Awardee

Dr. Adeline Koay is a Pediatric Infectious Diseases doctor at Children’s National Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the George Washington University in Washington, DC. She completed her medical degree at the University of Melbourne in Australia, Pediatric Residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Johns Hopkins University. Dr Koay’s translational science research has focused on identifying the relationship between systemic inflammation and the gut microbiome with regards to HIV. Her research has also expanded into exploring barriers and facilitators for children and adolescents with HIV to receiving adequate medical care, and creating interventions to optimize their health outcomes.