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COREY CASPER, MD, MPH
Dr. Corey Casper is the Co-Scientific Director of UPCID, and an associate member of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and a member of the University of Washington’s School of Medicine. Dr. Casper received his medical degree from Cornell University and his M.P.H. in epidemiology from the University of Washington. He conducts ongoing research into the epidemiology, natural history, and treatment of those infected with HHV-8.
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JACKSON OREM, MBChB, MMed
Dr. Jackson Orem is the Co-Scientific Director of UPCID, and the Director of the Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala, Uganda. A graduate of Makerere University in Kampala, and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH, Dr. Orem has conducted research on HHV-8 replication and progression in Africa and antiretroviral therapy in Ugandans infected with HHV-8, as well as multiple studies on Burkitt’s Lymphoma.