Research Toward a Cure Trials
Ending HIV requires sustained research. TAG’s April 2026 cure trials update tracks clinical studies worldwide, helping advocates, researchers, and communities follow progress toward a cure.
2026 Pre-CROI Community HIV Cure Research Workshop
The 2026 Pre-CROI Community HIV Cure Research Workshop took place on Saturday, February 21, in Denver. Check out all of the recordings and slides, now linked.
Story: HIV cure “breakthrough” with mRNA-delivered Tat protein
June 2025 Media coverage: Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’ - Kat Lay, The Guardian, June 5, 2025 Major breakthrough in battle for HIV cure ‘previously thought impossible’ - Athena Stavrou, Independent, June 5, 2025 Used in…
2025 Pre-CROI Community HIV Cure Research Workshop
The 2025 Pre-CROI Community HIV Cure Research Workshop will take place on Saturday, March 8 in San Francisco.
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.
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…
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.
CUREiculum 2.0: Community & Stakeholder Engagement in HIV Cure-Related Research Module
Engagement of affected communities in research is vital to ensuring that the science is ethical and responsive to community priorities and needs. This module covers the history of community-based HIV research advocacy and outlines principles and best practices for community…