Research Associate (Staff)
Larry has been a UCSF employee since 2004. He has been OUT for 20 years and identifies as a Queer male. Larry serves the mission of UCSF as Research Associate in the Grant Epidemiology Lab, where he works on the Positive Partners study.
A job is more than just a title—what do you do for/at UCSF?
I am currently managing and helping to complete a four-year study on HIV superinfection, the Positive Partners study. Our lab is also involved in a PREP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) study for HIV-negative MSM in Peru and Ecuador. |
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Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology
415/734-4874 lbragg@gladstone.ucsf.edu
Work Address:
Box 1230
1650 Owens Street
San Francisco CA 94608 |
What he likes about working at UCSF
I enjoy the diversity (in all respects), access to stimulating programs and educational opportunities, and proximity to a world-class brain-trust. I also enjoy being part of a new campus.
How Larry is OUT, IN the UCSF Community
At UCSF, I am a resource for our study participants, fellow researchers and staff, and any others on the topics of HIV superinfection, the gay men’s health movement, and queer sexuality in general!
How he defines community
I define community very loosely—it reflects a commonality, a bond, a certain level of communication, and a feeling of connection to each other and the larger whole.
Communities with which Larry identifies
I identify with the queer community as a whole. I participate in a variety of communities that compose the Bay Area LGBTQ community: the HIV positive community, the leather/levi/bear community, and my queer sex-positive Burning Man Camp Yes Please family.
His role models
My role models are those who make me laugh, entertain me through humorous awareness-building. I am moved by Tracey Ullman, Michael Moore, Eric Rofes, Tom Ammiano, and so many others.
How Larry would change UCSF to improve the quality of life for LGBTI people
I would like to see awareness around the queer community become as common and integrated as other issues of diversity, be they gender, race, or culture—making targeted visibility programs like this obsolete.
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