Capitol Hill Briefing
Beginning to End the AIDS Epidemic: What’s the Research Agenda?

Wednesday, May 23, 2012
12:00 – 2:00 PM

Cannon House Office Building, Room 121
Independence Ave. & 1st St. SE
Washington, DC 20540

amfAR and AVAC: Global Advocacy for HIV Prevention, in cooperation with the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus, held a Capitol Hill briefing on the research agenda needed to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Panelists explored the research agenda needed to bring the epidemic to a close, with special focus on a review of the status of existing and upcoming scientific research, including work being done on microbicides, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), treatment as prevention, vaccines, and the search for a cure for HIV/AIDS. In presentations and in a moderated discussion, the panel reviewed recent research results, translating research into practice, and the importance of engaging communities, especially those at highest risk of acquiring HIV, in the research agenda.

Speakers included:

• Carl Dieffenbach, PhD, Director, Division of AIDS, NIAID
• Dázon Dixon Diallo, MPH, Founder and President, SisterLove, Inc., and Adjunct Faculty in Women's Health, Morehouse School of Medicine
• Jared Baeten, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Departments of Global Health and Medicine, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington