Tuesday, April 12, 2011

"Global HIV/AIDS Workshop at the University of Missouri-Columbia"

On Tuesday, April 19, the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) will be hosting the “Global HIV/AIDS: Exciting developments in microbicides and adherence” workshop as part of MU’s 2011 Missouri Life Sciences Week, being held from April 18-23. The workshop will focus on the recent scientific advances in the biomedical and behavioral sciences outlining promising results of novel HIV prevention interventions. One of the guest speakers is Dr. Kathy Goggin, Professor of Psychology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). Dr. Goggin has dedicated her career to developing behavioral interventions that focus on primary and secondary HIV prevention in communities of color, both, nationally and internationally. Her presentation is titled “The role of behavioral interventions in improving HIV health outcomes” and will be part of the workshop on Tuesday, Aril 19th, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Dr. Goggin will be presenting from 10:30-11:20 a.m. The workshop is located in the MU’s Monsanto Auditorium in the Bond Life Sciences Center. If you are unable to attend the workshop, it is going to be broadcasted live via web cast at lifesciencesweek.missoui.edu
Please show your support for our fellow faculty member Dr. Kathy Goggin.