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  • UC-TV and UCSD TV will be broadcasting a series of lectures from the CFAR International Program's First Annual International HIV Research Day. UC-TV and UCSD TV can be viewed locally on channel 135 (Cox Digital Cable), channel 18 (Time Warner Cable), and channel 68 (Time Warner Del Mar).

    The schedule for this series of lectures appears below.

  • 07/03/07 - Mexico: TB Rate in Injection Drug Users at Risk for HIV - Richard Garfein, PhD, UCSD July 3 at 6:30 p.m.
  • 07/03/07 - Mexico: HIV Mother to Child/HIV Progression in Children - Rolando Viani, MD, MTP, and Diana Meier, MSW, UCSD July 3 at 6:00 p.m.
  • 06/26/07 and 06/27/07 - The Effect of Sub-Clinical Plasmodium Falciparum (Malaria) Infection on HIV-1 Viral Load Early in Life - Kimberly Brouwer, PhD, UCSD June 26 at 6:00 p.m. and June 27 at Noon.
  • 05/22/07 - Dr. Ron Stall be visiting our division and will give a seminar entitled:“An Update on an Syndemics Approach to HIV Prevention among Gay Men" Liechtag 205 at 12 noon. Ron worked at UCSF for many years and then at CDC. He is now at U Pitt, where he is heavily involved in the MACS study.
  • 10 News profiled the IHCCM's PreveTB program as part of their continued coverage of Tijuana's public health programs. (Article and Video)
  • Click here to read the 2006 IHCCM divisonal report.
  • 03/02/07 - The UCSD Center for AIDS Research will be hosting the First Annual International HIV Research Day on March 2, 2007 at UCSD's Leichtag Auditorium. The program will feature James Hakim, MD from the University of Zimbabwe, Harare and Robert Hogg, PhD from the Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS Research, Vancouver, Canada.
  • 2/7/07 - IHCCM will be co-sponsoring a conference with Sergio Bautista on February 7th, click here for more information.
  • 1/26/07 - Dr. Richard Garfein will be giving a talk entitled 'Prevention of HIV and HCV Transmission Among Injection Drug Users' during the AIDS clinical rounds at the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center on January 26 at 8:00 am.
  • 1/20/07 - The TIES program will be hosting another certification course starting January 20, 2007. Click here for more information (in Spanish). Click here to register.
  • 12/13/06 - The division of International Health and Cross-Cultural Medicine has been awarded an AIDS Walk San Diego/San Diego HIV Funding Collaborative (AWSD/SDHFC) grant for calendar year 2007. Funding will support HIV prevention activities of our partner NGO, Pro-COMUSIDA, in Tijuana Mexico.
  • 12/12/06 - Job Opportunity – The Division of International Health and Cross Cultural Medicine is seeking an executive-level administrative assistant. Admin Assistant III, Full Salary Range: $2,972 - $4,075/month. Please see job posting #41511 on the UCSD Career website until 12/22/06.
  • 11/26/06 - San Diego Union Tribune article profiling AIDS clinics in Tijuana.
  • 11/18/06 - Prevenmed hosted a free HIV/AIDS and STD Symposium on November 18 at the Emporio Hotel in Tijuana. Click here for more information.
  • 11/15/06 - Dr. Kimberly Brouwer and María Luisa Zúñiga interviewed on KPBS. Click on the photo to hear the broadcast.
  • 11/6/06 - The Division of International Health and Cross-Cultural Medicine has received an award from the U.S. Office of Minority Health (OMH) and the Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS) to support four six-month training internships for qualified Hispanic students or recent graduates interested in research experiences in HIV/AIDS and related infections with Latino populations living in the US-Mexico border region. Click here for more information and to apply.
  • 11/6/06 - Dr. Richard Garfein's PreveTB project continues to be profiled by area media. Click here for Frontera's article on the program (Spanish).
  • 11/1/06 - On the Border, at the Edge: Sex, Drugs and HIV
    A conversation with UCSD researchers Dr. Steffanie A. Strathdee and Dr. Tom Patterson about HIV/AIDS, drug users, and sex workers in Tijuana.
    Time: Thursday, November 9, 2006 6:30-7:45
    Place: Weaver Conference Center, Institute of the Americas
    Cost: Free.   Click here to register.
  • 10/30/06 - UCSD Receives Global Health Grant for California/Mexico Border Health Studies. Read the full press release.
  • 10/30/06 - La Prensa Article on UCSD Program Assessing and Treating TB in Tijuana.
  • Research Seminar by Dr. Felipe Uribe
    Senior Researcher in Medical Sciences, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
    Socio-economic and demographic dynamics related to the development of HIV/AIDS epidemic in the south region of Chiapas State, in Mexico: Contextual elements to perform interventions.
  • First event of the IICAS-Cal Western Law School lecture series:
    Global Governance for Public Health: How Can This Work in the 21st Century?
    By Professor Thomas Novotny, 4 p.m. October 26, 2006
    Dr. Thomas Novotny is a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. He was previously an assistant surgeon general in the United States Public Health Service, serving as CDC liaison to the World Bank and as deputy assistant secretary for International and Refugee Health. While with the World Bank, he worked extensively in public health systems development, tobacco control, and health systems reform, particularly in Eastern Europe.
  • September 28, 2006 - A new program by Dr. Richard Garfein aims to assess and treat Tuberculosis in Tijuana. Click here for the full press release.
  • August 21, 2006 - The TIES program will be hosting an HIV prevention course September 16-17, 2006. Click here for more information and to register.
  • August 21, 2006 - Proyecto El Cuete featured in the CFAR newsletter
  • Land of Extremes: Prevention and Care Range From Bold to Bleak  Article in Science magazine discussing Mexico's ongoing treatment initiatives, including those by IHCCM researchers.
  • A study by Dr. Robin Pollini of injection drug users in Baltimore found that more than two-thirds had witnessed an overdose, but many didn't know how to react to seek help.  United Press International, Health Behavior News Service.
  • July 21, 2006 - Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Todd for her recent Clinical Scientist Development Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.  It was awarded for her ongoing projects in Afghanistan focusing on high risk populations and pregnant women.
  • July 10, 2006 - Needle Exchange Programs Do Work - A San Diego Union-Tribune op-ed written by Dr. Steffanie Strathdee and Dr. Richard Garfein.
  • April 2006 - Congratulations to Dr. María Luisa Zúñiga for being honored as a champion of diversity at UCSD.  Click here for more information
  • Baja California Governor Elorduy (middle), San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders (left) and Dr. Steffanie Strathdee (Harold Simon Professor and Chief, Division of International Health and Cross Cultural Medicine, right), at their visit to UCSD on Friday May 19, 2006.







  • "UCSD Tackles HIV/AIDS Epidemic In Mexico and Around the World." Featured in UCSD Health Sciences Magazine
  • February 27, 2006 Press Release - HIV/AIDS Rates in Tijuana, Mexico Increasing at Alarming Rate Interventions to reduce on-going spread of HIV urgently needed, according to researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine
    University of California, San Diego School of Medicine Press Release
    San Diego Union Tribune featured article
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