Charles C.J. Carpenter, MD Director
Mailing Address:	The Miriam Hospital 164 Summit Avenue Providence, RI 02906
Telephone:	(401) 793-4025
Email:	ccjc@lifespan.org

Dr. Carpenter, Professor of Medicine at Brown University and attending physician at The Miriam Hospital, has been involved in the care of persons living with HIV since 1982. He served as the site Director of the longitudinal CDC-supported HIV Epidemiology Research Study (HERS) from 1992-1999, and is now Principal Investigator of the CDC-supported SUN Study of the Natural History of HIV/AIDS in the era of effective antiretroviral therapy.

Dr. Carpenter has been a member of the Executive Committee of the Brown University Fogarty AITRP Program since its inception, has participated in the training of Fogarty fellows from each of the participating sites, and is currently involved in on-going research in Chennai, India.

In May of 2003, Dr. Carpenter was the recipient of the first John E. Fogarty International Health Recognition Award for his career in research to address the major disease problems of developing countries and is involved in training scores of researchers in international health.

Barbara S. Bottone Executive Assistant to the Director
Mailing Address:	The Miriam Hospital 164 Summit Avenue Providence, RI 02906
Telephone:	(401) 793-4025
Email:	BBottone@Lifespan.org

Ms. Ryan is the Executive Assistant to the Director and Office Manager. A long-standing employee of The Miriam Hospital, she has been Dr. Carpenter's assistant since his arrival at Brown Medical School in 1986.