The 2003 Women and HIV Think Tank meeting was the first of its kind convened by The Well Project, an organization formed in 2001, dedicated to reducing the total human cost of the AIDS pandemic through a unique focus on women.
The Think Tank was designed to identify the gaps and controversies in research on women and HIV, develop research questions, and consolidate Pharma Advisory Board meetings without excluding industry from interaction and feedback. This goal was intentionally broad allowing the participants to determine what the needs are rather than imposing a specific focus on the group. The invitees and participants represented a diverse body of expertise ranging from microbiology to epidemiology and basic research to clinical management. All of the participants impact research (from funding to implementation) or manage women with HIV in a clinical setting, with a significant percentage doing both. Please scroll down for a list of 2003 participants.
The Well Project pledged to broadly disseminate this Think Tank Meeting Summary Report, actively seek interest in the list of research questions, and develop additional educational materials based on the findings of the first Women and HIV Think Tank meeting.
For the full 2003 meeting report, please click the link below.
2003 Women and HIV Think Tank Participants
| Kathryn Anastos, MD Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
Judith D. Auerbach, PhD Vice President, Public Policy amfAR |
| Dawn Averitt Bridge Founder The Well Project |
Arlene Bardeguez, MD, MPH, FACOG Associate Professor, Director HIV New Jersey Medical School, Department of OB-GYN |
| Gina Brown, MD Cicatelli Associates, Inc. |
Terri Creagh, PhD Clinical and Epidemiologic Research |
| Judith Currier, MD University of California Los Angeles Care Center |
Rebecca Denison WORLD |
| Jeanne Dumestre, NP Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center |
Sharon Lee, MD Southwest Boulevard Family Health Care Center |
| Veronica Miller, PhD Director Forum for Collaborative HIV Research |
Levonne Mitchell-Samon, MD University of Florida |
| Karin Nielsen, MD, MPH Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases UCLA Department of Pediatrics |
Andrew Pavia, MD Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine University of Utah |
| Tonia Poteat, PA-C Grady Health System |
Jennifer Trauscht VanHorne, MD Department of OB-GYN University of Utah |
| Fulvia Veronese, PhD National Institutes of Health |
Women and HIV Think Tank 2003 List of Pharmaceutical Representatives
Susan Conner
Kay Mitzel
Agouron-Pfizer
Christopher Dezii
Donne Newbury
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Keri Oberg
Boehringer Ingelheim
David Frey
Christina Hill-Zabala
Karen Moldt
Kim Williams
GlaxoSmithKline
