Leadership Committee

The ARI Leadership Committee helps guide us in fulfilling our mission. The group meets monthly during the academic year to approve ARI funding decisions proposed by the director and, in consultation with the director, set ARI policy.

Diane V. Havlir, MD, Director
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of HIV/AIDS, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine
Director, AIDS Research Institute
Rebecca Abelman, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of HIV/AIDS, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine
Co-Chair, Junior Faculty in AIDS Research (ARI)
Susan Buchbinder, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Director, Bridge HIV, San Francisco Department of Public Health
Carol Dawson-Rose, RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor, Community Health Systems
UCSF School of Nursing
Steve Deeks
Steven Deeks, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of HIV/AIDS, Infectious Disease, and Global Medicine
Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Director, UCSF-Bay Area Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
Peter Hunt, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Experimental Medicine
Malcolm John, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Director, UCSF HIV/AIDS Program
Mallory Johnson, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, UCSF-Bay Area Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
Caravella McCuistian, PhD, MA
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Substance Abuse and Addiction Medicine (DSAAM)
Co-Chair, Junior Faculty in AIDS Research (ARI)
Melanie Ott, MD, PhD
Director, Gladstone Institute of Virology
Senior Vice President, Gladstone Institutes
Professor of Medicine, UCSF
Jesus Ramirez-Valles, PhD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Prevention Science