Charles B. Hicks, M.D., is Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center and Associate Director of the Duke University AIDS Research and Treatment Center. His main interest is clinical management of HIV infection, including primary infection. His research focuses on issues related to antiretroviral treatment, including resistance, both transmitted and acquired. He has also been involved in studying new approaches to improving HIV diagnosis as part of medical care in both acutely and chronically infected persons. Dr. Hicks is involved as well in clinical trials of new antiretroviral agents in all phases of new drug development. He has been a member of the AIDS Clinical Care Editorial Board since 2005.