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Dr. Kline is professor of pediatrics, chief of Retrovirology, director of the AIDS International Training and Research Program, director of the Baylor-CDC Global AIDS Technical Assistance Project, and Associate Director of the General Clinical Research Center, all at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Kline is board-certified in pediatrics and infectious diseases. He has served on the Executive Committee for Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and currently serves as the chair of that organization's Committee on Pediatric AIDS. He is a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and a member of the Society for Pediatric Research and the American Pediatric Society.

Dr. Kline is active in the education and training of medical students, residents, and postdoctoral fellows, and has been the recipient of several teaching awards. He has authored over 200 scientific papers and textbook chapters. He has given over 220 national and international presentations on topics in pediatric infectious diseases.

Givans Kay Ateka, MD, MPhil [MCH] is an AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) fellow, from Maseru, Lesotho. He began his training in August, 2003. Dr. Ateka is pursuing a Masters in Public Health degree from the University of Texas School of Public Health, with an emphasis in International and Family Health. His specific area of research interest is the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection. Before joining us as an AITRP fellow, Dr. Ateka worked as a medical officer for the United Nations in Lesotho.

Dr. Bowman is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Baylor College of Medicine, through the HIV Clinical Training Program. He completed his pediatric residency training at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and he is board certified in pediatrics. His interests include community health as well as domestic and international HIV/AIDS care.

Ms. Calles is an AIDS Certified Registered Nurse with ten years of experience in pediatric AIDS clinical care, education, and research. Ms. Calles is the AIDS Education and Research Coordinator in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital.

Dr. Cazacu is originally from Bucharest, Romania. She obtained her medical degree from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest. Dr. Cazacu, under the mentorship of Dr. Gail Demmler, recently has evaluated two rapid diagnostic tests for influenza viruses with viral culture, performed in the Diagnostic Virology Laboratory at Texas Children's Hospital. She continues her research under the mentorship of Gail Demmler, MD and Mark Kline, MD studying the outcome of infants and children infected with CMV in both the U.S. and Romania, as well as viral pathogens in HIV positive children and their influence on HIV disease.

Ms. Close is a social worker with a Master's degree from Boston College. Kristin worked as a social work intern at Children's Hospital of Boston in their General Pediatric Inpatient Unit. Ms. Close has worked at camps for children with special needs for the past 8 years.

Dr. Evans is an Instructor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, having completed pediatric residency training at the Baylor College of Medicine. She holds a masters degree in public health, with emphasis in maternal child health, from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her interests include HIV/AIDS care in international settings and preventive health and education for children and adolescents.

Ms. Ferris is Instructor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. Ms. Ferris' M.P.H. degree involved a concentration in health promotion and disease prevention. Ms. Ferris has over seven years experience in pediatric AIDS, and served for five of those years as a Clinical Trials Specialist for the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group. She is currently pursuing a PhD degree at the University of Texas School of Public Health, with a focus in behavioral sciences.

Mark Mugo Kabue, BDS, MS is an AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) fellow, from Maseru, Lesotho. His Masters of Science degree is in Dental Public Health. He began his training in August, 2003. Dr. Kabue is pursuing a Masters in Public Health degree from the University of Texas School of Public Health, with an emphasis in Disease Control. His specific area of research interest is the management of HIV treatment and prevention programs. Before joining us as an AITRP fellow, Dr. Kabue worked as a dentist at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Maseru, Lesotho.

Harrison Njoroge Kamiru, DDS, MS is an AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) fellow, from Maseru, Lesotho. His Masters of Science degree is in Dental Public Health. He began his training in August, 2003. Dr. Kamiru is pursuing a Masters in Public Health degree from the University of Texas School of Public Health, with an emphasis in Health Promotion and Health Education. His specific area of research interest is oral manifestations of HIV infection. Before joining us as an AITRP fellow, Dr. Kamiru worked as a dentist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Maseru, Lesotho.

Ms. Kelly has over nine years of experience writing and organizing clinical trials for HIV therapeutics for the Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group of the National Institutes of Health. She is in the final stages of work towards an MPH in Global Health from the George Washington University. Ms. Kelly is living in Kampala, Uganda, supporting BIPAI's work with the CDC-funded Global AIDS Program.

Dr. Lowenthal is an Instructor of Pediatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Lowenthal earned her medical degree and completed pediatric residency at Baylor College of Medicine. Her interests include International Child Health, HIV/AIDS care and Pediatric Endocrinology.

Ms. McMeans is a Senior Dietitian in Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital. Ms. McMeans holds a Master of Science degree in nutrition and has eighteen years of experience in nutrition/dietetics. For the last seven years Ms. McMeans has specialized in pediatric nutrition with a special interest in nutrition and pediatric HIV/AIDS.

Mr. Navario has four years of experience writing and organizing multicenter clinical trials for Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group of the National Institutes of Health, and working for HIV-related NGOs. He has MPH from Yale University. Mr. Navario is living in Gaborone, Botswana, supporting BIPAI's work with the CDC-funded Global AIDS Program.

Ms. Rigamonti is a social worker with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Trinity University, and a Master's degree from University of Houston, with a concentration in work with children and families. Andrea has worked as a mental health associate at a psychiatric hospital for three years, and as a school social worker in Houston for the past five years.

Dr. Schwarzwald is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Schwarzwald has completed pediatric residency at Baylor College of Medicine, and has a Masters Degree in Public Health from the University of Texas. She is the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship for research among HIV-infected children in Botswana.

Dr. Terlonge is an instructor of pediatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine. He completed pediatric residency training at Jackson Memorial Hospital, affiliated with the University of Miami in Florida. His interests are community health as well as international HIV medicine.

Dr. Vaseliu is an AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) fellow, from Constanta, Romania. She began her training in July, 2002, and joins us from Ovidius University and the Constanta Municipal Hospital. She is pursuing a master's degree in clinical investigation at the Baylor College of Medicine. Her research interests are the oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS in children.