Manager, Community Engagement & Clinical Research Education
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
Charlie Peterson (he/him; él) serves as Manager, Community Engagement & Clinical Research Education at Project WISH, an infectious disease clinical research site in the College and Department of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Aside from establishing a network of community-based, healthcare, and educational organizations to better promote healthcare messaging, linkage to care, vaccination opportunities (COVID, flu, Mpox), and self-advocacy, Charlie strives to help provide care to lesser served communities in Chicago, especially Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic, transgender and nonbinary populations. As a cisgender, foreign-born, gay Latino active in the community, Charlie has personal experience with fighting to get to functional zero, to help end stigma, and to work for the betterment of our community. Ask Charlie about his furbabies, native plant gardening, pollinator and wildlife habitat creations, his passion for animal rights and environmental advocacy, his hobbies (museums, symphonies, operas, and being a non-snooty foodie), and his love for athletics (long-distance cycling, running, and swimming).
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
14:30 – 16:00 CST