Profiles

Gustavo F. Doncel, MD, PhD

Dr. Doncel joined the EVMS Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1990, where he is currently a Professor. With his pioneer work on microbicides and sperm function inhibitors, Dr. Doncel laid the foundation for CONRAD’s expansion into HIV and multipurpose prevention technologies. He is an accomplished researcher with skills that span basic and clinical science. Dr. Doncel currently is the principal investigator of grants totaling more than $138 million. He is a reviewer for the US National Institutes of Health and the European Commission Directorate General for Research and Innovation, and an expert advisor to the World Health Organization.  He is also a member of scientific advisory boards of several national and international research organizations. Dr. Doncel received the Dean’s Faculty Achievement Award from EVMS in 2009 and is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific publications and several U.S. and international patents on antimicrobial contraceptives and microbicides.