Dr. Olaniyi Taiwo graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 1999. As a Research Fellow and HIV/AIDS Program Officer with the Regional Centre for Oral Health Research and Training in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria, Dr. Taiwo has been working on the oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS for about five years now. Through his research work, Dr. Taiwo has worked extensively with human subjects, many of them HIV seropositive patients. His experience with clinical trials has led him to believe that patients in his community are often vulnerable to any action taken by researchers because of the communication gap that exists between the researcher(s) and the patient. Dr. Taiwo wishes to use the tools and expertise he will gain from the Training Program to conduct a study of the recipients of Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART) at a health center in each of the six geo-political zones in Nigeria. He would like to ascertain the patients’ understanding of the agreements they sign as part of the HAART program as well as the perceived risks involved and the benefits of the program. He also hopes such a study would pave the way for opportunities to organize ethics workshops for his fellow health practitioners and researchers working with human subjects. | 
