Virtual Public Lecture: Getting to Zero: Religious Leaders as Trusted Messengers for Eliminating HIV/AIDS
Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture presented by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Getting to Zero: Religious Leaders as Trusted Messengers for Eliminating HIV/AIDS
Date: Feb. 25, 2021
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Virtual Access: This public lecture will be offered virtually via Zoom. Information on how to register for virtual access will be available here soon.
About This Lecture
Dr. Fuller will discuss how a new science-based HIV/AIDS intervention, which involves the participation of religious leader networks, is helping address infectious disease health disparities in the United States, Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa. This model, designated the “Trusted Messenger Intervention,” reframes HIV as a viral infection that can be controlled and encourages trusted faith leaders to influence and educate their communities about preventative measures.
Additional Details
This is a free event hosted by Dr. Michael Friedlander and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. For more information, please call 540-526-2059 or send an e-mail.
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About Maury Strauss
Maury Strauss is a longtime community benefactor and businessman who supports biomedical research with the goal of energizing the local economy and improving quality of life in our neighborhoods and around the world. The founder of the Strauss Development Corp., a real estate development firm, Mr. Strauss and his family learned about the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, and the work done here. In order to ensure the continued success of Roanoke’s biomedical research enterprise, as well as the free, public seminars by the world’s leading scientists, Mr. Strauss has made a generous gift to the series, which has been renamed in his honor as the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series. Read VT News Story
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