Marissa Becker, MD, FRCP(C), MSc Public Health, NCCID Scientific Lead
- Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
- Research Interests: Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Program Science
Marissa Becker, MD, FRCP(C), MSc. Public Health, is an Associate Professor in the Centre for Global Public Health at the University of Manitoba, Departments of Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Community Health Sciences. She is also the Associate Director of the Manitoba HIV Program. Dr. Becker is currently working as an Infectious Diseases and HIV physician with the University of Manitoba and continues her HIV research program in Manitoba, India, Kenya and Ukraine. Her research interest is in understanding HIV risk, vulnerability and outcomes among disadvantaged populations globally and in Canada. She has been awarded the Manitoba Health Research Council/Manitoba Medical Services Foundation Clinical Research Professorship in Population Medicine as well as a Canadian Institutes for Health Research New Investigator Award. (From cahr-acrv.ca)