Dr. Timothy D. Mastro, MD, FACP (bio, .pdf, 15kb) has served since 2005 as Deputy Director for Science in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP), National Center for HIV, STD & TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Mastro has worked at CDC since 1988 when he entered the Epidemic Intelligence Service in the Division of Bacterial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases. In 1990, he joined the International AIDS Activities Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention. From 1993 through 2000 he served in Bangkok as director of the Thailand MOPH - US CDC HIV/AIDS Collaboration where he supervised important HIV prevention research including the Thai-CDC short-course AZT mother-to-child HIV transmission study, clinical trials of a candidate vaginal microbicide (Carraguard) and preparation for and conduct of the world’s first international HIV vaccine trial (VaxGen’s VAX003). Dr. Mastro returned to CDC-Atlanta in 2000 and served as chief of the HIV Vaccine Section in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention. He served in CDC’s Global AIDS Program during 2002-2005 as Chief of the HIV Care & Treatment Branch, Deputy Director for Programs and Acting Director (2004-05); during this time he directed CDC’s participation in the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. On December 1st, he'll be joining our World AIDS Day forum to talk about changing HIV testing paradigms.

Erik Ireland spoke with Dr. Mastro by phone last Friday about his work fighting HIV and setting US prevention policy. You can download the interview to your computer by right-clicking on the link below and choosing "save as" or click on the link to open the .mp3 file in your browser.

Interview with Dr. Timothy Mastro (.mp3, 1.4 mb, 8:29)