Public Policy
Measuring PEPFAR disruptions at scale: Results from a 46-country implementing partner survey
(presentation)
PRESENTER: Elise Lankiewicz (lead author, with co-authors Greg Millett, Brian Honermann, and Dr. Jennifer Sherwood)
Economics of impact: Costing studies across the cascade
(oral abstract session)
MODERATOR: Greg Millett
From publication to practice: translating research for media and the public
(workshop)
CO-FACILITATOR: Greg Millett
Safeguarding space and services for key populations in the face of shrinking resources
(symposium)
MODERATOR: Kyle Clifford
Impacts of PEPFAR funding shifts on staffing and waiting times in South Africa: findings from Ritshidze community-led monitoring
(poster exhibition)
CO-AUTHOR: Elise Lankiewicz
Provincial-level impacts of PEPFAR funding shifts on HIV services in South Africa: findings from Ritshidze community-led monitoring
(poster exhibition)
CO-AUTHOR: Elise Lankiewicz
Understanding HIV service access preferences for people who use drugs in Dar es Salaam: findings from community-led monitoring
(poster exhibition)
CO-AUTHOR: Elise Lankiewicz
Trapped by unimplementable metrics: analyzing the outcome and process metrics of the US-led bilateral health funding compacts
(poster exhibition)
PRESENTER: Brian Honermann (lead author, with co-authors Elise Lankiewicz and Dr. Jennifer Sherwood)
Projected impact of U.S. PEPFAR withdrawal on Zimbabwe and implications for the global HIV response
(poster exhibition)
CO-AUTHORS: Brian Honermann, Dr. Jennifer Sherwood
How donor cuts hurt health programs: early evidence from the global fund’s reprioritization exercise
(poster exhibition)
CO-AUTHOR: Jennifer Sherwood
Global Health
Pre-conference
Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult HIV Care: Global Practices and Youth Preparedness in the IeDEA AYANI Cohort
(HIV Pediatrics Workshop)
CO-AUTHORs: Dr. Daisy Maria Machado, Tavitiya Sudjaritruk, Thanyawee Puthanakit, and Rossana Ditangco; and Tulathip Suwanlerk (TREAT Asia staff)
Conference
Persistent suicidal ideation among people living with HIV in Pune, India: a neglected mental health burden
(poster exhibition)
PRESENTER: Smita Nimkar
Building research capacity through the Fogarty-IeDEA mentorship program (FIMP): a global collaborative approach
(poster exhibition)
CO-AUTHOR: Dr. Adebola Adedimeji
From publication to practice: Translating research for media and the public
(workshop)
CO-FACILITATOR: Dr. Annette Sohn
How to write and submit a research manuscript
(workshop)
CO-FACILITATOR: Dr. Annette Sohn
Clinical strategies for HIV, TB and NCD integration
(plenary: Breaking down silos)
PRESENTER: Dr. Sanjay Pujari
Global Village
Mental Health at the Heart of the HIV Response
(discussion)
PARTICPANT: Dr. Annette Sohn
Biomedical Research
Enhanced CD8 T-cell expansion after consecutive analytical treatment interruptions is associated with virological control
(virtual presentation)
PRESENTER: Dr. Gabriel Duette (lead author)
Gene engineering for HIV cure
(satellite symposium)
CO-MODERATORS: Dr. Lishomwa (Lish) Ndhlovu (chair of the amfAR Research Council), Dr. Melanie Ott
- Targeting CCR5 for HIV cure
PRESENTER: Dr. Jonah Sacha - Brec-OFF: A compact guide-free epigenetic genome silencer for HIV
PRESENTER: Dr. Melanie Ott
Unlocking HIV control: Host-virus genetics, immunity and the path to a cure
(symposium)
- CCR5 revisited: Emerging Insights for HIV cure
PRESENTER: Dr. Jonah Sacha - Understanding the active viral reservoir
PRESENTER: Dr. Nadia Roan
Development and delivery of HIV-Specific Epigenome Editors for Long-Term Viral Silencing
(presentation)
PRESENTER: Dr. Francisco Zapatero Belinchón (lead author; co-author: Melinda Ott)
Advancing healthy ageing in people living with HIV
(plenary: New realities, new responses)
PRESENTER: Dr. Lishomwa (Lish) Ndhlovu
mRNA-LNP based immunotherapeutic strategies and concepts for HIV cure
(satellite session)
PRESENTER: Dr. Michael Betts
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