Dr. Patricia Kissinger is an infectious disease epidemiologist. She has worked both nationally and internationally for more than three decades in the field of HIV, sexually transmitted diseases, and women’s reproductive health in Africa, Haiti, and the US.

She has been the PI on dozens of National Institute of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other federally funded research grants and has published over 160 manuscripts and numerous book chapters. Dr. Kissinger focuses on the dynamics of STI/HIV transmission, particularly among vulnerable populations, examining issues of HIV/STI partner notification, expedited partner treatment, sexual networks, substance abuse, pregnancy prevention, and repeat STIs. Dr. Kissinger is also on the editorial board of the Journal Sex Trans Dis, is a frequent reviewer for NIH, and an expert consultant for CDC.

The Stiix and Stones podcast brings together voices of people from across the globe who are changing the face of sexual health for the better. Find us on Twitter @stiix_sti

This podcast is hosted by Nick Malhomme, head of the STI International Exchange - or STIIX, sponsored by OraSure and produced by Bird Lime Media.

Professor Ali Shan Khan is a medical epidemiologist and Dean of the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

He was born in Brooklyn, New York and trained as a doctor in the US before joining the National Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for 25 years with a focus on emerging infectious diseases. He worked on outbreaks all over the world, including ebola and anthrax, before leading CDC’s policy around malaria and infectious diseases and health security. He then moved to Nebraska where he enjoys doing global work around emerging infections alongside passing his wisdom to the next generation of doctors. He has a passion for bringing public health and medicine closer together in the US and he explained how this also applies to sexual health, and the challenges faced in this field in the state of Nebraska.

The Stiix and Stones podcast brings together voices of people from across the globe who are changing the face of sexual health for the better. Find us on Twitter @stiix_sti

This podcast is hosted by Nick Malhomme, head of the STI International Exchange - or STIIX, sponsored by OraSure and produced by Bird Lime Media.

Sean B. Rourke is a Clinical Neuropsychologist and Scientist with MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael’s Hospital, and Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto. He is an international expert in the neurobehavioural complications of HIV.

Rick Galli began his extensive career in research and diagnostic laboratory sciences with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care Public Health Laboratory in Toronto in 1973. Rick joined REACH in 2019 and currently serves as the Director of Testing and Clinical Trials Implementation.

REACH Nexus is an ambitious national research group working on how to address HIV, Hepatitis C and other STBBIs (sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections) in Canada. Their focus is on reaching the undiagnosed, implementing and scaling up new testing options, strengthening connections to care, improving access to options for prevention (PrEP and PEP) and ending HIV stigma.

REACH Nexus is part of MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, and is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

The Stiix and Stones podcast brings together voices of people from across the globe who are changing the face of sexual health for the better. Find us on Twitter @stiix_sti

This podcast is hosted by Nick Malhomme, head of the STI International Exchange - or STIIX, sponsored by OraSure and produced by Bird Lime Media.