This Tuesday at Change, Dr. Judd Walson will talk about his work understanding the importance of non-medical interventions in global health. Dr. Walson is an Assistant Professor in the departments of Global Health, Medicine, Infectious Disease and Pediatrics at the University of Washington. His research is focused on investigating the effect of treating or preventing endemic co-infections (TB, malaria, helminthes) on HIV disease progression, particularly in east Africa with the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in Kenya. Currently, Dr. Walson is the project PI of a large center grant assessing the epidemiology of non-typhoidal salmonella (NTS) diarrhea and bacteremia in Kenyan children. He recently completed a large, multi-center randomized trial of anti-helminthic therapy (treatment of intestinal worms) in adults with HIV in Kenya to determine if deworming could delay HIV disease progression. He also recently completed a large trial to evaluate the potential benefit of adding insecticide treated bednets and a point-of-use water filtration device to the basic package of HIV care in Kenya. Dr. Walson has extensive experience in the design and implementation of large clinical trials in resource-limited settings. In addition to his work in east Africa, he has spent significant time living and working in Thailand and Nepal, where he worked in infectious diseases and focused on malaria and tuberculosis treatment ad prevention. In addition to his clinical research, Dr. Walson is the faculty co-lead of the Global Health Strategic Analysis and Research Training Program, START, a collaborative research project with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UW DGH. What: Dr. Judd Walson on Making a difference - Understanding the importance of non-medical interventions in global health. When: Tuesday, November 13th at 12 noon Where: The Allen Center, room CSE 203