Announcements
Welcome Joselyn to the HANC team!
HANC is thrilled to welcome Joselyn Landazuri Vinueza as the HANC Legacy Project Manager. Originally from Ecuador and with ties to places such as Spain, New York City, and Seattle, Joselyn brings a passion for community engagement and science communication. She holds a PhD in Microbiology from the University of Washington, and her first day at HANC is May 27, 2026. Please join us in giving Joselyn a warm welcome!
Syndemics, Prevention, and MORE at BHPS 2026
Team HANC represents in Chicago for the 2026 Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit. Learn how a syndemic approach is imperative for fighting the HIV epidemic and experience the joy of researchers, politicians, advocates, and community coming together for science, representation, and prevention here.
Trans Science (and so much more) at CROI 2026
Good golly Miss Molly Moon reports back on CROI 2026! Read her reflections and why trans science is more important than ever here.
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.
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
HVTN's 10th Translational HIV Vaccine Early Stage Investigator (ESI) Conference
The HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) will host its 10th Translational HIV Vaccine Early Stage Investigator (ESI) Conference in San Antonio, Texas from October 19-20, 2026, prior to the NHP AIDS Symposium, which will occur from October 20-23, 2026.
ATTENTION – DEADLINE APPROACHING – JUNE 1:
The HVTN will provide a limited number of travel awards to attend this conference. This award will cover airfare, hotel, registration fees for the NHP AIDS Symposium, ground transportation, and per diem. The application is now open at the following link, and the deadline to apply is Monday, June 1: 2026 ESI Conference Travel Award Application
This conference is intended for ESIs who focus on translational HIV research in non-human primates (NHPs), or clinical HIV and TB research, and are within 10 years of completing their terminal research degree (PhD, MD, DVM), medical residency, or equivalent. Investigators will participate in career mentoring and networking designed for ESI working in translational HIV research. Past attendees have stated that the Conference has increased their skills and knowledge for career development and provided them with a venue to form new collaborations.
Click here for ESI Conference webpage
Registration is now open at the following link: 2026 ESI Conference Registration
Transgender Research 2026 Webinar
Click here for the time in your location.
Powerful research focused on transgender people was presented at CROI 2026. Join this webinar to hear from three scientists who shared their work, exploring everything from cervical tissues to healthcare policies and community priorities beyond HIV prevention and care.
HPTN Annual Network Meeting
IMPAACT Annual Network Meeting
Continuum 2026
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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