Biography:
Dr. Humberto López Castillo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences, College of Health Professions and Sciences (CHPS) at the University of Central Florida (UCF). His research focuses on cardiometabolic health disparities in sexual minorities. Using a biobehavioral approach, his research identifies potential links between minority stress and metabolic syndrome (i.e., obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemias). Other lines of research explore the potential mediating roles of HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy use in the development of cardiometabolic diseases and the behavioral aspects that increase sexual health risks in sexual minorities, especially the link between substance use and HIV transmission.
Title : Effectiveness of Doxycycline as Post-exposure Prophylaxis (Doxy- PEP) for bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Central Florida
Title : From descriptive epidemiology to intervention science: Lessons learned from the cardiovascular status of adults living with HIV in Panama