In Recognition of World AIDS DayLisa B. Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH (https://nursing.fsu.edu/faculty-staff/lisa-hightow-weidman)Topic: Technology-based HIV Prevention and Treatment Interventions for Adolescents and Young AdultsDecember 5, 2024 | 12:30 PM | WebExRSVP Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH is a Distinguished and Endowed McKenzie Professor in the College of Nursing at the Florida State University (FSU). She is the founding director of the Institute on Digital Health and Innovation at FSU. Dr. Hightow-Weidman is an expert in the development, implementation and evaluation of digital health interventions (DHIs) to address the HIV Care Continuum for adolescents and young adults, particularly among sexual and gender minority populations. Her research interests include technology-based HIV prevention and treatment interventions for adolescents and emerging adults, specifically interventions that incorporate game-based elements, self-monitoring and tracking and provision of social support to increase engagement and impact health behavior. She has developed technology-based interventions that aim to increase uptake and adherence to biomedical prevention and treatment, to increase HIV diagnosis, linkage and retention in care and to ameliorate stigma and increase resilience. She has published nearly 200 peer-reviewed articles on these topics and has a proven track record of successful funding from the National Institutes of Health, HIV/AIDS Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Department of Molecular and Cell Biology University of Connecticut Announces the  Related Proposal for the Doctoral Degree  Josette Nammour BS Biology, Suffolk University    Determining BipA's biochemical role in EHEC pathogenicity and the protein's involvement in the bacterial oxidative stress response     Thursday, December 5, 2024 1:00 PM BPB 130  Major Advisor:Dr. Victoria Robinson Committee:Dr. Kenneth Campellone Dr. Daniel Gage Dr. Michael O'Neill Dr. Joerg Graf