Patricia Fast,

Pat is currently the Chief Medical Officer at the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative where she directs the human trials of IAVI-sponsored vaccine candidates. Dr. Fast joined IAVI from Aviron, a biopharmaceutical firm, where as a Medical Director in the Clinical Research Department, she oversaw studies of vaccines for influenza and cytomegalovirus vaccines. She received her MD at Michigan State University, is board certified in pediatrics and also holds a PhD in immunology from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). At the Division of AIDS at the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Dr. Fast led HIV vaccine clinical research as Associate Director for Vaccines and Prevention. In addition, she has worked at The Upjohn Company, Wellcome Research Laboratories and UCLA. Dr. Fast has served on several national and international vaccine advisory committees, including the UNAIDS Vaccine Advisory Committee and Enterprise Coordinating Committee.