Meet the Scholars

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HPTN Scholars Alumni

International Cohort 8 and Mentors

Phionah Kibalama Ssemambo – Connie Celum, Jennifer Velloza, and Sinead Delaney Moretlwe

 

 

Domestic Cohort 13 and Mentors 

Melonie Walcott – Hong Van Tieu and Victoria Frye
Olatokunbo Osibogun – Jessica Justman and Irene Kuo
Abubaker Saeed – Connie Celum, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, and Deborah J. Donnell

International Cohort 7 and Mentors

Kudzai Hlahla – Nyaradzo Mgodi
Victoria Ndyanabangi – Mina Hosseinipour

 

Domestic Cohort 12 and Mentors

Sophia Zamudio-Haas – Sybil Hosek and Jennifer Velloza
Maria Christina Herrera – David Metzger
David G. Zelaya – Kenneth Mayer
Donte T. Boyd – Leo Wilton and Typhanye Dyer
Margaret (Waru) Gichane – Connie Celum

International Cohort 6 and Mentors

Manuela Bullo – Audrey Pettifor
Nomtha Bell-Mandla – Peter Bond, Lungiswa Nkonki, and Ayana Moore
Chiti Bwalya – Virginia Bond and Musonda Simwinga

 

Domestic Cohort 11 and Mentors

Noelle M. St. Vil – Danielle Haley and Gina Wingwood
Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha – Audrey Pettifor
Donaldson Conserve – Chris Beyrer
Adedotun Ogunbajo – Kenneth Mayer

Please note there were no Scholars cohorts for 2020-2021

International Cohort 5 and Mentors

Rogers Sekabira – Craig Hendrix
Elzette Rousseau-Jemwa – Linda-Gail Bekker and Rivet Amico
Anita Marais – Theo Sandfort and Ravindre Panchia

 

Domestic Cohort 10 and Mentors

Rodman Turpin – Typhanye Penniman-Dyer (primary) and Ken Mayer
S. Raquel Ramos – LaRon Nelson
Derek Dangerfield II – Irene Kuo

International Cohort 4 and Mentors

Yamikani Mbilizi – Sufia Dadabhai and Theo Sandfort
Wilfred T. Gurupira – James Hakim and Taha Taha
Maganizo Chagomerana – Mina Hosseinipour

 

Domestic Cohort 9 and Mentors

Tamara Taggart – Sten Vermund, Yusuf Ransome, and Ken Mayer
Maria Luisa Mittal – Dave Metzger
Darren Whitfield – Sheldon Fields
Allysha Maragh-Bass – Betsy Tolley

International Cohort 3 and Mentors

Ulrika Makuraj – Sinead Delany-Moretlwe

 

Domestic Cohort 8 and Mentors

Jasmine Abrams – Paula Frew
Michelle Odlum – Sharon Mannheimer
Emeka Okafor – Steve Shoptaw, Ken Mayer, and Christopher Hucks-Ortiz
Diana Sheehan – Carl Latkin
Yordanos “Yordi” Tiruneh – Theresa Gamble and Nirupama Sista

International Cohort 2 and Mentors

Nomhle Khoza – Sinead Delany-Moretlwe and Catherine MacPhail
Emily Makunike-Shava – Yuhua Ruan and Yiming Shao
Jabulani Ncayiyana – Kathleen Kahn and Audrey Pettifor

 

Domestic Cohort 7 and Mentors

Victoria Ojeda – Craig Hendrix and Rivet Amico
Yusuf Ransome – Kenneth Mayer
Carlos E. Rodríguez-Díaz – Steve Safren
Glenn-Milo Santos – Steven Shoptaw
Laurens Van Sluytman – Carl Latkin
Kiyomi Tsuyuki – Steven Shoptaw

International Cohort 1 and Mentors

Emilia Jalil – Dr. Beatriz Grinsztejn
Jesne Kistan – Dr. Linda-Gail Bekker

 

Domestic Cohort 6 and Mentors

Brandon Brown – Dr. Tom Coates
Dustin Duncan – Dr. Steve Safren and Ken Mayer
Mandy Hill – Dr. Carl Latkin
Florence Momplaisir – David Metzger and Dr. Carl Latkin
Tonia Poteat – Dr. David Celentano

Domestic Cohort 5 and Mentors

Laramie SmithCarl Latkin and Steffanie Strathde
Nicole Salazar-AustinDavid Celentano
Tiarney RitchwoodAudrey Pettifor
Bisola OjikutuSteven Safren and Ken Mayer

Domestic Cohort 4 and Mentors

Tandrea CarterCarol Golin
Grace "Chela" HallBeryl Koblin
DeMarc HicksonKen Mayer
Malika Roman IslerCarol Golin
Larissa JenningsAudrey Pettifor
Brooke MontgomerySally Hodder
Jennifer StewartAda Adimora

Domestic Cohort 3 and Mentors 

C. Andres Bedoya – Ken Mayer and Steven Safren
Oni Blackstock – Sharon Mannheimer
Grace "Chela" Hall – Beryl Koblin
Sophia Hussen – Carlos del Rio and Robert Stephenson
Malika Roman Isler – Carol Golin
Brooke Montgomery – Sally Hodder
Chevette Williams – David Metzger

Domestic Cohort 2 and Mentors 

Russell BrewerDarrell Wheeler
Yvonne CarterAda Adimora
Risha IrvinSusan Buchbinder
LaRon NelsonKen Mayer 
Typhanye Penniman Dyer Steven Shoptaw

Domestic Cohort 1 and Mentors

Russell BrewerDarrell Wheeler
Yvonne CarterAda Adimora
Risha IrvinSusan Buchbinder 
LaRon NelsonKen Mayer 
Typhanye Penniman DyerSteven Shoptaw
Zandretta Tims-CookCarlos del Rio and Paula Frew