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2007:

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   Charlie Rose Science Series: Global Health

   with Jeffrey Sachs, Peter Hotez, Paul Nurse and more on Oct 29, 2007

   Duration

   54 min

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Dr. Villafana manages the clinical aspects of Malaria Vaccine Initiative’s (MVI) work, which includes overseeing the development of clinical trials and coordinating scientific and ethical review of protocols. Prior to joining MVI, she was the Site Director of the HIV Vaccine Initiative at the Botswana Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative Partnership for HIV Research and Education where she was awarded the Site Director of the Year Award in 2004 by the HIV Vaccine Trials Network. As Site Director, Dr. Villafana established sites to conduct HIV vaccine trials, oversaw research regulatory requirements, and collaborated with local and national institutions for the conduct of HIV vaccine research. She has also served as a Technical Advisor to WHO on HIV vaccine research issues and as Secretary of the Botswana National HIV Vaccine Committee. Dr. Villafana holds a PhD in immunology from Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences and a Master of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. Source - http://www.malariavaccine.org/ab-who_we_are.htm