HNRP Investigators Participated in the 2014 Chennai ART Symposium

Drs. Ajay Bharti, Igor Grant, Scott Letendre and Davey Smith presented at the Chennai Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Symposium that took place April 26-27, 2014 at the Hotel Leela Palace, Chennai, India.  The symposium was hosted by Y.R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education,  a non-profit medical and research institution in Chennai which provides medical care for more than 19,000 persons with HIV disease.

HNRP Doctoral Student Receives Dissertation Award

Congratulations to Kaitlin Blackstone, who has been granted a dissertation award from the Foundation for Rehabilitation Psychology. The purpose of the Foundation for Rehabilitation Psychology Dissertation Award is to assist doctoral students of psychology with research costs to promote research in the field of rehabilitation psychology.

Kaitlin is currently in her fourth year of the SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology (NeuroPsychology track), studying under the mentorship of Drs. Robert Heaton and David J Moore at the HNRP.

Brookie Best Appointed to Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council

HNRP Investigator Brookie M. Best, PharmD, MAS, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Pediatrics, Associate Dean for Admissions and Outreach, University of California, San Diego received an appointment to the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council (OARAC) on July 1, 2013.  She served as a scientific member with pharmacology expertise on the working group “Panel on Treatment of HIV-Infected Pregnant Women and Prevention of Perinatal Transmission Guidelines".

HNRP Investigators Participated in "Neuroscience and HIV-Infection" International Conference in Russia

Drs. Igor Grant and Scott Letendre participated in the first neuroAIDS focused HIV meeting in Russia as plenary speakers and members of the Program Committee. Dr. Grant gave a presentation on "HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders" and Dr. Letendre spoke about "Antiretroviral Drug Distribution into the CNS: Importance in HIV Disease". The conference was held October 21-22, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. 

HNRP Poster Awards at NAN

UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology students Kaitlin Blackstone and Erica Weber were awarded student poster awards at the 33rd Annual Conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology for their research conducted at the HNRP.  Awards are conferred by the NAN Program Committee to the top five student research projects submitted to the annual conference. Awards are based on the initial ratings of the scientific quality of the abstracts, as well as the students' ability to describe and defend their work during brief interviews with the Program Committee during the poster session.

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