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Our Team

HLB-SIMPLe is led by a multidisciplinary team of experts, each bringing unique knowledge and skills to the table. Fields represented include public health, health equity, infectious disease, HIV prevention and care, cardiovascular health, health behavior change, epidemiology, physiology, clinical research, implementation science, and health systems strengthening. Together, these researchers are at the forefront of efforts to improve cardiovascular outcomes for individuals living with HIV, driving transformative change through their collaborative research endeavors.

Botswana (InterCARE project) MPIs

Mosepele Mosepele

Mosepele Mosepele

Contact PI, University of Botswana

Tendani Gaolathe

Tendani Gaolathe

University of Botswana

Shabbar Jaffar

Shabbar Jaffar

University College London

Mozambique (SCALE-SAIA-HTN project) MPIs

Ana Mocumbi

Ana Mocumbi

Contact PI, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
Sarah Gimbel

Sarah Gimbel

University of Washington (USA)

Nigeria (MAP-IT project) MPIs

Dike Ojji

Dike Ojji

Contact PI, University of Abuja
Angela Attah

Angela Attah

Akwa Ibom State Primary Healthcare Development Agency
Juliet Iwelunmor

Juliet Iwelunmor

Washington University in St. Louis (USA)

Ogedegbe Olgugbenga

Ogedegbe Olgugbenga

New York University (USA)

South Africa (iHEART-SA project) MPIs

Francois Venter

Francois Venter

Contact PI, University of the Witwatersrand
Mohammed K. Ali

Mohammed K. Ali

Emory University (USA)

Vincent Marconi

Vincent Marconi

Emory University (USA)

Uganda (PULESA project) MPIs

Fred Semitala

Fred Semitala

Contact PI, Makerere University
Chris Longenecker

Chris Longenecker

University of Washington (USA)

Zambia (TASKPEN project) MPIs

Wilbroad Mutale

Wilbroad Mutale

Contact PI, University of Zambia
Michael Herce

Michael Herce

University of North Carolina (USA)

Research Coordinating Center MPIs

Kenneth Schechtman

Kenneth Schechtman

Contact PI, Washington University in St. Louis
Victor Davila-Roman

Victor Davila-Roman

Washington University in St. Louis

Elvin Geng

Elvin Geng

Washington University in St. Louis
Treva Rice

Treva Rice

Washington University in St. Louis