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Founded in 1985, amfAR is dedicated to ending the global AIDS epidemic through innovative research. With the freedom and flexibility to respond quickly to emerging areas of scientific promise, amfAR plays a catalytic role in accelerating the pace of HIV/AIDS research and achieving real breakthroughs. amfAR-funded research has increased our understanding of HIV and has helped lay the groundwork for major advances in the study and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Since 1985, amfAR has invested more than $307 million in its mission and has awarded grants to more than 2,000 research teams worldwide.   

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Original Jersey Boys Star John Lloyd Young to Headline amfAR Bucks County Cabaret on Sept. 25
amfAR Calls Protest Against Speaker Pelosi Unwarranted and Counterproductive
Funding and Other Trends Imperil Global Response to HIV/AIDS
amfAR Applauds President Obama’s National HIV/AIDS Strategy
Kiehl’s Life Ride to Benefit amfAR
amfAR Signs Vienna Declaration, Advocating for Evidence-Based Drug Policies
UNAIDS Reinforces Role in Combating HIV/AIDS Among Men Who Have Sex with Men 
ViiV Healthcare and amfAR Partner to Optimize HIV Treatment for Infants and Children in Asia 
New Research Funding for AIDS Initiative in New York
amfAR Urges U.S. Government to Lift Blood Donation Ban for Men Who Have Sex with Men 
amfAR Holds 17th Annual Cinema Against AIDS Gala During Cannes Film Festival 
amfAR Launches Event Series Celebrating Men's Style  
amfAR Consortium To Speed Search for HIV/AIDS Cure 
amfAR To Launch Event Series Celebrating Men's Style
Top NIH Infectious Disease Expert: More Research Could Bring About a “Functional Cure” for HIV/AIDS
amfAR VP Chris Collins Receives Positive Leadership Award  
U.S. Senate Condemns Ugandan “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” 
amfAR Applauds House Passage of Health Reform Bill
amfAR Helps Organize House Hearing on AIDS and Global Health Spending 
amfAR Calls for a Reassessment of HIV Prevention Efforts for Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in the U.S. 
amfAR Supports Congressional Resolution Condemning Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda 
amfAR CEO Kevin Robert Frost Named to Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS 
amfAR Welcomes Increase in AIDS Research Funding and Calls for Expanded Investments in Global AIDS and Health Programs 
amfAR's Annual New York Gala Fundraiser to Kick Off Fashion Week  

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The Other Health Care Debate 
Taking a Stand Against Uganda’s Anti-Gay Policies (as appeared in Washington Post) 
U.S. Increase In AIDS Funds Is Crucial (as appeared in Washington Post) 
Global Progress on AIDS (as appeared in New York Times) |
A Crucial Step for Advancing HIV/AIDS Prevention
The Challenge and Opportunity of a National AIDS Strategy 

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