Enrichment Series: Use of PrEP in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
| Location: | Main Hospital<br>6th Floor, Large Conference Room M7607 |
111 Michigan Avenue NW Washington, Washington DC |
Description
<p>In this Enrichment Series, the Center for Translational Research invited Lynne Mofenson, M.D., to discuss the use of PrEP in pregnancy and breastfeeding, as well as opportunities for HIV prevention for adolescent and young mothers in Africa.</p>
The Center for Translational Research and the Global Health special interest group have invited Lynne Mofenson, M.D., to discuss the use of PrEP in pregnancy and breastfeeding, as well as opportunities for HIV prevention for adolescent and young mothers in Africa.
Dr. Mofenson is a board‐certified pediatric infectious disease specialist. After 26 years directing research on the prevention and treatment of pediatric and maternal HIV infection in the U.S. and globally, she retired from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2014 and currently serves as Senior HIV Technical Advisory for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, where she is involved in research evaluating the implementation of many of the interventions she studied while at NIH.
- Lunch provided
- First-come, first-served