Gloria Tavera

Gloria is a Gastroenterology Fellow at the University of California, San Francisco. She holds an MD, PhD and Masters of Science degree from Case Western Reserve University. She was recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 Healthcare in 2017 for her work with Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM), a global group of university students and academics organizing for public control over medicine and its pricing. She firmly believes all universities have a stronger role to play in making medicines affordable and accessible.

Gloria was an early member of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) and served on the UAEM North American Board, including as President. Gloria’s research focuses on infectious disease genetics and immunology, particularly H. pylori bacterial genes associated with development of stomach cancer. She is a physician/scientist/activist supporting health justice endeavors nationally and on a state-wide level.

Sub-specialties: drug pricing, biomedical research and development pipeline, alternative mechanisms of biomedical research and development, access to medicines, university role in increasing access to medicines, federal funding and access to medicines, malaria immunology, vaccines, malaria genetics, malaria drug resistance, H. pylori (bacterial) genetics and its role in stomach cancer, infectious disease research