Facilitating Collaboration Between HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Networks

The Office of HIV/AIDS Network Coordination (HANC) works with the HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Networks of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) with the intent of creating a more integrated, collaborative and flexible research structure. The networks are an affiliated group of national and international medical research institutions and investigators that conduct clinical HIV/AIDS research to develop safe and effective drugs, prevention strategies, and vaccines.

Announcements

HANC Launches the U.S. HIV Research Desert Map

January 2025

This interactive map conceived by the Office of HIV/AIDS Network Coordination (HANC) in partnership with Evidence2Practice (E2P), highlights geographic coverage and gaps in the HIV/AIDS clinical research infrastructure in the United States (U.S.).

The map features the distribution of the U.S.-based clinical research sites conducting studies through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) HIV/AIDS clinical trials networks, the Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) sites, and the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) priority jurisdictions, in geographic relation to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs).

U.S. HIV Research Desert Map

HANC goes to Austin for Evidence 2 Practice (E2P) at the University of Texas

Decmeber 17 - 19, 2024

HANC Director and E2P Co-found Russell Campbell and HANC Project Coordinator Murph Fuentes go South for the University of Texas School of Pharmacy E2P workshop. See the passion and commitment of these future pharmacists and the role they can assume towards the advancement within the HIV care continuum and beyond. Because at the University of Texas, "What Starts Here Changes the World."

E2P University of Texas School of Pharmacy

HIV Prevention Scholar Grants - Applications Now Open

The application for the HIV Prevention Trials Network's (HPTN) Scholars Program is open for the 2025-2026 cycle. The program supports individuals from communities underrepresented in the HIV research field to further their careers in HIV research. View the full announement below for more details.

HIV Prevention Scholar Grants

NIAID Responds to Community Input on the Future of HIV Research

October 2024

NIAID Talks Back on Recompetition Goals

This year, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has been soliciting input on the future of its major HIV research networks and clinical trials units. Many individuals and organizations have submitted their priorities for the future of HIV research, and NIAID has now posted responses to these priorities on their website:

NIAID Community Input Reponse

The solicitation for input remains open; you can submit questions and comments by emailing NextNIAIDHIVNetworks@mail.nih.gov. More information is available 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

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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.

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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

Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) 2025

March 9 - 12, 2025, San Francisco, CA

The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) was established in 1993 to provide a forum for basic scientists and clinical investigators to present, discuss, and critique their investigations into the epidemiology and biology of human retroviruses and associated diseases. The synergy of basic science and clinical investigation has been a major contributor to the success of the meeting. CROI has facilitated the presentation of important discoveries in the field, thereby accelerating progress in HIV and AIDS research. CROI highlights the latest research in HIV, hepatitis viruses, SARS-CoV-2 (including long COVID), mpox, and their related conditions.

Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit (BHPS) 2025

April 10 - 12, 2025, Atlanta, Georgia

In 2016, NMAC created the Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit (Summit) as a response to the high rates of HIV diagnosis among Black and Latinx people and the health inequities in PrEP and treatment access for communities of color.

Since inception, our goal is to translate scientific discovery and biomedical solutions for the HIV workforce into effective delivery to communities that need them the most. In its ninth year, the Summit is a unique convening of federal and state government, the HIV workforce, the healthcare sector, and PrEP users and advocates. 

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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