Robert (Chip) Schooley

Dr. Schooley is Head of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Vice Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego. His research interests are in the area of viral pathogenesis and therapy. He was heavily involved in developing antiretroviral chemotherapeutic agents from the initial randomized study of zidovudine through the modern era.

In this context, he has had experience in the clinical practice, design and conduct of multiple clinical trials in diverse populations in both the US and abroad. He served as Principal Investigator and Chair of the NIAID’s AIDS Clinical Trials Group from 1995-2002. He helped establish the ACTG international program, served as the International Program Liaison for the EC, and continues his work developing new point-of-care low cost diagnostics, and ART strategies for resource-limited international settings. Dr. Schooley is UCSD chair of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative collaboration with University of Mondlane University in Maputo, Mozambique. He has been involved in the clinical and research training of medical infectious disease specialists globally for 30 years.