Dr. Steffanie Strathdee

Associate Professor

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Biography

Steffanie Strathdee is an infectious disease epidemiologist who serves as the Associate Dean of Global Health Sciences and the Harold Simon Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. With a focus on HIV prevention among marginalized populations in developing countries, she has published over 600 peer-reviewed publications. Strathdee co-directs the Innovative Phage Applications Therapeutics (IPATH) center at UCSD and is actively involved in clinical trials involving bacteriophage therapy. Her current research leads a multidisciplinary team to study HIV risk behaviors among drug users and sex workers along the Mexico-U.S. border. Strathdee's work also encompasses broader issues of international health, including alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and reproductive and sexual health.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).