Division of Biology and Medicine
Center for Global Health Equity

News and Events

Every year, the HEIDS program offers numerous educational sessions to undergraduate and medical students to apprise them of the latest information about infectious diseases and HIV, including their chronic complications. The goal of these sessions is to inspire students to conduct critical research to improve outcomes for Americans affected by these conditions. See below of upcoming and past events.

  • Research in Progress (August 2025) 

    • More details coming soon!

  • Faculty Meet and Greets (Fall 2025)

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  • Faculty Meet-and-Greet with Dr. Craig Spencer | Emerging Infectious Disease and HIV Scholars (HEIDS) Program Event Series

    headshot of Dr. SpencerMonday, April 21 from 12 to 1pm
    Warren Alpert Medical School, CSR270
    Lunch will be provided!

    Please join us for a lunch event with Craig Spencer, MD, MPH.  Dr. Spencer will speak on his career working with epidemics and his experience fighting Ebola in West Africa.

    This event is sponsored by the Emerging Infectious Disease and HIV Scholars Program (H-EIDS) and the Galkin Fund at the Miriam Hospital.

    Craig Spencer, MD, MPH is a globally recognized emergency medicine physician and Associate Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy, and Practice at Brown University School of Public Health. His career spans nearly two decades of frontline humanitarian and public health work, blending expertise in global health, humanitarian response, and pandemic preparedness.

     

  • Networking Dinner - “Being the CEO of Your Own Career” with Dean Archana Chatterjee of Chicago Medical School

    headshot of Dr. ChatterjeeThursday, March 6th from 5:30 to 7:30 | Brown Faculty Club, 1 Bannister St, Providence, RI

    Please join us for an evening with Dean Archana Chatterjee, MD, PhD. Dr. Chatterjee will speak on the topic of “Being the CEO of Your Own Career,” followed by a buffet dinner and drinks. This event is open to the public.

    Dr. Chatterjee serves as the dean of Chicago Medical School and vice president for medical affairs at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Trained as a pediatric infectious diseases specialist, Dr. Chatterjee has practiced in her field for more than 20 years; conducted more than 120 clinical trials; and published more than 90 peer-reviewed articles, 26 invited review articles, 24 book chapters and one book. In the past 20 years, Dr. Chatterjee has delivered more than 700 lectures and 200 scientific presentations at various international, national, regional and local venues. She has served as the course director for more than 30 CME programs, given more than 95 media interviews and published 30 newspaper articles.

    This event is sponsored by the Emerging Infectious Disease and HIV Scholars Program (H-EIDS) and the Galkin Fund at the Miriam Hospital.

     

  • Global Health in Ghana: “Global Health Business is My Pleasure”

    A Lecture by Dr. Elijah Paintsil

    April 30, 2024 - 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Warren Alpert Medical School - Lecture Hall 160

    During this lecture, Dr. Elijah Paintsil will talk about global health and his work in Ghana related to HIV and other infectious diseases. Dr. Paintsil will discuss the importance of global health engagement, share principles of successful and impactful global health programs, and discuss the making of a global health career.

    Dr. Paintsil is the Joel & Barbara Alpert Professor of Pediatrics and Chair at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Chief of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center. His research is focused on the effect of antiretroviral therapy on mitochondrial function and HIV-comorbidities, and pediatric HIV outcomes in resource-limited settings.