2025 UCSF World TB Day Symposium
Curry International Tuberculosis Center (CITC) will co-host the UCSF World TB Day Symposium with the UCSF Center for Tuberculosis. The theme for this year's event will be: Strengthening TB Programs: Breaking Down Barriers to TB Care. The program will feature a keynote speech, a panel by TB Research Advancement Center's Early-Stage Investigators (TRAC ESIs) as well as discussions on the socioeconomics of TB and on highlighting the role of community health workers and patient advocates.
2024 UCSF World TB Day Symposium & CITC 30th Anniversary
This Symposium was co-hosted by the UCSF Center for Tuberculosis and the Curry International Tuberculosis Center. The theme for this event was:
Lessons from the past and the way forward - Perspectives from early-stage investigators, patients, and communities. The program features the keynote talk and discussions by TB Research Advancement Center's Early-Stage Investigators (TRAC ESIs), patient advocates and panel discussions by leaders in TB research, policy, clinical and programmatic practice, and advocacy.
Presenters (partial list):
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Kenneth Castro, MD Philip C. Hopewell, MD |
Payam Nahid, MD, MPH Lisa Chen, MD Congresswoman Barbara Lee |
Chibo Ahrum Shinagawa, MS, PMP Vivian Liang Cynthia A. Tschampl, PhD Susannah Graves, MD, MPH |