Recent Grants
Recent Grants
amfAR supports three types of research grants: Target grants, awarded to researchers studying potential HIV cure interventions; ARCHE (amfAR Research Consortium on HIV Eradication) grants, which support collaborative teams working on a range of HIV cure strategies; and Mathilde Krim Fellowships in Biomedical Research, awarded to early career scientists who show promise in the field of HIV research.
Critical Funding Amid Diminishing Support for HIV Research
July 17, 2025 – amfAR announces new funding for four talented researchers to support innovative strategies targeting HIV.
Exploring Pathways to an Accessible HIV Cure
Oct. 2024 – amfAR awards grants to researchers—Drs. Jonah Sacha, Elena Herrera-Carrillo, and Alexander Pasternak—who are testing innovative HIV cure strategies.
amfAR Greenlights New HIV Cure Studies with Grants Totaling $1.2 Million
Jul. 2024 — Three researchers will test the ability of a pair of cancer drugs and broadly neutralizing antibodies to attack latent HIV, the main barrier to a cure.
Rejuvenating the Field of AIDS Research
Mar. 2024 — New Krim fellowships will advance important research studies while helping ensure the long-term vitality of HIV research.
$3 Million in New Funding for Innovative HIV Cure Research
Oct. 2023 — Three of the projects involve the use of potent antibodies that can neutralize a range of HIV strains.
amfAR Awards $2.4M for Gene Therapy Cure Research
Jul. 2023 — amfAR supports innovative strategies to end the HIV epidemic, including CAR-T cell therapy and immunotherapy.
2023
amfAR Krim Fellowship: Dr. Steven de Taeye
2022
Target and Krim Fellowship: Drs. Anjie Zhen; Sebastian Fuchs, Leila Giron, Jeannette Tenthorey
Target grants: Drs. Sharon Lewin, Anna Hearps, Luis Montaner, Pamela Skinner
ARCHE and Target grants: Drs. Xu Yu, Saar Gill, Keith Jerome, Anjie Zhen; Qigui Yu
2021
Target grants: Drs. Todd Allen, Anastasios Karadimitris, Jori Symons
Krim Fellowship: Drs. Aleksandar Antanasijevic, Ujjwal Rathore
amfAR Fund to Fight COVID: Drs. Annukka Antar, Michael Peluso, Mathias Lichterfeld
2020
2019
Krim Fellowship: Drs. Maolin Lu, Shaheed Abdulhaqq
ARCHE grants: Drs. Keith Jerome, Jonathan Li
Countdown grants: Drs. Kim Woodrow, Keith Jerome, Hui Zhang, Weiming Yang
2018
Krim Fellowship: Dr. Yen-Ting Lai
Countdown grants: Drs. Kim Woodrow, Keith Jerome, Hui Zhang, Weiming Yang
2017
Krim Fellowship: Drs. Gabriel Ozorowski, Daniela Monaco, Jonathan Richard
2016
Countdown grants: Drs. David Weitz, Alexander Zelikin
ARCHE grant: Dr. Timothy Schacker
2015
Countdown grants: Drs. Benjamin Burwitz, Michel Nussenzweig, Ole Søgaard
generationCURE grant: Dr. Brad Jones
Countdown grants: Drs. Dan Barouch, Timothy Henrich, Sharon Lewin
2014
ARCHE grants: Drs. Eric Arts, Cynthia Gay, Timothy Henrich, Jonathan Karn, Eileen Scully
Countdown grants: Drs. Nancy Haigwood, Hiroyu Hatano, Mario Ostrowski
ARCHE grants: Drs. Paula Cannon, Ann Chahroudi, Benjamin K. Chen, Jane Rasaiyaah