Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)

Curt G. Beckwith, MD, FIDSA, FACP, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Brown University Health and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Beckwith has developed a research and mentoring portfolio that is focused on improving HIV and related health outcomes among people who use substances and are involved with the criminal-legal system. Dr. Beckwith has been funded by the National Institutes of Health for nearly 20 years. He has been supported by the CFAR since the earliest days of his research career, and has served in numerous CFAR leadership positions, including Co-Director of the Clinical and Behavioral Sciences Core, Co-Director of the HIV and Oral Health Scientific Working Group, and Associate Director of the CFAR. In his new role as Co-Director, Dr. Beckwith brings a passion for HIV clinical research among vulnerable populations and a dedication to mentoring the next generation of HIV scientists.