Announcements
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
Community Conversation with the Acting Director of the Division of AIDS (DAIDS)
9:00 – 10:00 AM PST / Noon – 1:00 PM EST / 1:00 – 2:00 PM BRT / 6:00 – 7:00 PM SAST
The focus of this moderated conversation with Acting DAIDS Director, Bob Eisinger will include updates and Q&A on the following:
- Network Recompetition Updates
- CTU Recompetition
- Community Input/Engagement
- Implementation Science
Silence and Erasure: What the Dismantling of National HIV Infrastructure Means for Us
Join us on May 6th as The No Scripts No Stigma team brings together various perspectives to unpack what reductions in funding to the systems that have sustained HIV prevention, care, and research that are being steadily dismantled mean; not just for access to medication, but for the full ecosystem of care and representation that supports people living with and impacted by HIV.
HVTN Annual Network Meeting
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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