CFAR Investigators
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CFAR Membership
The Colorado CFAR supports 112 active members from University of Colorado Denver, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, CU-Boulder, Denver Health/Public Health, Colorado State University, the Denver VA, and the Children's Hospital.
Members bring a diversity of expertise and experience in Basic science, Clinical medicine and research, Behavioral science and Education, and Public Health to HIV research at the University of Colorado and dynamism to the CFAR Research conference. Over half (51%) have earned Ph.D.'s, 49% MD/DO's, and 3% Pharm.D.'s.
Thus, the strength of the Colorado CFAR is to juxtapose the creativity and intellectual acuity inherent in these contrasting background and perceptions to allow investigators to contribute in new areas. Each provides new skills and services, new collaborators, new entrée to the questions and the methods related to HIV-related disease pathogenesis, immunology, behavior, prevention and treatment. This range of experience contributes to many opportunities for peer collaborations, mentorship, and active discussion.
- Ramesh Akkina, DVM, PhD
- Professor, Colorado State University
- Pathology
- HIV virology; siRNA; HIV experimental therapeutics
- Website
- Peter Anderson, PharmD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Clinical pharmacology of antiretroviral agents
- Website
- Michelle Barron MD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Infectious Diseases
- Immunocompromised host
- Website
- Janette Beals PhD
- Director of Research, University of Colorado Denver
- American Indian & Alaska Native Program.
- HIV prevention in Native Americans
- J. David Beckham, MD
- Instructor, University of Colorado Denver
- Infectious Diseases
- Viral Neuopathogenesis
- Jeffrey Bennett, MD, PhD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Neurology
- antigenic specificity of clonally expanded plasmablasts in the HIV CSF
- Website
- Eric Benotsch, PhD
- Assoicate Professor , University of Colorado Denver
- Psychology
- HIV prevention
- Robert Booth PhD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Addiction Research & Treatment Services
- Social Psychology; HIV, drug use, adolescents, prevention
- Willi Born PhD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Immunology
- Basic T cell immunity
- Website
- David Bortz PhD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado - Boulder
- Applied mathmatics mathematical modeling of HIV infection dynamics
- Website
- Lucy Bradley-Springer PhD, RN
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Mountain Plains AIDS Education/Training Center
- HIV education; Minority outreach
- Website
- Kristin Brousseau DO
- Instructor, Veteran's Administration Medical Center
- Dept of Psychiatry and Division of Inf Diseases
- Neuropsychiatry of HIV, Cognitive impairment in the aging population
- Website
- Sheana Bull PhD, MPH
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- COHO Senior Behavioral Scientist; Health Communication/IT Core Director
- STI and chronic illness prevention; use of information technology applications for health promotion
- Website
- William Burman MD, MSPH
- Associate Professor, Denver Public Health
- Infectious Diseases Clinical trials of new methods for TB treatment and prevention; HIV; Staph. aureus
- Website
- Richard Byyny, MD
- Assistant Professor, Denver Public Health
- Emergency Medicine
- Rapid HIV testing in the Emergency Department
- John Cambier PhD
- Professor /Chair, National Jewish Medical Research Center
- Immunology Autoimmunity, immunodeficiency, allergy
- Website
- Thomas Campbell MD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Infectious Diseases
- Clinical trials of antiretroviral drugs and viral pathogenesis; HIV-1; Kaposis Sarcoma
- Website
- Monica Carten MD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- HIV, women, hormonal contraception
- Jose Castillo-Mancilla, MD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Infectious Diseases
- HIV treatment outcomes in Hispanics
- Edward Chan MD
- Assistant Professor, National Jewish Medical Research Center
- Pulmonary Sciences Tuberculosis, Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections, Host immune response to tuberculosis, Host cell immune response to mycoplasma.
- Website
- Chaoping Chen, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Colorado State University
- Virus-host interfaces.
- Website
- Delphi Chatterjee PhD
- Professor, Colorado State University
- micro, immuno.patho TB and opportunistic pathogens such as Mycobacterium avium infection. Coinfection of immunocompromised individuals
- Website
- Mair Churchill PhD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Website
- David Cohn MD
- Professor, Denver Public Health
- Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and mycobacterial infections; global TB
- Website
- Sean Colgan, PhD
- Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Gastroenterology
- Mucosal Immunology
- Elizabeth Connick MD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Infectious Diseases
- Immunopathogenesis of HIV infection tissues, sex differences in HIV-1 infection, acute HIV infection
- Website
- Paul Cook PhD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- School of Nursing
- Health behavior change; HIV prevention and treatment adherence
- Karen Corsi ScD, MPH
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Department of Psychiatry
- HIV prevention among drug users.
- Adela Cota-Gomez PhD
- Instructor, University of Colorado Denver
- Pulmonary Sciences
- HIV tat and macrophages
- Charles Daley MD
- Professor, National Jewish Medical Research Center
- Medicine
- Tuberculosis, Nontuberculous mycobacteria, Respiratory Infections, Bronchiectasis, clinician education and training
- Infectious Disease Website
National Jewish Website - Arthur Davidson MD
- Associate Professor, Denver Public Health
- Preventive Medicine & Biometrics
- Informatics; HIV epidemiology
- Website
- Robert Davies MD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Psychiatry
- Addiction Research
- James DeGregori PhD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
- Website
- Mary Ann DeGroote MD
- Assistant Professor, Colorado State University
- Microbiology
- Mycobacterial diseases and immunopathogenesis; diagnostics
- Website
- Christopher DeSouza PhD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado - Boulder
- Intergrative physiology HIV and atherosclerosis
- Website
- Charles Dinarello MD
- Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Infectious Diseases
- Cytokines, inflammation, septic shock
- Robert Eckel MD
- Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Endocrinology
- Metabolic complications
- Website
- Greg Everson MD
- Professor /Director, University of Colorado Denver
- Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Hepatitis C and B therapeutics and natural history
- Sonia Flores PhD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Webb-Warning Institute
- HIV and pulmonary hypertension
- Website
- Andrew Fontenot MD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Allergy/Clinical Immunology
- Mucosal T cell immunology
- Website
- Brian Freed PhD
- Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Allergy/Clinical Immunology
- Mucosal T cell immunology; Stem cell biology
- Website
- Laurent Gapin PhD
- Assistant Professor, National Jewish Medical Research Center
- Immunology development, homeostasis and antigen recognition by CD1d-restricted NKT cells.
- Website
- Robert Garcea MD
- Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Peds Oncology
- Human papillomavirus virology and biology
- Website
- Edward Gardner MD
- Assistant Professor, Denver Health and Hospital/Denver Public Health
- Infectious Diseases Adherence and Cost-effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy
- Website
- Ryan Gill Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder
- chemical and biological engineering Antibiotic resistance in P. aeruginosa and B. cepacia
- Website
- Lucy Golden-Mason PhD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Gastroenterology & Hepatology Hepatitis C; Local natural Killer cells
- Website
- James Hagman PhD
- Associate Professor, National Jewish Medical Research Center
- Immunology
- Transcription factors that contribute to AIDS-related lymphomas
- Website
- Jeri Harwood, PhD
- Instructor, University of Colorado Denver
- Pediatrics
- Biostatistics
- Bryan Haugen MD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Endocrinology
- Metabolic complications
- Leonid Heifets MD
- Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Pulmonary Sciences
- TB, Mycobacteria diagnostics and therapeutics
- Website
- James Hill PhD
- Professor /Director, University of Colorado Denver Center for Human Nutrition
- Website
- John Hokanson, PhD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Colorado School of Public Health
- HIV epidemiology
- Michael Holers MD, PhD
- Professor /Head, University of Colorado Denver Rheumatology Division
- B cells; Autoimmunity; HIV-related B cell regulation
- Website
- Dirk Homann MD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver Barbara Davis Dtr for Childhood Diabetes
- T cell regulation
- Website
- Edward Hoover DVM, PhD
- Professor, Colorado State University
- micro, immuno.patho Feline Immunodeficiency virus
- Website
- Christian Hopfer MD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Division of Substance Dependence
- HIV prevention, drug use
- Edward Janoff MD
- Professor, University of Colorado Denver Infectious Diseases
- HIV transmission, Pneumococcal disease, Mucosal immunity, Vaccines, Influenza
- Website
- MeriLou Johnson MSW, MPH
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Colorado AIDS Education and Training Center
- HIV education, minority outreach
- Steven Johnson MD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver/Veteran's Administration Medical Center
- Infectious Diseases
- Sexually transmitted diseases, HIV care, cost and outcome, and antiretroviral therapy
- Website
- LaToya Jones-Braun PhD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Dept of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- HIV vaccine antigen development and testing
- Website
- Jessica Jones-Carson DVM,PhD
- Fellow, University of Colorado Denver
- Infectious Diseases
- Salmonella immunology; Mucosal vaccine vectors
- Franklyn Judson MD
- Professor, University of Colorado Hospital
- Infectious Diseases
- HIV epidemiology and vaccines
- Website
- Sara Jumping-Eagle MD
- Instructor, The Children's Hospital/American Indian & Alaska Native Program
- HIV prevention among Native Americans
- John Kappler PhD
- Professor, National Jewish Medical Research Center
- Immunology
- Basic T cell regulation
- Website
- Carol Kaufman PhD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Psychiatry
- Differential Impact of HIV Intervention among Native Youth
- Ross Kedl PhD
- Assistant Professor, National Jewish Medical Research Center
- Immunology
- Basic Immunology, Inflammation, Infectious Diseases, Innate Immunity (TLRs) and Cancer Immunology
- Website
- Jennifer Kiser PharmD
- Assistant Professor , University of Colorado Denver
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Clinical pharmacology of antiretroviral agents
- Website
- Rob Knight PhD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Chem & Biochem
- HIV viral populations and evolution
- Website
- John Koeppe, MD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Infectious Diseases
- Pain management in HIV
- Stephen Koester, PhD
- Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Anthropology
- HIV transmission
- Lisa Kosmiski MD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Endocrinology
- HIV metabolic complications
- Moshe Levi MD
- Professor /Head, University of Colorado Denver Renal Diseases & Hypertension
- Renal and vascular biology; Innovative imaging
- Website
- Myron Levin MD
- Professor, University of Colorado Denver/The Children's Hospital
- Pediatrics
- Varicella; Vaccines; Pediatric HIV
- Website
- Ken Lichtenstein MD
- Professor, National Jewish Medical Research Center
- Infectious Diseases
- HIV Epidemiology, Therapy and Co-morbidities
- Website
- Xueong Liu PhD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado,-Boulder
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Study lentiviral mediated gene transfer. Interested in HIV encoded protein interactions with cellular proteins.
- Website
- Karen Lyda NPH
- Instructor University of Colorado Hospital Infectious Disease Group Practice
- HIV, drug abuse
- Website
- Nancy Madinger MD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Infectious Diseases
- Clinical microbiology, Transplant infectious diseases, HIV care
- Website
- Philippa Marrack PhD
- Professor, National Jewish Medical Research Center
- Microbiology
- Allergy, Asthma, Autoimmunity/Rheumatology, Basic Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, T cells/MHC proteins
- Website
- Jennifer Martin PhD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder
- MCDB
- HIV/AIDS-related EBV-dependent lymphomas; molecular mechanisms, viral oncoproteins and B cell signaling.
- Website
- Samantha MaWhinney ScD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Prev Medicine & Biometrics
- Varying coefficient models of immunologic and virologic outcomes and nonignorable dropouts in HIV /AIDS clinical trials
- Website
- Elizabeth McFarland MD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver/The Children's Hospital
- Pediatrics
- Pediatric HIV and immunology
- Website
- Bruce McCollister MD
- Instructor, University of Colorado Denver
- Infectious Diseases
- Salmonella pathogenesis
- Charles McHenry PhD
- Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics
- HIV virology
- Website
- Amie Meditz MD
- Instructor University of Colorado Denver
- Infectious Diseases
- HIV in Women; HIV immunology/Pathogenesis
- Website
- Jane Menken PhD
- Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
- Institute of Behavioral Science
- Implementaion of antiretroviral therapy in resource limited settings
- Rebecca O'Brien PhD
- Professor, National Jewish Medical Research Center
- Allergy/Clinical Immunology
- Basic Immunology, Inflammation, Infectious Diseases, gamma/delta T cells
- Website
- Ian Orme PhD
- Professor, Colorado State University
- micro, immuno.patho TB vaccine, TB drug discovery, and screening
- Website
- Norm Pace PhD
- Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder
- Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology
- Culture-independent analysis of microbes in disease, the immune-compromised.
- Website
- Brent Palmer PhD
- Instructor, University of Colorado Denver
- Allergy/Clinical Immunology
- Antigen-specific T cell responses; Flow cytometry
- Website
- Charles Peloquin PharmD
- Professor /Director, National Jewish Medical Research Center
- Pharmacokinetics Laboratory
- Infectious Diseases, Tuberculosis, Pharmacokinetics
- Website
- Greg Pott PhD
- Instructor, University of Colorado Denver/Veteran's Administration Medical Center
- Infectious Diseases
- HIV-1: identifying the target of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT), and how this molecule exerts its modulatory effects; CMV, VSV
- Website
- Terry Potter PhD
- Professor, National Jewish Medical Research Center
- Immunology
- cytokines, T cell/MHC peptides
- Website
- Dohun Pyeon PhD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Microbiology
- HPV in HIV
- Yosef Refaeli PhD
- Assistant Professor, National Jewish Medical Research Center
- Immunology
- HIV-related B cell lymphoma, B cell regulation and humoral defense
- Website
- Randall Reves MD
- Professor, Denver Health and Hospital/Denver Public Health
- Tuberculosis Clinic
- Tuberculosis epidemiology and prevention and treatment of HIV
- Website
- Cornelis Rietmeijer MD
- Associate Professor, Denver Health and Hospital/Denver Public Health
- Biometrics
- STD and HIV epidemiology and prevention
- Website
- Paula Riggs MD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Psychiatry
- reducing HIV risk high-risk adolescents
- Hugo Rosen MD
- Professor /Head, University of Colorado Denver
- Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- HCV; Viral pathogenesis, immunity and immunotherapy
- Website
- Michael Schurr, PhD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Microbiology
- Mechanisms of bacterial virulence
- Leland Shapiro MD
- Assistant Professor, Veteran's Administration Medical Center
- Infectious Diseases
- Cytokines and inflammation, HIV pathogenesis, endogenous pathogen countermeasures
- Website
- Kishore Shetty, DDS, MS
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Division of Hospital Dentistry
- Website
- Judith Shlay MD
- Assistant Professor, Denver Public Health
- Family Medicine
- HIV Clinical Research
- Laetitia (Tish) Thompson PhD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Psychiatry & Neurology
- HIV and HCV risk reduction and comorbid psychiatric illness.
- Mark Thrun MD
- Professor, Denver Health and Hospital/Denver Public Health
- Infectious Diseases
- HIV testing and prevention, STDs, drug abuse
- Website
- Raul Torres PhD
- Associate Professor, National Jewish Medical Research Center
- Immunology
- Primary antibody response to HIV, B cell regulation and toll-like receptors and antagonists
- Website
- James Trotter MD
- Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Liver transplantation for people with HCV
- Ken Tyler MD
- Professor, Veteran's Administration Medical Center
- Neurology
- HIV-associated CNS infections, neurovirology, West Nile Virus, herpes virus infections, PML/JCV virus, apoptosis
- Website
- Linda VanDyk PhD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Microbiology
- Gamma Herpesviruses; B cells
- Website
- Michael Vasil PhD
- Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Microbiology
- Bacterial pathogenesis
- Website
- Andres Vazquez-Torres PhD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Microbiology
- Salmonella pathogenesis
- Dennis Voelker PhD
- Professor, National Jewish Medical Research Center
- Biochemistry
- Mucosal phospholipid transport processes and pulmonary surfactant protein structure and function.
- Website
- Martin Voskuil PhD
- Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Microbiology
- Survival mechanisms of latent M. tuberculosis.
- Website
- Adriana Weinberg MD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Pediatrics
- Antiviral immune defenses; HIV and Transplant Immunology; Clinical and diagnostic virology; HIV in pregnancy and vertical transmission; Influenza
- Website
- Cara Wilson MD
- Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver
- Allergy/Clinical Immunology
- Immunology of HIV infection and Vaccine development
- Website
- Lawrence Wysocki PhD
- Associate Professor, National Jewish Medical Research Center
- Immunology
- cellular and molecular events that lead to antibody formation and the development of B cell memory in immunity and autoimmunity
- Website
