Professor Dr. Pamina Gorbach

Biography

Pamina Gorbach focuses on biobehavioral epidemiology and infectious diseases, particularly HIV transmission, acquisition, and progression affected by substance abuse. As a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Fielding School of Public Health and in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine, her research emphasizes HIV prevention and treatment in collaboration with long-time partners like the Los Angeles LGBT Center and UCLA Vine Street Clinic. She leads the MPI Los Angeles cohort known as ‘The mSTUDY’, which is a diverse cohort established to support research mechanisms regarding HIV acquisition and transmission. Gorbach also heads the Biobehavioral Assessment Research Center at UCLA, which promotes impactful public health research through various grants and innovative methodologies. Her global health experience spans several countries including Cambodia, South Africa, and Brazil. At UCLA, she teaches courses on Behavioral Epidemiology, Methods Research for Marginalized Populations, and International HIV/AIDS perspectives.

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