Dr. Cynthia Pauline Aluoch Auma, MBChB, is an MPH student in the Women and HIV/IARTP Program at the University of Washington (UW), funded by the Fogarty International Center. She started her professional career as the resident medical officer at a large private hospital and moved on to work as a senior medical officer in the public service where she served diverse populations in both rural and urban public facilities. Dr. Auma currently works as a clinical research scientist at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Centre for Microbiology Research in Kisumu. In this capacity, she has served as a study coordinator/co-investigator on multiple implementation science studies and clinical trials including: the MOVe AHEAD study – evaluating efficacy and safety of Molnupiravir as COVID-19 prophylaxis; the INSIGHT study – evaluating young African women’s PrEP preferences as well as in Pharmacy PrEP studies – evaluating PrEP delivery in pharmacies. Her research interests focus on biomedical and behavioral interventions for HIV prevention among young African women. Her mentors include Prof. Elizabeth Bukusi (KEMRI, UW), Dr. Kenneth Mugwanya (UW) and Dr. Victor Omollo (KEMRI).