Dr. Man E. Charurat

Dr. Charurat is a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is a leader in global head, an accomplished researcher and academic. He holds appointments at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Department of Medicine and Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. Dr Charurat is also Director of the Division of Epidemiology and Prevention at the Institute of Human Virology and Global Director of the Center for International Health, Education, and Biosecurity (Ciheb). His research focuses on maternal-infant HIV transmission, vulnerable populations, implementation science, HIV surveillance, and transmission dynamics.

Dr. Charurat has mentored many African researchers who are in important positions in their universities or governments in making their fights against HIV. He serves on numerous national and international committees including appointments to the NIH AIDS and Clinical and Epidemiology Review Panel, the World Bank-funded Center of Excellence in Public Health and Maternal-child Health, and the International AIDS Society.

Dr. Charurat has authored more than 170 peer-reviewed articles and has served as PI for over $200 million in grant funding for research and training in sub-Saharan Africa from the U.S. National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He and his team have established vibrant local organizations which are centers of excellence in Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, Botswana, and Tanzania that conduct public health implementation and clinical research in infectious diseases and cancer control.

Dr Charurat hold BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MHS in Infectious Disease Epidemiology, and a PhD in International Health