Dr. Valerie Wojna began her career as a clinician caring for patients with neurological conditions and as an educator coordinating a problem-based learning course and teaching in the Neurology Residency Program. As a Professor, she transitioned into clinical translational research, focusing on HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) with a strong commitment to addressing health gaps. She led…
I obtained a bachelor’s Degree in biology and a Ph.D. in Developmental Neurobiology, both from the University of Puerto Rico. After completing my Ph.D., I pursued postdoctoral training in molecular cancer biology, first at the Pathology Department at Harvard Medical School, and then at the Molecular Oncology Research Institute at Tufts Medical Center. My postdoctoral…
Dr. Fernandez-Santos has formal education in epidemiology and education and curriculum development. Her master and doctoral level dissertations were directly related to HIV/AIDS research. Over the last 25 years, Dr. Fernandez-Santos has been a contributor as an HIV and Cancer researcher and as data manager in statistical methods and research support cores from a multidisciplinary…
Dr. Morou is a dentist, with a two-year specialty training in Pediatric Dentistry, and one-year training in Advanced Education General Dentistry, and a Doctoral training (PhD) in Microbiology/Immunology. She acquired formal training in Patient-Oriented research (through a K23 career development award from NIH/NIDCR), including epidemiology, statistics, and responsible conduct of research. Dr. Morou also has…