Organization: Instituto INBIRS (UBA-CONICET)
Region: Latin America and Caribbean
Nationality: Argentina
Country: Argentina
Interests & expertise: Co-infections (TB, hepatitis, STIs, etc.)
Profession or occupation: Healthcare worker/social service provider
What inspires you to work in the HIV field?
When I began my medical career, the HIV pandemic had been known for a long time. But many issues were still unresolved: from prevention and diagnosis to treatment. Many still are! I felt the need to help find some these answers and accompany people living with HIV in the search for better treatment and quality of life. In this field, I found the possibility to combine medical care activity with clinical and basic research.
What are your goals as an IAS change maker?
My goals are to help improve the quality of life of people with HIV and help create a network of clinical and basic research in Latin America that includes local experts with different biomedical and social backgrounds and with the support of researchers from other parts the world. I believe that working together could improve the level of our research and allow us to have faster answers to the many unresolved aspects of HIV.