Advisory Board and Editors HIV
George N. Pavlakis
MD, University of Athens, Greece
PhD, Syracuse University, NY
Chief of the Human Retrovirus Section of the National Cancer Institute, USA
Interests: HIV pathogenesis, Molecular Biology, gene regulation, Biotechnology, protein engineering, cytokines, Immunotherapy, Vaccines, Nucleic acid vaccines, gene therapy
Ravi Tandon
I completed my Ph.D dissertation at the University of Zurich, Switzerland where the major focus of my PhD research project was the study of endogenous feline leukemia virus (enFeLV) in cats during exogenous feline leukemia virus (FeLV) infection. My interest in retroviruses led me into the HIV research after Ph.D. My postdoctoral research project at University of California, San Francisco was on HIV immunology. On completion of my Post Doc, I joined Dr Ndhlovu’s new laboratory at the University of Hawaii to pursue studies on HIV and Aging based on my expertise and experience to address a new area of HIV research in which have interest.
Currently my research work as an Assistant Professor at JNU, New Delhi, India is focused on aging in HIV-1-infected people. Approximately one in five individuals living with HIV infection in the United States is 50 years of age or older. This proportion continues to increase as HIV incidence remains stable and potent antiretroviral therapy has reduced the morbidity and mortality associated with HIV infection. However, premature aging and non-AIDS related morbidity including cancer seem to be a new big problem in HAART era. Chronic inflammation in treated HIV-1-infected subjects seems to play an important role in non-AIDS –related complications. The main goal of my research is to investigate the mechanism of HIV mediated accelerated aging/inflammation in HAART-suppressed HIV-1 infected people.
Gizachew Tessema
Dr. Gizachew Tessema is a perinatal and reproductive epidemiologist and health care services researcher with research interest that employed advanced statistical analyses, mixed methods research (MMR), and qualitative study. He is currently based at the Curtin School of Population Health, Curtin University.
Truc Thanh Thai
Associate Professor Truc Thanh Thai has a background in public health and a PhD in health sciences from the University of Sydney, Australia. He has been working in the field of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Methodology and is the Head of Department of Medical Statistics and Informatics at Faculty of Public Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Dr. Thai has been proactively working with researchers worldwide to address practical, public health issues. His research interests include Biostatistics, Data sciences, Artificial intelligence, Epidemiology, Mental health, Adolescent health, and quality of life in people with chronic diseases, HIV/AIDS, and Substance use.
Keisuke Yusa
Chief, Laboratory for Virus Safety, Division of Biological Chemistry & Biologicals, National Institute of Health Sciences