Dr. Beatriz Grinsztejn is an infectious disease physician and researcher with over 30 years of dedication to HIV prevention and care. She is the Head of the Fiocruz STI/AIDS Clinical Research Laboratory and the Fiotrials Prevention and Therapeutic Clinical Trials Unit, where she leads research focused on advancing the prevention, treatment, and care of HIV, STIs, and emerging infections. Under her leadership, the CTU is affiliated with major international networks, including HPTN and ACTG.  Dr.

Community Working Group Co-Chair

Dr. Matoga is a physician with training in infectious disease epidemiology and implementation science. He is an assistant professor of medicine at UNC Chapel Hill. He directs the STI research and clinical services program and leads the implementation science research unit at UNC Project-Malawi. He has over 15 years of experience conducting research in HIV, STIs and implementation science. Dr.

Kenneth Ngure MPH, MSc, PhD is a an Associate Professor of Global Health at the School of Public Health Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and an Affiliate Associate Professor at the Department of Global Health University of Washington. His research mainly focuses on novel biomedical HIV prevention methods from clinical trials to delivery focusing on differentiated service delivery approaches to increase coverage.

Busola Akingbade is a Clinical Research Manager (CRM) within the HPTN for FHI 360. Her research interests include HIV prevention research, community development and engagement, and qualitative research. During her time with the HPTN, Busola has served as a CRM for HPTN 091, 102, 106, and 117 as well as a clinical trials associate for HPTN 083. 

Craig Hendrix, MD, DABCP, FCP, is Professor Emeritus and former Wellcome Professor and Director, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, at The Johns Hopkins University. He joined Oak Crest Institute of Science in Monrovia, CA, as Senior Faculty (part-time) in February 2025 upon his retirement from Hopkins. Craig graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Georgetown University School of Medicine before entering Johns Hopkins for post-graduate training in internal medicine, infectious diseases, and clinical pharmacology.

Lisa B. Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH is a Distinguished and Endowed McKenzie Professor and the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Nursing at the Florida State University (FSU). She is also the founding director of FSU’s Institute on Digital Health and Innovation.