Speakers:

• Ms. Debbie Humphries: “Working for the Long Term – Sustainable Approaches to Infectious Disease Control”

• Dr. Kristina Talbert-Slagle: “The Role of Water in Infectious Disease”

• Dr. Gerald Friedland: “Combating HIV/AIDS and TB in South Africa”

• Dr. Merceditas Villanueva: “HIV/AIDS National and Local Trends – Impact of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy”

• Dr. Benjamin Chen: “Highlights and Applications of Research on Cell-Cell Transmission of HIV”

Student presentations:

• Personal experiences with HIV awareness campaigns

• Latent HIV

• Cost-efficiency in Infectious Disease

Workshops:

• Members of the UAID Board of Directors, Vanessa Sui (Junior, University of Michigan), Nate Wood (Sophomore, University of Michigan), and Salmaan Kamal (Junior, Princeton University) spoke about how participants can get involved with UAID by starting a chapter of the organization on their campus, going on an international summer service trip, or writing for UAID’s bi-annual intercollegiate journal publication, The Global Health Beat.

• Student Global Health & AIDS Coalition: Getting Involved and Making a Difference in Global Health Through Political Advocacy

• Planned Parenthood of Southern New England: The GYT: Get Yourself Tested Campaign

Other Events:

• Reception at Box 63

• Film-screening of Rent