2023 Annual Report
We're pleased to share with you our latest Annual Report, which highlights everything we accomplished in 2023.
Treatment Action Group Calls on NY City Council to Override and Mayor Adams to Reverse Egregious Cuts to New York City HIV Funding
In response to disheartening news of the proposed $5.3 million cut in HIV/AIDS funding by the Adams administration, we at Treatment Action Group (TAG) express our resolute opposition, in solidarity with our partner organizations that would be harmed by the egregious, unconscionable cuts to HIV services and programs in New York City.
Story: HIV “completely eliminated” from cells in a laboratory dish with CRISPR technology
March 2024 Media coverage: Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells - Michelle Roberts, BBC, March 20, 2024 HIV cure breakthrough as virus eliminated from cells in laboratory - Nina Massey, The Independent, March 20, 2024 Hopes of…
2024 Pre-CROI Community HIV Cure Research Workshop
The 2024 Pre-CROI Community HIV Cure Research Workshop took place on Saturday, March 2nd in Denver. This year’s workshop had a shorter format than in the past, but we plan to return to an all-day event in the future.
Effective Approaches to Engaging HIV Positive Homeless Populations
On February 27, 2024, TAG explored innovative strategies and successful interventions for addressing the unique challenges faced by people living with HIV who are experiencing homelessness.
A Community Update on AbbVie’s HIV Cure Research Program
This webinar was held on December 5, 2023, and provided an update on HIV cure-related research studies being conducted by the company AbbVie; the recording of the webinar is now online.
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.