Workshop Report: Studying the Impact of Genetic Variation on the Host Response to HIV
7/10/2009 By Richard Jefferys On January 8, the Office of AIDS Research convened a two-day workshop to discuss genome-wide association scan (GWAS) studies in HIV infection. GWAS involve studying known variations in the human genetic code (called single nucleotide polymorphisms…
2009 Pipeline Report
HIV, Tuberculosis, and Viral Hepatitis: Drugs, diagnostics, Vaccines, and Microbicides in Development July 2009 By Lei Chou, Mark Harrington, Bob Huff, Richard Jefferys, Javid Syed, and Claire Wingfield TAG’s annual Pipeline Reportsurveys the developments in medicines and diagnostics most likely…
Guide to Hepatitis B for people living with HIV
June 2009 By Lei Chou INTRODUCTION Welcome to this treatment guide for HIV-positive people who also have hepatitis B (HBV). This guide provides information on the prevention, care, and treatment of HBV, and the impact of HBV on HIV disease…
Flat-Lined: How Flat NIH Funding Undermines Research on HIV, Tuberculosis, and Viral Hepatitis
May 2009 by Lydia H. Guterman Edited by Mark Harrington Executive Summary The goal of this funding analysis is to provide a comprehensive picture of the current state of U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) research investment in HIV/AIDS and…
Treatment Action Group Calls on Obama Administration to Revitalize the World’s Fight Against HIV and AIDS
Treatment Action Group (TAG), the nation’s only organization focused exclusively on fighting for better treatments, a cure, and a vaccine for AIDS, today welcomed the Obama administration’s nomination of Dr. Eric Goosby as the next Global AIDS Coordinator in the State Department, which administers the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the world’s largest international HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment program.
Accelerated Approval and Post-marketing Commitments: A Delicate Balance
ABSTRACT # 41 Presented at HIV DART 2008 By Tracy Swan and Lei Chou BACKGROUND AIDS activists have focused on HIV drug development for more than two decades. In 1992, in part due to pressure from AIDS activists and pharmaceutical…
National AIDS Programme & National TB Programme
Special Session from the International Union against TB and Lung Disease (IUATLD), 2008 Friday 17th October, 2008 Panel Presentation Downloads Above. Policy and collaborative activities to reduce the dual burden of HIV and Tuberculosis Anthony David Harries, Senior Advisor International…
From Rhetoric to Action: Making TB/HIV Collaboration Effective
Report of TAG, STBP, AIDES Satellite titled “TB/HIV Programs: Working together to achieve Universal Access to HIV and TB Prevention, Care, and Treatment.” October 14, 2008 “Communities need to take up the challenge to ensure that country level programs on…