Sonya L. Heath, MD Associate Professor  Professional training Medical School: Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University Residency: Internal Medicine, UAB Fellowship: Infectious Diseases, UAB

Research interests
1. Characterization of cytotoxic T Lymphocyte (CTL) responses at various stages of HIV infection.
2. Maintenance of memory CTL responses in HIV infection.
3. Mechanisms of generating an optimal immune response (HIV vaccine development).
4. Factors influencing cell death and survival of HIV specific CD8 T cells.