HopkinsCFAR
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Aim: To enhance the integration and productivity of JHU HIV/AIDS research by promoting inter-disciplinary innovation and collaboration for creating synergy and efficiencies across disciplines, divisions and partner institutions
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Our very own Community Advisory Board Member, Melanie Reese, joined those gathered for a candlelight vigil at the Baltimore City Hall on World AIDS Day. Her story can be heard in WBAL's tribute below #WorldAIDSDayIsEveryday
Groups gather for several events in Baltimore on World AIDS Day
During the vigil, Melanie Reese, who has lived with HIV for 27 years, shared her journey." For a person who has been living with HIV like myself, World AIDS Day is everyday," Reese said.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Our very own Community Advisory Board Member, Melanie Reese, joined those gathered for a candlelight vigil at the Baltimore City Hall on World AIDS Day. Her story can be heard in WBAL's tribute below #WorldAIDSDayIsEveryday
📚Publication: Researchers from JH SOM & BSPB used data from a population-based #HIV surveillance cohort in southern Uganda to assess changes in antiretroviral resistance during the scale up of universal testing programs...
More details in the comments!
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HIV drug resistance during antiretroviral therapy scale-up in Uganda, 2012–19: a population-based, longitudinal study
Despite rising NNRTI resistance among pretreatment people with HIV, overall population
prevalence of pretreatment HIV drug-resistant viraemia decreased due to increasing
ART uptake and viral suppressi...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
📚Publication: Researchers from JH SOM & BSPB used data from a population-based #HIV surveillance cohort in southern Uganda to assess changes in antiretroviral resistance during the scale up of universal testing programs...
More details in the comments!
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
More details in the comments!
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JHU CFAR and CHIMES were honored to host a panel of community leaders to commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1st. The theme for 2025 was Rethink. Rebuild. Rise.
Panelists included Phillip Westry, Kevin Shird, Lori Gorbey, and Gabrielle Taganas. More details in the comments!
Panelists included Phillip Westry, Kevin Shird, Lori Gorbey, and Gabrielle Taganas. More details in the comments!
December 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
JHU CFAR and CHIMES were honored to host a panel of community leaders to commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1st. The theme for 2025 was Rethink. Rebuild. Rise.
Panelists included Phillip Westry, Kevin Shird, Lori Gorbey, and Gabrielle Taganas. More details in the comments!
Panelists included Phillip Westry, Kevin Shird, Lori Gorbey, and Gabrielle Taganas. More details in the comments!
The Latino HIV Crisis is now a Cascading Disaster To reverse course, the Center for Latino Adolescent & Family Health has launched Ending the Latino HIV Cascading Disaster to boost visibility and mobilize multi-sector action. Visit the new microsite to learn more.
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CLAFH - Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
CLAFH’s mission is to eliminate health inequities and promote overall wellbeing among Latino adolescents and their families. While our work is Latino-focused, our research and resources are applicable...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Latino HIV Crisis is now a Cascading Disaster To reverse course, the Center for Latino Adolescent & Family Health has launched Ending the Latino HIV Cascading Disaster to boost visibility and mobilize multi-sector action. Visit the new microsite to learn more.
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Dr. Watson closes out the Bridging the Gap Symposium, presented by the JHU CFAR Community Participatory Advisory Board, with the important question: What do we do now? What steps make the most impact?
October 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Dr. Watson closes out the Bridging the Gap Symposium, presented by the JHU CFAR Community Participatory Advisory Board, with the important question: What do we do now? What steps make the most impact?
The Bridging the Gap Symposium, presented by the JHU CFAR Community Participatory Advisory Board, addresses Aging & Lived Experiences through personal stories of lifetime survivors
October 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The Bridging the Gap Symposium, presented by the JHU CFAR Community Participatory Advisory Board, addresses Aging & Lived Experiences through personal stories of lifetime survivors
A big thank you to our panelists who spoke on “Street Medicine: Not Everyone is in a System” during the Bridging the Gap Symposium presented by the JHU CFAR Community Participatory Advisory Board!
October 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A big thank you to our panelists who spoke on “Street Medicine: Not Everyone is in a System” during the Bridging the Gap Symposium presented by the JHU CFAR Community Participatory Advisory Board!
The JHU CFAR Bridging the Gap Symposium, presented by the Community Participatory Advisory Board, is underway! The first panel is discussing Housing, Mental Health & Substance use
October 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The JHU CFAR Bridging the Gap Symposium, presented by the Community Participatory Advisory Board, is underway! The first panel is discussing Housing, Mental Health & Substance use
Hopkins CFAR Adolescent and Young Adult Scientific Working Group Co-Director, Dr. Allison Agwu quoted!
CDC Backs Twice-Yearly Injectable for HIV Prevention www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
CDC Backs Twice-Yearly Injectable for HIV Prevention www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
CDC Backs Twice-Yearly Injectable for HIV Prevention
But clinical guidance won't necessarily equal insurance coverage
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September 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Hopkins CFAR Adolescent and Young Adult Scientific Working Group Co-Director, Dr. Allison Agwu quoted!
CDC Backs Twice-Yearly Injectable for HIV Prevention www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
CDC Backs Twice-Yearly Injectable for HIV Prevention www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
Co-Director of the Hopkins CFAR Lab Core, Deborah Persaud quoted, along with our beloved former co-director, Chris Beyrer
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‘HIV Unwrapped’ combines science and style for New York Fashion Week
The floor was on fire when molecular structures met ballroom aesthetics and decades of scientific research to create colorful couture at "HIV Unwrapped," a
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September 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Co-Director of the Hopkins CFAR Lab Core, Deborah Persaud quoted, along with our beloved former co-director, Chris Beyrer
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Join us on 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research NOW to hear about the incredible successes of the NIH-funded HIV research networks, with leaders Myron Cohen, Larry Corey, Joseph Eron, and Sharon Nachman on YouTube: bit.ly/45Qftts #saveAIDSresearch #HIV
September 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Join us on 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research NOW to hear about the incredible successes of the NIH-funded HIV research networks, with leaders Myron Cohen, Larry Corey, Joseph Eron, and Sharon Nachman on YouTube: bit.ly/45Qftts #saveAIDSresearch #HIV
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24 Hours to Save AIDS Research is an all-day, online marathon that will include >70 speakers from around the world, enabling people from all time zones to access the programming in real time. Join us! Register bit.ly/45U1keO and join us on YouTube bit.ly/45Qftts. #HIV #saveAIDSresearch #HIVresearch
September 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
24 Hours to Save AIDS Research is an all-day, online marathon that will include >70 speakers from around the world, enabling people from all time zones to access the programming in real time. Join us! Register bit.ly/45U1keO and join us on YouTube bit.ly/45Qftts. #HIV #saveAIDSresearch #HIVresearch
Check out the CFAR September Newsletter!
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September 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Check out the CFAR September Newsletter!
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Save the Date! Please join the Center for AIDS Research on Friday, September 26th for the CFAR Annual Meeting!
September 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Save the Date! Please join the Center for AIDS Research on Friday, September 26th for the CFAR Annual Meeting!
📚Publication: In this perspective piece, representatives from the #HIV Medicine Association urge persistent advocacy to resist harmful federal policies to the field of HIV medicine, research, public health, and the communities we serve
Persistence is Resistance: The fight to End the HIV Epidemic Hangs in the Balance
In this perspective piece, representatives from the HIV Medicine Association urge persistent advocacy to resist harmful federal policies to the field of HI
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August 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
📚Publication: In this perspective piece, representatives from the #HIV Medicine Association urge persistent advocacy to resist harmful federal policies to the field of HIV medicine, research, public health, and the communities we serve
📚Publication: The BEe-HIVe Randomized Clinical Trial. Check out the comments for more details!
HepB-CpG vs HepB-Alum Vaccine in People With HIV and Prior Vaccine Nonresponse
This randomized clinical trial compares the seroprotection response achieved with a 2-dose and a 3-dose hepatitis B vaccine with a cytosine phosphoguanine adjuvant vs a conventional 3-dose hepatitis B...
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July 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
📚Publication: The BEe-HIVe Randomized Clinical Trial. Check out the comments for more details!
📚Publication: Characterizing the #HIV care continuum among children and adolescents with HIV in eastern and southern Africa in the era of “Universal Test and Treat”: A systematic review and meta‐analysis onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
<em>Journal of the International AIDS Society</em> | IAS HIV Research Journal | Wiley Online Library
Introduction The “Universal Test and Treat” (UTT) era for antiretroviral therapy (ART) increased HIV service delivery to children and adolescents aged 0–19 with HIV. The goal is to reach ≥95% of peo...
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June 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
📚Publication: Characterizing the #HIV care continuum among children and adolescents with HIV in eastern and southern Africa in the era of “Universal Test and Treat”: A systematic review and meta‐analysis onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Check out the JHU Center for AIDS Research June Newsletter! mailchi.mp/mail465.jh.e...
June 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Check out the JHU Center for AIDS Research June Newsletter! mailchi.mp/mail465.jh.e...
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👥 Join thousands of #HIV researchers, advocates, policy makers and community leaders at #IAS2025, which kicks off 13 July in #Kigali and virtually!
✅ Register today and help shape the future of the HIV response!
✅ Register today and help shape the future of the HIV response!
IAS 2025, the 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science | IAS 2025
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May 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
📚Publications: New #ImpSci research alert! The April 2025 JAIDS supplemental issue compiles
findings from 120 NIH-funded #EHE projects, providing a roadmap for scaling up #HIV
interventions and accelerating progress toward ending the HIV epidemic by 2030
findings from 120 NIH-funded #EHE projects, providing a roadmap for scaling up #HIV
interventions and accelerating progress toward ending the HIV epidemic by 2030
🚨 New JAIDS supplemental issue published today!
Coordinated by ISCI, this supplemental issue examines 120 NIH-funded projects aimed at ending the #HIV epidemic, sharing key findings and highlighting strategies for success.
Read it now: tinyurl.com/4jb2fmbt
Coordinated by ISCI, this supplemental issue examines 120 NIH-funded projects aimed at ending the #HIV epidemic, sharing key findings and highlighting strategies for success.
Read it now: tinyurl.com/4jb2fmbt
April 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Check out the JHU Center for AIDS Research April Newsletter! mailchi.mp/mail465.jh.e...
April 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Check out the JHU Center for AIDS Research April Newsletter! mailchi.mp/mail465.jh.e...
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"The expiration of PEPFAR's reauthorization is more than a bureaucratic setback: It marks a pivotal moment for the future of the global HIV response," @jirairratevosian.bsky.social writes in this must-read piece.
Authorization for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has expired.
PEPFAR's former acting chief of staff @jirairratevosian.bsky.social analyzes the ramifications for the global HIV/AIDS response and the key considerations for the program's future.
PEPFAR's former acting chief of staff @jirairratevosian.bsky.social analyzes the ramifications for the global HIV/AIDS response and the key considerations for the program's future.
PEPFAR Misses Reauthorization Deadline: What's Next for Global HIV Fight? | Think Global Health
The expiration of PEPFAR's authorization could mark a pivotal shift in the HIV/AIDS response
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March 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"The expiration of PEPFAR's reauthorization is more than a bureaucratic setback: It marks a pivotal moment for the future of the global HIV response," @jirairratevosian.bsky.social writes in this must-read piece.
📚Publication: Tuberculosis disease among people with HIV: therapeutic advances, led by Vidya Mave, has just been published in Lancet HIV for #WorldTBDay! #TB #HIV
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March 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
📚Publication: Tuberculosis disease among people with HIV: therapeutic advances, led by Vidya Mave, has just been published in Lancet HIV for #WorldTBDay! #TB #HIV
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