Those who attend the next Omaha Science Café on Nov. 9, will hear about the latest treatment and research in HIV and AIDS.
Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S., medical director of the HIV Clinic at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will speak from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Slowdown located at 729 N. 14th St.
Dr. Swindells is the Terry K. Watanabe Professor of Internal Medicine in the UNMC section of infectious diseases. She is also director of the UNMC Ryan White Title III Program, the Nebraska AIDS Drug Assistance Program, and the Nebraska AIDS Education and Training Center.
A native of England, Dr. Swindells earned her medical degree from University College in London in 1977, with postgraduate training in England and the University of Washington in Seattle. She has been involved in HIV care since 1988. HIV and AIDS was discovered in 1981.
A clinician and active researcher, Dr. Swindells has been principal investigator on many clinical trials. She is on the leadership of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group of the National Institutes of Health. An active teacher on the UNMC campus and outside, Dr. Swindells has published multiple articles in scholarly journals, and both contributed to and edited textbooks.
Science Cafe is a free educational event sponsored by UNMC and other groups to increase the population’s science literacy. Hosted by UNMC, Bio Nebraska and the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures, Science Cafes are held the first Tuesday of each month in Omaha and one Thursday every other month in Lincoln.
For more information about Science Cafes, go to www.unmc.edu/sciencecafe.
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