Gakumo was one of 55 scholars in the nation selected for the program.UAB School of Nursing Assistant Professor Ann Gakumo, Ph.D., was among a group of scholars chosen to participate in the National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging 2016 Butler-Williams Scholars Program.
Gakumo was one of 55 scholars in the nation selected to mark the 30th anniversary of the event formerly known as the NIA’s Summer Institute on Aging Research.
The five-day program, which brought together many international leaders in aging research on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, was designed for investigators who are relatively new to the field of aging research.
Through her work with HIV and health literacy research at UAB, and service as vice chair of the Birmingham AIDS Outreach board of directors and volunteer work at UAB’s 1917 Clinic, Gakumo has developed a particular interest in health disparities research in aging.