This HU CFAR Scientific Program has three primary aims:
- Engagement: Promote participation in adolescent-focused HIV prevention and care research from a broad community of investigators and public health organizations
- Methodologic support: Develop a novel adolescent HIV research “tool kit,” drawing on clinical and methodologic research expertise of HU CFAR investigators
- Mentorship and research catalyst: Create new cross-disciplinary collaborations and mentorship relationships to support adolescent HIV-focused research projects
These key factors provide a unique opportunity to make great advances in this field right now:
- Adolescent HIV infections are rising and driving the HIV epidemic in the US and globally
- Adolescents need setting-specific, youth-responsive strategies for prevention and care
- HU CFAR members have expertise in adolescent HIV infection and we want to collaborate, build capacity and novel scientific advances
- Adolescent HIV infection is a major priority of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH)
- Adolescent HIV infections offer unique opportunities for immunotherapeutic interventions and cure
If you are interested in joining the Adolescence and HIV Scientific Program, contact us at cfar@harvard.edu.