Announcements
Community Virtual Meet & Greet with Acting Director of Division of AIDS: Dr. Bob Eisinger
Join HANC as we host the new Acting Director of DAIDS, Dr. Bob Eisinger for a virtual Meet & Greet on January 8th, 2026, 9 AM PST/12 PM EST/2 PM BRT, 7 PM SAST.
Dr. Eisinger will meet with community and answer questions with this new transition.
On January 8th: Join the meeting now
Please send any questions for Dr. Eisinger to Russell Campbell by December 30th to: rcampbel@fredhutch.org.
PRESS RELEASE: Sex Never Gets Old
The Office of HIV/AIDS Network Coordination (HANC) just launched a new campaign: Sex Never Gets Old. The campaign, available in English and Spanish, was specifically designed for older adults to encourage conversations around sexual health with healthcare providers, researchers, and other adults. A social media toolkit is available in English and for download here.
This campaign hopes to inform and educate so that older adults are engaged in conversations by providers and included in clinical trials related to STI and HIV prevention.
Network Leaders Express Gratitude
HANC and Network Leadership would like to share the following video messages expressing their gratitude and appreciation to the NIH HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Network research staff, CABs and community. Thank you for all your immense efforts and contributions.
Watch the full video of gratitude and appreciation and individual Network videos here.
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
Community Virtual Meet & Greet with Acting Director of Division of AIDS: Dr. Bob Eisinger
Join HANC as we host the new Acting Director of DAIDS, Dr. Bob Eisinger for a virtual Meet & Greet on January 8th, 2026, 9 AM PST/12 PM EST/2 PM BRT, 7 PM SAST.
Dr. Eisinger will meet with community and answer questions with this new transition.
On January 8th: Join the meeting now
Please send any questions for Dr. Eisinger to Russell Campbell by December 30th to: rcampbel@fredhutch.org.
Mentoring the Mentors Workshop for HIV Researchers
Registration for the Annual Mentoring the Mentors Workshop for HIV Researchers – to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, January 20th and 21st, 2026 in San Francisco – has passed.
Interested applicants should please contact:
Joe Watabe, MS, CFAR Developmental Core Manager, Email: joseph.watabe@ucsf.edu.
The two-day workshop is designed to support faculty engaged in HIV research in strengthening their mentoring capabilities. The workshop addresses common challenges encountered by early career investigators and includes instructional and interactive sessions on practical aspects of mentoring. Topics include navigating funding opportunities, time management, leadership development, manuscript and grant preparation, developing career plans, coaching mentees on professional priorities, exploring funding strategies, and building collaborative research teams.
CROI 2026
AIDSWatch 2026
Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit (BHPS)
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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