Dr. Sharon Walmsley is a professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto and a senior scientist at the Toronto General Research Institute. She is also the assistant director of the Immunodeficiency (HIV) Clinic at the Toronto General Hospital and a CTN National Co-director. In 2017 she was appointed as a member of the Order of Canada.
She first completed her undergraduate degree in honours microbiology and immunology and then received her medical degree from the University of Western Ontario. Her master’s degree in clinical epidemiology was obtained from the University of Toronto. She has completed specialty training in infectious diseases, microbiology, and internal medicine.
Her research focuses on HIV infection. She has a particular interest in HIV in women and has participated in studies evaluating the epidemiology and psychosocial issues affecting women living with HIV. She has also conducted research on the subject of the pharmacokinetics of antiretroviral drugs in women. Her more recent work focuses on co-infection with HIV and other viral infections including hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and herpes simplex virus.
In addition to her role as national co-director and Steering Committee member, Dr. Walmsley is very active in CTN research. She is involved in over a dozen CTN studies as principal investigator or co-investigator. She has also contributed to over 50 CTN research publications since 2010.