Lauren Sterling

Lauren Sterling serves as the Associate Director at UCSF CFAR (Center for AIDS Research), affiliated with the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Her work focuses on interdisciplinary research spanning clinical research, public health, and medical education.

Education:

• BS in Public Health and Microbiology from University of Washington, Seattle (2010)
• MSc in Epidemiology from University of Washington, Seattle

Research Interests:
Dr. Sterling specializes in mentoring practices within academic medicine, with a focus on virtual mentorship and diversity initiatives. Her studies explore the intersection of HIV research training programs, pandemic impacts on early-career investigators, and mentorship program evaluation. Additional work addresses maternal health outcomes in obstetrics and gynecology.

Publications Trends:
Her recent scholarship (2021-2024) emphasizes mentorship frameworks in medical education, HIV research career development, and pandemic-related challenges in mentoring. Earlier work (2014) investigated obstetric outcomes related to maternal BMI.

Grants and Leadership:
She has managed significant NIH grants (R13AI102630 and P30AI027763) as Managing Director of the UCSF-Gladstone Center for AIDS Research.