Biography
Dr. Lee’s research, training, and community engagement work have been strongly shaped by his pursuit of addressing health disparities affecting HIV prevention and care among vulnerable communities impacted by HIV/AIDS. His methods expertise includes conjoint analysis to assess consumer preferences in behavioral and biomedical strategies (e.g. HIV vaccines, pre-exposure prophylaxis acceptability, HIV testing, dual testing for syphilis and HIV, and long acting injectables for HIV treatment/prevention). Dr. Lee loves teaching and mentoring. He serves as an advisor to many masters and doctoral students in the Department of Epidemiology. Dr. Lee serves as the Director of the Methods Core for the Center for HIV Identification Prevention and Treatment Services (CHIPTS). He is the UCLA site PI for the University of California Global Health Institute (UCGHI) GloCal Fellowship Training Program.
Biography
Dr. Hoftman’s laboratory works in the areas of genetic and clinical high risk for psychosis, schizophrenia, and neurodevelopment using imaging transcriptomics and molecular neuroscience, with the goal of connecting the molecular underpinnings of disruptions in neural circuitry in psychosis risk to in vivo human brain development. His research is or has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for Medical Scientists, Sorensen Foundation Award for Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists, Brain and Behavior Research Foundation NARSAD Karen Seykora Young Investigator Award, UCLA Friends of Semel Institute Award, and Della Martin Award. Dr. Hoftman is dedicated to delivering evidence based TMS treatment for depression and numerous additional conditions offered in clinic, as well as its applications for psychosis and in children and adolescents.