Barbara Van Der Pol, PhD, MPHC
Professor of Medicine, UAB School of Medicine; Director, Infectious Diseases STD Clinical Research Organization, UAB School of Medicine
Dr. Van Der Pol is a Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Director of the UAB STD Diagnostics Laboratory. She has been active in the field of the biology, epidemiology and diagnostics of sexually transmitted infections (STI) for 40 years. Her behavioral research focuses on delivery, utilization and implementation of new diagnostic technologies. Dr. Van Der Pol currently serves as the President of the International Society for STD Research.
