Ally Pardo
Graduate Student Researcher
Ally is a rising second-year MPH student at UC Berkeley in the Health and Social Behavior track and a former scholar of the Summer HIV/AIDS Research Program. Prior to graduate school, Ally engaged in direct HIV patient care and grant writing at two federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in New York. Informed by her time at these FQHCs and experiences as a community organizer, Ally is interested in community-led research initiatives among immigrant, queer, and BIPOC communities. As a young professional, Ally is eager to develop her research skills and pursue a career as a qualitative researcher.
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John Sauceda
Co-Director
Dr. John Sauceda is an Associate Professor in Residence at UCSF and Co-Director of the DICE & Pilot Core within the CALIBER Institute. His research develops behavioral interventions that reduce HIV disparities while mentoring the next generation of public health investigators.
Phyllis Tien
Principal Investigator
Dr. Phyllis Tien is a Professor of Medicine at UCSF and Chief of the Infectious Diseases Division at the San Francisco VA Health Care System. She co-leads the CALIBER Institute, where her research focuses on HIV, chronic viral infections, liver disease, and long-term health outcomes.
