Samuel Burgess ('98) coauthored two grant applications to the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which have been funded. The grants, totaling more than 2 million dollars, will fund HIV prevention efforts in Louisiana communities disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS.

Burgess is the CT Program Supervisor for the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals' HIV/AIDS Program (HAP). HAP coordinates a number of statewide and regional programs designed to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS, to ensure the availability of quality medical and social services for HIV infected and affected individuals, and to track the impact of the epidemic in Louisiana.