Announcements
Addressing Transgender Erasure in HIV Clinical Trials: The Scorecard for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Inclusion
Good news! Addressing Transgender Erasure in HIV Clinical Trials: The Scorecard for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Inclusion, an analytic essay by Brian Minalga and AVAC colleague, Cindra Feuer, was published in the American Journal of Public Health. The article reveals a new analysis showing that only about 1% of participants in 41 of the most influential HIV clinical trials conducted to date have been identified as trans, despite the disproportionate burden of HIV on trans communities. Minalga and Feuer offer an original, 14-item Scorecard to help researchers and advocates create an HIV clinical trials landscape that is more responsive to the needs of trans communities.
The People's Declaration
HANC has been monitoring the global, public discourse about science and HIV research. The People’s Declaration is the latest open advocacy letter that builds on other recent works such as:
The Bethesda Declaration,
The Kigali Call to Action, and
The Kigali Manifesto.
“As members of communities living with and disproportionately affected by HIV, we invoke the Denver Principles as we assert our right to be meaningfully represented in decisions that affect our lives…”
Continue reading to learn more about the Declaration.
Reflections on IAS 2025
HANC Deputy Director Brian Minalga travels to Kigali, Rwanda for IAS 2025, the 13th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science. Read on for raw and real reflections.
Connecting People, Advancing Research
The Office of HIV/AIDS Network Coordination (HANC) programs are referred to as areas of coordination. Within each area of coordination are numerous work groups that are integral to advancing the research goals and objectives defined by the HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Networks and the Division of AIDS.
Behavioral & Social Science
HANC supports a number of trans-institute behavioral science groups composed of experts that are working to advance research and clinical trials through cross-network collaboration.
Community
HANC supports Community Partners, The Legacy Project, and the COVID-19 CAB coalition to achieve representation and build relationships with historically underrepresented communities in clinical research.
Cross-Network
HANC supports cross-network working groups for network leadership, communications, data management centers, performance evaluation, and site coordinators to promote greater information sharing, collaboration, and process standardization.
Laboratory
HANC supports several cross-network laboratory working groups and committees with the aim of harmonizing processes and procedures, ensuring standard quality assurance for protocol-specified assays and laboratory preparedness for network clinical trials.
Providing the Tools For Success
SOPs, Guidelines & Resources
Providing HANC-developed standard operating procedures (SOPs), best practice guidelines, toolkits, fact sheets, memos, and more, available and organized by content area.
Webinars & Presentations
HANC work groups host webinars throughout the year to increase awareness and knowledge of HIV/AIDS research topics and community-engagement issues. Find recordings of recently hosted webinars here.
Training
Our HANC-developed training modules target community member training needs, scientific literacy, HIV research counseling and testing, and HIV prevention and cure research.
Upcoming Events
CROI 2026
2026 NaLa Conference
HVTN Annual Network Meeting
HPTN Annual Network Meeting
Be the Generation
Working together, we can be the generation to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Know the facts, spread the word, volunteer for a study, or join a community advisory board.
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