Story: CRISPR-Based Cure for HIV “could be months away”
October/November 2023 Media coverage: CRISPR gene therapy appears safe, but claims of an imminent HIV cure are premature - Liz Highleyman, AIDSMap, November 3, 2023 Cure for HIV could be months away as first three patients are injected with new…
HCV Elimination Among People Living with and at Risk of HIV: Challenges and Opportunities
Following the White House’s recent proposal for a National Hepatitis C Elimination Plan as part of its Fiscal Year 2024 budget request to Congress, and the fact that key populations for HIV are also at high risk of HCV, Treatment Action Group is organizing a webinar that will highlight best practices and challenges for HCV elimination with a specific focus on high-burden populations.
Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies (bNAbs) and HIV Cure-Related Research
HIV has evolved multiple mechanisms to evade inhibition by antibodies, which are Y-shaped immune system proteins that normally play a key role in fending off or controlling infections.
HIV Cure Research Information Sheet
Research into curing HIV infection is ever-changing as new discoveries are made and scientists report additional rare — but informative — cases of individuals likely cured of HIV.
2023 Pre-CROI Community HIV Cure Research Workshop
The 2023 Pre-CROI Community HIV Cure Research Workshop will be held on Saturday, February 18th in the Sequoia Glacier Room at Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1113 - 6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.
Risk of Breakthrough COVID-19 Infections and Disease in Vaccinated People with HIV
This fact sheet on breakthrough COVID-19 infections among people living with HIV was co-produced by TAG and our partners the Black AIDS Institute, Southern AIDS Coalition and the COVID-19 Prevention Network.
2022 TAG Update
As we look forward to an end of an extremely challenging year—and past four years—we reflect on the remarkable resilience and impact of TAG, even and especially in these dark times.
Public Comment Submitted to the Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability (ACBTSA)
Comment submitted prior to their meeting on November 17, 2022. Comment is in regard to discussion and voting on recommendation related to implementation of the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act of 2013, specifically pertaining to HIV-positive to HIV-positive organ transplantation and pertaining to the following draft recommendation under consideration regarding removal of the statutory “NIH Research Criteria and IRB” requirement.
Pathways Forward to End HIV: How HIV Cure Research is Helping to Advance HIV Vaccine Research
On September 20, please join Treatment Action Group, Dr. Shelly Karuna, and Dr. Karine Dubé for a webinar on the next generation of bnAbs trial design and ethics related to ATIs in HIV vaccine and cure research.