Scientific Review Committee

Each of our Research Scholars Programs is overseen by a scientific review committee composed of distinguished experts in their respective fields who are independent from Gilead to ensure equal, objective evaluation of all applicants and their applications. This enables us to maintain the program’s overall integrity and competitive standards, and to ensure awards support the next generation of breakthrough scientific discovery.

Chair 

Georg Behrens, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology at Hannover Medical School

Review Committee

Patrick Mallon, MD, PhD

Professor of Microbial Diseases at University College Dublin,  Consultant in Infectious Diseases at St Vincent's University Hospital and School of Medicine

Susanne Dam Nielsen, MD, DMSc

Professor at University of Copenhagen, Consultant at Rigshospitalet

Cristina Mussini, MD

Professor at University of Modena and Reggio,
Director of the Clinic of Infectious Diseases Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico

Justyna Kowalska, MD

Professor at Medical University of Warsaw, Senior Consultant at Hospital for Infectious Diseases

Linos Vandekerckhove MD, PhD

Professor at Ghent University, Head of 
HIV Cure Centre 

Santiago Moreno, MD, PhD

Professor at Alcala University Medical School, Head of Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal

Vanessa Apea, MBBS, FRCP, MPH

Consultant Physician in Sexual Health and HIV Medicine at Barst Health NHS Trust 

Honorary Senior Lecturer/Deputy Academic Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (Medicine and Dentistry) at Queen Mary University of London

Review the scoring criteria considered for applications

Application Deadline

11:59 PM CET

10 Mar 2025

Grant Amount

3 Awards

$130,000