HIV/AIDS in China

There are currently an estimated 840,000 people in China who are infected with HIV. The largest two groups that have been affected are injection drug users and former plasma donors. Recent demographic and economic changes in China could and may be fueling an increase in sexual transmission in China. Dr. Nancy Shulman (Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Stanford University) will give a brief overview of HIV in China and the governmental response. Future collaborative efforts with Stanford will also be discussed.

Nancy Shulman received her MD from the University of Kansas, after receiving a BA in biochemistry and Chinese from the University of Texas-Austin. She completed a residency in internal medicine/pediatrics at the University of Chicago and subsequently received a fellowship to pursue research on infectious diseases at Stanford University. Her recent research concerns the treatment, therapy, drug response, and drug resistance of HIV-infected patients. This summer, she traveled to China to explore collaborative projects with Chinese health organizations