Sex Workers, A Drug Cartel and an HIV Scientist Collide in Tijuana

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Channel: Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity · 2015 · Education

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What was an HIV scientist doing in Tijuana's red light district talking to a drug cartel? Dan Werb, electropop musician, epidemiologist, and writer is trying to tell that story. He shares his process of condensing years of research on the AIDS epidemic in Tijuana, Mexico into a book. Dan was at The Banff Centre as part of an independent residency in 2015. 

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