Secretary Azar, Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov Polito, and Mass HHS Secretary Sudders visit to BIDMC
Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar joined Dr. Barouch for an important discussion about our COVID-19 vaccine response. For more about their BIDMC visit, click here.
Medical All-Stars
The Boston Red Sox honored Dr.Stephenson on June 7th,2019 as a Medical All-Star for her work in the HIV research field.
2019 CVVR Visiting Professor
We were honored to have Dr. Robert Siliciano, MD, PhD. join us for our annual visiting professor this year.
2019 Boston Pride Parade
Members of CVVR joined Team BIDMC for the 2019 Boston Pride Parade.
2019 Boston AIDS Walk
Members of the CVVR joined TEAM BIDMC for the 2019 Aids Walk, which is the largest HIV/AIDS awareness event in New England.
Conference on Retrovirus and Opportunistic Infections 2019
“The annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) brings together top basic, translational, and clinical researchers from around the world to share the latest studies, important developments, and best research methods in the ongoing battle against HIV/AIDS and related infectious diseases. CROI 2019 will be held from March 4 to March 7, 2019, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.”
2018 Reeves’ Annual Winter Employee Event
2018 Reeve’s Annual Winter Employee Event
2018 CVVR Visiting Professor
We were honored to have COL. Nelson Michael join us this year as our 2018 visiting professor.
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