Global Health Research Speaker Series
Learn about a new global health topic at our quarterly Research Speaker Series.
Upcoming Events
Announcing the 2026 Global Health Research Speaker Series!
The Global Health Research Speaker series welcomes four IU Center for Global Health affiliated faculty members for our quarterly events at the Regenstrief Institute.
- In-Person Location: Regenstrief Institute, 1101 W. 10th Street, Indianapolis (corner of 10th Street and Wilson Street)
- Parking: Public (for fee) parking is available in the Wilson Street Garage which is adjacent to the building.
- Building Security: Regenstrief maintains a secure building entrance. Event support from the Center for Global Health and the Center for Health Services Research will be onsite to assist with entry and other event logistics.
November 10 at Noon
Alka Khaitain, MD (IU School of Medicine)
This session is titled "Beyond Viral Suppression: Immune Dysregulation and HIV Persistence in Perinatal HIV." Antiretroviral therapy has transformed perinatal HIV into a chronic, treatable condition, yet viral suppression does not fully restore immune health or eliminate persistent HIV reservoirs. This talk will explore the long-term immunologic consequences of perinatal HIV and how immune dysregulation may intersect with HIV persistence. Research from a Kenyan cohort of children with perinatal HIV will provide insight into how the immunologic effects of HIV acquired early in life may persist despite treatment and relate to long-term health outcomes and barriers to HIV cure.
Dr. Khaitan is professor of clinical pediatrics in the division of pediatric infectious diseases at Indiana University School of Medicine and the Ryan White Center for Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Global Health. Her research focuses on the long-term immunologic consequences of perinatal HIV, including chronic inflammation, immune activation and exhaustion and viral persistence. She leads NIH-funded research in the United States and Kenya examining how the timing and effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy shape immune health and long-term outcomes in children with HIV. She is also involved in pediatric HIV cure research through the IMPAACT Network and serves on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Pediatric Antiretroviral Guidelines Panel.
