Simon Alexander Mallal, M.B.B.S

CFAR Program Director and Administrative Core Director at Vanderbilt, Professor
Medicine and Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Dr. Mallal has championed research that has driven improvements in clinical practice in HIV and infectious diseases since the early years of the AIDS epidemic.  He provides scientific vision and leadership, promoting collaborations on all types of HIV research within and across the institutions (especially translational and disparities-related research), improving communications and outreach to the community, and fostering productive interactions with colleagues at other academic institutions. He chairs the Executive Committee (EC) of the TN-CFAR.