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
The Road to Lenacapavir: A Breakthrough in the HIV Response
Join us for a conversation about the journey of lenacapavir, a novel anti-HIV drug, from basic research to clinical trials and its development as an HIV prevention option. Dr. Wesley Sundquist, Chair of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Utah; Dr. Moupali Das, Vice President of Clinical Development, HIV Prevention & Pediatrics at Gilead Sciences; and Ms. Yvette Raphael, Co-founder and Executive Director of Advocacy for Prevention of HIV in Africa, will share perspectives on the science, clinical research, and community engagement that helped move lenacapavir from the laboratory to people. REGISTER HERE
Fast-Track Cities 2026
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.
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
Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS)
Russell Campbell, HANC Director, and Joselyn Landazuri Vinueza, Legacy Project Manager, will be presenting “PrEP, Policy, and Partnership: Advancing HIV Prevention at HBCUs.”
What’s Good for the Gander Might Kill the Goose: The Imperative for Diversity in Clinical Trials
The Office of Community Outreach and Engagement at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center presents Community Virtual Lunch Talks. Join HANC Deputy Director Brian Minalga for their talk What's Good for the Gander Might Kill the Goose: The Imperative for Diversity in Clinical Trails. Join the conversation for diversity and equity in clinical trials, important now more than ever. REGISTER HERE
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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