Ronald J. Ellis

Dr. Ellis is the CHARTER co-director and is in charge of the scientific/quality assurance components (neuromedical, neurobehavioral, laboratory & virology, and neuroimaging). He serves as the acting director of CHARTER when the PI is away. Dr. Ellis is widely published in the area of neuroAIDS, and has extensive experience overseeing protocol development and quality assurance processes as part of the California NeuroAIDS Tissue Network and various clinical trials of HIV-related neurocognitive disorders and painful neuropathy.