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The Friday Conference Series encourages in person attendance, presented in Bioinformatics Room 1131.

The Institute partners with the Department of Medicine’s Division of Infectious Diseases and the Center for AIDS Research on a weekly conference series featuring distinguished clinicians and scientists from UNC, local universities, and other national and international institutions. The topics are varied and appeal to professionals in infectious disease, epidemiology, public health, microbiology, biostatistics and other global health-related disciplines.

  • This conference takes place each Friday, September through May, from 9:15-10:15am, in the Bioinformatics Conference Room #1131.
  • Sign up (at left) for updates.
  • To suggest a speaker, contact conference coordinator Dr. Arlene Seña-Soberano or Kathy James.
Watch previous presentations

Latest Past Events

What is the HIV Reservoir and What To Do About It?

Bioinformatics 1131 130 Mason Farm Rd, Room 1131, Chapel Hill

John W. Mellors, M.D., is Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Emeritus Chief of Infectious Diseases (1999-2024), Endowed Chair for Global Elimination of HIV at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Executive Director of the HIV Program at UPMC Health System. He received his BA from Dartmouth College, his MD from Dartmouth Medical School and … Read more

A SNaP-shot of our Work in Vietnam

Bioinformatics 1131 130 Mason Farm Rd, Room 1131, Chapel Hill

William Miller, MD PhD, is an infectious diseases epidemiologist with a focus on the intersection of HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and substance use. Also trained as an infectious diseases physician, he has worked globally and domestically to prevent transmission of HIV and STIs, and improve the care of people with HIV or STIs. Dr. … Read more

Measles Re-Emergence Amid Declining Vaccination in the United States

Bioinformatics 1131 130 Mason Farm Rd, Room 1131, Chapel Hill

Nathan Lo, MD PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases and a physician-scientist at Stanford University. His research group studies the transmission of infectious diseases and impact of public health interventions to inform policy aimed at controlling and eliminating these diseases. Nathan’s interest spans across multiple infectious diseases, both domestically and internationally, with a … Read more