Incredible afternoon with CAPT Robyn Neblett Fanfair, Dr. Adam Langer, & public health legends Drs. Kevin De Cock, Harold Jaffe, & Jim Curran reflecting on lessons learned during the early years of the AIDS pandemic. We still have more work to do to end stigma & stop #HIV !

Our Rustbelt CFAR (Cle+Pitt) is running a focus group next Friday, March 29 to talk about healthcare experiences, PrEP, and stigma, with Black trans women & gay/bi Black men, including dinner & a $50 stipend. Scan the QR code to sign up! 🔥 Contact AKeem w/Questions.

We are recruiting for Scientific and Executive Director at Magee-Womens Research Institute. Come join us in our mission to improve the health of women and infants!
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Every 2 minutes a woman dies from cervical cancer, even though the tools to prevent the disease exist.

Recently, Jill Biden launched a call to action reaffirming our mission through PEPFAR & @Gavi to bring this devastating statistic down. usaid.gov/speech/mar-06-…

39 years ago today, I heard the words 'you are #HIV positive.' It was 1985 and I was 24. With time, I learned that we all have our personal crisis, and a lot of them are hidden from view. So, be kind. Help somebody else. For me, it is why I survived.

The most stellar moderates for the New Investigator Plenary Session ⁦SRI⁩

Dr. Frank Mugisha we stand with smug ✊🏾

The path to end AIDS is a feminist path.

And the fight to end AIDS is a rights path.

#IWD #endAIDS
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AVAC's own Grace Kumwenda paying to tribute to the legendary Marty Delaney in introducing Dr. Frank Mugisha to unveil the power of Uganda’s LGBTIQ advocacy in shaping HIV response and health care access #CROI2024

The power of advocacy and community engagement.

‘I’m never going to be Tony’ — terrific profile of Jeanne Marrazzo by Jon Cohen; Anthony Fauci’s successor, vows a new direction at NIAID News science.org/content/articl… #CROI2024

Pregnant people are 3 times more likely to acquire #HIV . A #NIAID -sponsored study presented at #CROI2024 showed the use of #DapivirineRing or oral #PrEP was safe for HIV prevention throughout pregnancy.
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Dogma dies hard! New approaches for HIV prevention are as important as new products. On demand Oral PrEP fits product use into people’s lives #CROI2024 . Thanks to Jenell Stewart for her fabulous presentation.

At #CROI2024 Leila Mansoor is presenting how the dapivirine ring has come full circle as a new HIV prevention product which can have a meaningful impact on reducing risk of HIV in women ⁦MATRIX⁩ ⁦MTN⁩ ⁦CAPRISA⁩

CAB LA works great for prevention of HIV. Rupa Patel is telling us why CAB LA has been so slow #CROI2024

So great to see ⁦Rustbelt CFAR⁩ investigators Adam Burgener and Christina Farr report on a new neutrophil marker for HIV risk in women in collaboration with ⁦MTN⁩ and ⁦CAPRISA⁩ at #CROI2024

Important news out of Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections!
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Vaginal Ring & Oral PrEP found safe for HIV Prevention throughout pregnancy. Multi-country findings provide evidence on HIV Prevention for a priority population.

It was so exciting to hear the results of the MTN-042 Deliver study reporting on the safety of the dapivirine ring in pregnancy at
#CROI2024 ⁦MTN⁩ Choice for pregnant people ⁦AVAC⁩

Super energetic discussion with community members at #CROI2024 on engaging all stakeholders in research. Thanks to Grace Kumwenda for leading the discussion ⁦AVAC⁩

Sure seems so Liz Highleyman -- and will be very interesting if injectable lenacapavir (which is ever 6 months ) is shown to be safe and effective in the current Gilead Sciences PURPOSE trials. Important conversations needed in terms of what the market can bear. #CROI2024

Poignant reflection by Prof. Nelly R. Mugo Kenya Medical Research Institute #CROI2024