINKING PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS TO INFECTION-RELATED HEALTH SERVICES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIESDaniel Winetsky, MD, MS HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies2019 Grand RoundsDec 5 TRAUMA AND HIV: PURSUING VIRAL SUPPRESSION BY ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTHKathleen Sikkema, PhD Columbia University, Mailman School of Public HealthDr. Sikkema is the Stephen Smith Professor and Chair of Sociomedical Sciences (SMS) at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. Her research on HIV and mental health has had wide-ranging impact, including the development of prevention programs to improve health behaviors and access to treatment in low resource populations in this country and abroad.Nov 21 USE OF RAPID HIV SELF-TESTS TO SCREEN PARTNERS: RESULTS OF THE ISUM STUDYAlex Carballo-Dieguez, PhD HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral StudiesDr. Carballo-Dieguez focuses on the primary prevention of HIV transmission: acceptability of and adherence to vaginal and rectal microbicide use among women and men, use of rapid HIV home tests to screen sexual partners, and determinants of sexual risk behavior among men who have sex with men.Nov 7 REDUCING INTERSECTIONAL STIGMA IN HEALTHCARE: LEARNING FROM LGBTQ PATIENTS AND THEIR PROVIDERSEmily A. Paine, PhD HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral StudiesASSESSMENT OF IMMEDIATE INITIATION OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY: A PATHWAY TO INCREASED ACCESS TO TREATMENTBisrat K. Abraham, MD, MPH New York City Department of Health and Mental HygieneOctober 24 STAYING AT ZERO: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE IN ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMICJudith Auerbach, PhD Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Department of Medicine, University of California, San FranciscoThe presentation was followed by an esteemed panel of experts moderated by Dr. Quarraisha Abdool Karim. Panelists included Drs. Wafaa El-Sadr, Gregg Gonsalves, Sanyu A. Mojola, Viraj V. Patel, and Kathleen Sikkema.For a copy of presentation slides, click here. Your browser does not support the audio tag. October 17 AN INTRODUCTION TO MODELS AND METHODS IN IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCELawrence Palinkas, PhD Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, USCDr. Palinkas is the Albert G. and Frances Lomas Feldman Professor of Social Policy and Health and chair of the Department of Children, Youth and Families. He also holds secondary appointments as professor in the departments of anthropology and preventive medicine at USC.October 3 USING ARV DRUG LEVELS IN DRIED BLOOD SPOT SAMPLES TO MANAGE ART ADHERENCE IN SOUTH AFRICARobert H. Remien , PhD HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral StudiesPrEP AND OPIOID USE SERVICES IN STI CLINICS AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS: AN IMPLEMENTATION STUDYSusan Tross, PhD HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies September 19 SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HIV RISK OVER THE LIFE COURSE OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN SOUTH AFRICAAudrey Pettifor, PhD, MPH Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel HillDr. Pettifor is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at UNC’s Gillings School of Public Health and Faculty Fellow at the Carolina Population Center.June 27 DOES TREATMENT AS PREVENTION REALLY WORK? AN INTERPRETATION OF HPTN071 (PopArt), BCPP/Ya Tsie, SEARCH AND TasP/ANRSSten H. Vermund, MD, PhD Yale School of Public Health and Yale School of MedicineDr. Vermund is Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, a pediatrician, and infectious disease epidemiologist focused on diseases of low and middle-income countries, and health disparities in the US. His research has focused on health care access, adolescent medicine, prevention of mother to child transmission and reproductive health.June 13 HIV CURE RESEARCH: CONCEPTS AND COMPLICATIONSSerena S. Spudich, MD, MA Professor of Neurology and Chief, Division of Neurological Infections and Global Neurology, Yale University June 13 SPECIAL SEMINAR HIV CURE RESEARCH: ETHICAL CONUNDRUMSGail E. Henderson, PhD Professor of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina School of MedicineJune 6 GROUP SEX AND SEXUAL RISK: FINDINGS FROM THE AMSTERDAM GAY MEN COHORT STUDYJustin Knox, PhD, MPH, MsC Columbia University, Department of Epidemiology RECTAL MICROBICIDES: HOW ACCEPTABILITY RESEARCH INFLUENCED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTRebecca Giguere, MPH HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral StudiesMay 16 INNOVATIONS IN MOBILE TECHNOLOGY FOR ENGAGING YOUTH IN TREATMENT AND PREVENTIONLisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPHDr. Hightow-Weidman is an expert on mHealth, social media, and utilization and evaluation of technology-based intervention to address the HIV care continuum.May 9 OPTIMIZING PREVENTION FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS: TAILORED MEDIA AND MHEALTH HIV/STD RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIESRalph DiClemente, PhDDr. DiClemente is a Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Associate Dean of Public Health Innovation at New York University.May 2 LONELINESS AMONG ADULTS AGING WITH HIV IN THE SOUTH: EXPLORING THE SOCIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXTBrittany N. Gannon, PhD, MSN, ARNP HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral StudiesAGING WITH HIV: GROWING UP AND GROWING OLDStephanie Shiau, PhD, MPH Sergievsky Center, Columbia UniversityApril 18 PUBLIC HEALTH VERSUS PUBLIC SAFETY: ADDRESSING MISSED OPPORTUNITIES IN HIV PREVENTION AND CARE AMONG JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTHKatherine Elkington, PhD HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral StudiesDr. Elkington is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology (in Psychiatry) and Co-Director of the Center for the Promotion of Mental Health in Juvenile Justice. Her research focuses on understanding HIV/STI risk behavior, substance use and mental illness among youth and young adults with high rates of criminal justice involvement.April 4 DETERMINANTS OF ANTENATAL SCREENINGS FOR PREVENTION OF CONGENITAL SYPHILIS AND HIV IN LUSAKA, ZAMBIARindcy Davis, PhD, MPH, MSc Sergievsky Center, Columbia University HIV/STI PREVENTION IN THE CONTEXT OF INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPSYzette A.I. Lanier, PhD College of Nursing, New York UniversityMarch 21 OPIOIDS, SEX AND HIV: ETHICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGESDavid Seal, PhD Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Dr. Seal is a Professor, Vice-Chair and Doctoral Program Director in the Dept of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences. He has extensive experience with the conduct of social behavioral formative and intervention research within a multicultural community-based participatory framework.March 14 SMOKING: THE GREATEST THREAT TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIVRobert Gross, MD, MSCE Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Dr. Gross is a tenured Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, and Co-Director of the Penn CFAR. His research has focused on HIV treatment outcomes in both the developed and developing worlds. His work has addressed issues of measurement, determinants, and interventions to improve adherence and retention to treatment and prevention. March 7 ACCULTURATION, SEXUAL MINORITY STRESS, AND HIV RISK BEHAVIOR AMONG NYC LATINO GAY AND BISEXUAL MENJose E. Diaz Jr., PhD Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public HealthSEXUAL MINORITY REFUGEES IN EAST AFRICA: EXTERNAL AND SELF-STIGMA EXPERIENCESMichael B. Clark, MPH (can.) College of Global Public Health, New York UniversityFeb 21 METHAMPHETAMINE USE AND HIV RELEVANT OUTCOMES IN MSM IN LOS ANGELES: BIOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL LINKSSteven J. Shoptaw, PhD Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine UCLA Department of Family MedicineDr. Shoptaw serves as the Executive Director of UCLA’s Center for Behavioral and Addiction Medicine (CBAM), Center Director for the Center for HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services (CHIPTS), and Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Family Medicine. He has conducted a series of clinical studies in community clinic settings, primarily on topics that involve developing and testing medical and behavioral interventions to treat substance abuse and prevent the spread of HIV.Jan 24 VULNERABILITY TO HIV AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS IN KENTUCKY: THE RURAL RISK ENVIRONMENTHannah Cooper, ScD Rollins School of Public Health, Emory UniversityDr. Cooper holds the Rollins Chair in Substance Use Disorders at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, where she serves as the Co-Director of the Emory Center for AIDS Research’s Prevention Science Core and as Vice Chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education.Jan 17 TRAUMATIC STRESS AND HIV: IMPLICATIONS FOR PREVENTION AND SCIENCECheryle Gore-Felton, PhD Stanford University, Department of PsychiatryDr. Gore-Felton is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Public Mental Health And Population Sciences). She is Associate Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Associate Dean, Academic Affairs, Stanford University School of Medicine.Jan 10 HOW STIGMA TOWARDS ANAL SEXUALITY IMPEDES ENGAGEMENT IN HIV PREVENTION PRACTICES AMONG US MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MENBryan Kutner, PhD, MPH HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Columbia University TAKING THE GUESSING OUT OF SEROGUESSING: hIV SELF-TESTING FOR MSM IN CHINAChongyi Wei, PhD Rutgers University School of Public Health2018 Grand RoundsDec 6 INTERSECTIONAL STIGMA AND HIV-RELATED HEALTH: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASSESSMENT AND PROGRAMJanet M. Turan, MPH, PhD University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public HealthDr. Turan is a Professor in the Department of Health Care Organization and Policy at UAB. Her main research interests are in maternal and child health, and HIV prevention in low-resource settings of both developing and developed countries.Nov 15 MHEALTH FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY TAILORED HIV PREVENTION AND CARE TO YOUNG MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MENJose Bauermeister, MPH, PhD University of Pennsylvania, School of NursingDr. Bauermeister is the 10th Penn Presidential Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. He directs the Scientific Working Group in the Use of Technology to Address HIV Disparities for the Penn Center for AIDS Research, as well as directs the Penn Program on Sexuality, Technology and Action Research (PSTAR) at the School of Nursing.Oct 18 HIV IN YOUNG WOMEN IN AFRICA: INSIGHTS FROM 30 YEARS OF RESEARCHSalim S. Abdool Karim, MBChB, PhD, DSc(hc) Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa and Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia UniversitySalim S. Abdool Karim is widely recognized for his research contributions in HIV prevention and treatment. His contributions to microbicides for HIV prevention spans two decades, culminating in the CAPRISA 004 tenofovir gel trial which provided proof-of-concept that antiretroviral drugs can prevent sexually transmitted HIV infection and HSV-2 in women.Oct 04 PRIMARY, STEADY, AND CASUAL SEX PARTNERS: DIVERSE SOURCES OF SOCIAL SUPPORT WITHIN MSM’S SEXUAL NETWORKSJorge Soler, PhD HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral StudiesSEXUAL RISK AND HEALTH LITERACY AMONG WOMEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH WOMEN IN THE U.S. AND SOUTHERN AFRICAMargaret Paschen-Wolff, DrPH HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral StudiesSept 20 THE IMPACT OF DEPRESSION ON HIV TREATMENT OUTCOMES: ACHIEVING 90-90-90Bryan W. Pence, PhD University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDr. Wells is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology in behavioral and infectious diseases. He is an expert in behavioral HIV research and has published widely on the influence of depression, stress, traumatic experiences and other mental health conditions on HIV-related behavioral and clinical outcomes in the US and Africa.Sept 13 HIV STIGMA AND HIV PHYSICAL HEALTH OUTCOMESAndrea Norcini Pala, PhD HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral StudiesASSESSING PERCEPTIONS OF BROAD CONSENT CONCERNING BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN COLLECTION IN A COHORT OF YOUNG SEXUAL MINORITY MENStephanie Cook, DrPH Center for Health, Identity, Behavior, and Prevention Studies, New York UniversityJune 28 PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS FOR WOMEN: AWARENESS, UPTAKE AND IMPLEMENTATIONOni Blackstock, MD, MHS New York City Department of Health and Mental HygieneDr. Blackstock is the Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control for the NYC Health Department. She is also a primary care physician, HIV specialist and researcher. Her prior research has included developing and testing interventions to improve engagement in HIV treatment and prevention services. She has an interest in community-engaged research and advocacy and has been funded by the NIH, NYS Department of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and prevention.June 7 TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT TO SUPPORT BIOMEDICAL HIV PREVENTION TRIALS IN CHINAKatherine Meyers, DrPH Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, Rockefeller UniversitySEXUAL STIGMA AS A SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HIV AND STIsCristina Rodriguez-Hart New York City Department of Health and Mental HygieneMay 17 MOBILE TECHNOLOGY, SEXUALITY, aND THE FUTURE OF RISK BEHAVIORS IN NYC MSMErick Schrimshaw, PhD Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Medical CenterDr. Schrimshaw is a social/health psychologist and associate professor of sociomedical sciences at Columbia University Medical Center. His research over the past 20 years has been in the area of LGB health, with a particular emphasis on HIV risk behaviors of MSM populations. In particular, he has an interest in the role of technology in changing how MSM meet and communicate with potential sexual partners and how this may contribute to sexual risk behaviors among MSM.March 15 HIV AND MENTAL HEALTH: THE REALITY, THE CHALLENGES AND PROMISING SOLUTIONSRobert H. Remien, PhD HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric InstituteDr. Remien is a Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of the HIV Center. He has been involved in HIV advocacy, clinical and community work since the early 1980's and has developed a large and diverse portfolio of domestic and international research projects focused on the intersection of HIV prevention and care.Feb 15 THE CRITICAL ROLE OF BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICAL HIV PREVENTIONJeffrey T. Parsons, PhD Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and the Center for HIV Educational Studies and Training. Dr. Parsons is a distinguished Professor of Psychology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center and Director of CHEST. His work has shed light on health behaviors, HIV medication adherence, sexual behavior and substance use. 2017 Grand RoundsDec 14 INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS THE VICIOUS CYCLE OF FOOD INSECURITY AND HIV/AIDSSheri Weiser, MD, MPH, MA School of Medicine and Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San FranciscoDr. Weiser is an internist and Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF. Her research focuses on the impact of food insecurity and other structural factors on HIV prevention and treatment outcomes, with a particular focus on food security interventions to improve HIV health outcomes both in the US and in sub-Saharan Africa. Nov 30 CLOSING THE GAPS IN THE HIV CARE CONTINUUM IN THE US: LOW-HANGING FRUIT OUTSIDE THE BOX AND OTHER MIXED METAPHORSThomas Giordano, MD, MPH Baylor College of MedicineDr. Giordano is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Investigator, at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, in Houston, TX. He has been involved in HIV clinical care and research since 2000 and Medical Director of the Thomas Street Health Center. He focuses on improving the HIV care continuum, including retention in HIV care. Oct 12 MEETING THE CHALLENGES IN THE US SOUTH: ENDING HIV IN ALABAMA THROUGH UAB CFAR, COMMUNITY AND CONSUMER COLLABORATIONMichael Mugavero, MD, MHSc UAB Center for AIDS Research at the University of Alabama at BirminghamMichael Mugavero, MD, MHSc is a Professor of Medicine with Tenure at the UAB at Birmingham, Co-director of the UAB CFAR and HIV Care provider at the UAB 1917 Clinic. His research focuses on the influence of socio-behavioral and contextual factors across the HIV care continuum. June 15 DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY-BASED HIV PREVENTION FOR YOUNG POPULATIONSMichele Ybarra, MPH, PhD Center for Innovative Public Health Research (CiPHR)Michele Ybarra M.P.H., Ph.D. is the President and Research Director of the Center for Innovative Public Health Research (CiPHR),a non-profit research organization in southern California. Her work focuses on how technology is affecting the health and well being of youth, as well as how we can use technology to promote healthy behaviors.June 8 NETWORK INTERVENTIONS FOR HIV ELIMINATION IN THE USJohn Schneider, MD, MPH Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences, University of ChicagoDr. Schneider is an infectious disease specialist and network epidemiologist in the Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences at the University of Chicago. He is also Director of the University of Chicago Center for HIV Elimination. His NIH- and CDC-funded research focuses on how social networks can be leveraged to improve the health of populations at risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in resource restricted settings. April 27 BUILDING THE NEXT STAGE OF IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE TO SUPPORT HIV PREVENTIONC. Hendricks Brown, PhD Center for Prevention Implementation Methodology for Drug Abuse and HIV, Northwestern UniversityDr. C. Hendricks Brown is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He directs the NIDA-funded Center for Prevention Implementation Methodology (Ce-PIM) for Drug Abuse and HIV. He has received support from the NIDA, NIMH, and CDC to develop statistical methods for the design and analysis of preventive and early intervention field trials. April 13 TOP 10 GAME-CHANGERS IN HIV MEDICINEDavid Wohl, MD Division of Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDr. David Wohl is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at University of North Carolina (UNC). He is Site Leader of the UNC AIDS Clinical Trials Unit at Chapel Hill, Director of the North Carolina AETC, and Co-Director of HIV services for the North Carolina State prison system.Dr. Wohl's research aims to optimize the treatment and prevention of HIV infection, particularly for vulnerable populations, such as the incarcerated. March 30 HEART TO HEART: A CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE EFFICACIOUS INTERVENTION FOR PLWH OF COLOR WHO HAVE DELAYED, DECLINED, OR DISCONTINUED ARTMarya Viorst Gwadz, Ph.D. Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, NYU College of NursingDr. Gwadz is a licensed clinical psychologist, and the Director of the Transdisciplinary Research Methods Core in CDUHR. Her research focuses on identifying approaches to increase health equity among African American/Black and Hispanic populations. She has been leading social and behavioral intervention trials for over two decades, with an emphasis on studies to address HIV and drug use-related health disparities in urban populations of color, and among women. February 9 INTERSECTING EPIDEMICS: EVIDENCED-BASED APPROACHES FOR TREATING DEPRESSION AND HIV/AIDSSteven A. Safren, PhD Department of Psychology, University of MiamiDr. Steven Safren, is a Professsor of Psychology at the University of Miami who conducts domestic and international research on behavioral aspects of HIV prevention and treatment.Dr. Safren has particular expertise on addressing mental health problems such as depression in psychosocial interventions for adherence to antiretroviral therapy. January 12 PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS IN WOMEN: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTSSalim Abdool Karim, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., D.Sc.. Center for AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) and University of Kwazulu Natal, South AfricaDr. Abdool Karim is a South African clinical infectious diseases epidemiologist who is widely recognised for his ground-breaking scientific contributions in HIV prevention and treatment. He is Director of the Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) and Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.2016 Grand RoundsDecember 1: MOVING BEYOND TRUVADA: THE NEXT GENERATION OF BIOMEDICAL HIV PREVENTIONRaphael Landovitz, MD, MSc University of California, Los Angeles November 17: BEYOND RESERVOIRS AND LATENCY: SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN HIV CURE RESEARCHJudith Auerbach, PhD University of California, San Francisco November 10: CONTEXT MATTERS: ADDRESSING COMMUNITY SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS TO IMPROVE HIV PREVENTION AND CARE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICASheri Lippman, PhD Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco October 27: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE AMONG MSM IN CHINA: FINAL RESULTS FROM THE CHINA MP3 STUDYSten Vermund, MD, PhD Vanderbilt University Medical Center October 13: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND STRUCTURAL FACTORS RELATED TO HEALTH PROMOTION AMONG HIV-INFECTED YOUTHPatrick Wilson, PhD Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health June 16: MODELING DYNAMIC POLICY CHANGES IN NEW YORK STATE: THE HIV TESTING LAW AND BLUEPRINT TO END AIDSErika Martin, PhD, MPH Rockefeller Institute of Government and University at Albany, SUNY May 26: RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF PATIENT NAVIGATION AND CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR HOSPITALIZED HIV-POSITIVE SUBSTANCE USERSLisa Metsch, PhD Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health May 12: WOMEN, HIV, AND AGINGGina Wingood, ScD, MPH Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion, Columbia University Mailman School of Public HealthApril 14: NO TIME TO LOSE: EFFECTS OF EARLY TREATMENT ON THE BRAIN AND THE BODY IN CHILDREN AND ADULTSJintanat Ananworanich, MD, PhD US Military HIV Research Program and SEARCH: Thai Red Cross AIDS Research CenterMarch 31: HIV AND THE BRAIN IN 2016: WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE NEED TO LEARNSerena S. Spudich, MD Division of Neurological Infections and Global Neurology, Yale University March 17: SEXUAL HEALTH IN THE ERA OF TASP AND PREPKenneth Mayer, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, The Fenway Institute February 18: COMPARISON OF ADHERENCE METHODOLOGIES IN AN ART-NAÏVE COHORT: WHICH BEST PREDICTS VIROLOGICAL AND RESISTANCE OUTCOMES?Catherine Orrell, MBChB, MMed Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, University of Cape Town, South AfricaFebruary 11: HIV TRANSMISSION NETWORKS: LESSONS FOR HIV PREVENTIONSusan J. Little, MD Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego2015 Rounds