The Center for Infectious Diseases and the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases co-sponsor a weekly conference series featuring distinguished clinicians and scientists from UNC, local universities and other national and international institutions. The topics are varied and appeal to not only infectious disease specialists, but also professionals in epidemiology, public health, microbiology, biostatistics and other global health-related disciplines.

Heidi Swygard, Assistant Professor of Medicine at UNC and member of the Wake County Public Health Committee, has clinical interests in public health, epidemiology, and sexually transmitted diseases.