My research focuses on 3 areas:
#1 Hepatitis B virus infection in sub-Saharan Africa: I want to better understanding the natural history of the infection, disease co-factors, diagnostics, and accelerating elimination through scale-up of treatment and discovery of new therapeutics. My research on HBV occurs in sub-Saharan Africa where there are distinct viral genotypes and where integration with the HIV response offers significant opportunities.
#2 Nexus of Alcohol and HIV: I want to understand how alcohol undermines efforts at HIV epidemic control, develop sustainable and effective alcohol reduction treatment for people living with HIV, and advance the use of alcohol biomarkers, which reduce measurement issues.
#3 Inpatient and post-discharge HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa: I want to develop individualized and health system interventions to improve HIV care at the point of hospitalization and in the post-discharge period.