Last September, AVAC and partners hosted 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research, an all-day online marathon which included more than 70 speakers from around the world sharing their work and experiences with HIV research. The entire marathon is available to view below.
The current US Administration has been making massive cuts to HIV research, dismantling the infrastructure for conducting research and sharing misinformation on the benefits of research. Advocacy from scientists, civil society and impacted communities have been successful in reversing some of these actions and the pressure must continue.
For more ways to make the case for sustained investments in biomedical research and development and to track the devastating impacts of recent cuts on HIV and STI research and development, visit Research Matters, which shares a toolkit for researchers, and see our impact trackers below.
Recordings from the 24 Hour Marathon
Hours 1-8
Opening Session — “Why should we all care about HIV and AIDS research”
Hour 2: Panel Discussion — The Pipeline in the Balance: Sustaining the Next Generation of HIV Researchers Through Training & Mentorship
Hour 3: Panel Discussion — HIV Clinical Trials and Research Networks
Hour 4: Vaccine Confidence and HIV Cure Research
Hour 5: Panel Discussion — Research Advocacy
Hour 6: Children, Youth, and Clinical Trial Volunteers
Hour 7: Global Trends Among Intersecting Epidemics and the Impact of PrEP
Hour 8: Stigma and Reforming Laws Criminalizing People Living with HIV
Hours 9-17
Hour 9: Panel Discussion — The Future of HIV/AIDS Research: We are not done yet
Hour 10: Strategies to Address Growing Vaccine Hesitancy
Hour 11: The Mpox Epidemic and Key Lessons to Learn From It
Hour 12: Novel Service Delivery for ART, Community Strategies for Delivering HIV Prevention, and Research Priorities Combatting Hep-C
Hour 13: Clinical Trials in Peru, HIV and Menopause, and Tracking HIV and Overdoses
Hour 14: Approaches to Community Health, the Implications of AI for HIV Research, Service Delivery in Conflict Zones
Hour 15: Scientific Advances Investigating bNABs, Sex and Gender in Cure Science, Stigma and Key Populations in India
Hour 16: Harm Reduction, the Future of HIV Prevention Research in African Countries, and PEPFAR Cuts in Zambia
Hour 17: Transgender Populations in Thailand, Research Priorities for Adolescents, and Emerging Leadership from Africa in HIV Science
Hours 18-24 (plus closing session)
Hour 18: Research Priorities for Transgender Populations, Research Highlights from the TREAT Asia Network, and the Importance of an HIV Vaccine to Ending HIV as a Global Health Threat
Hour 19: Panel Discussion — Lenacapavir
Hour 20: Mitigating the Impact of Stigma, a Scientific Agenda for HIV Prevention Among Women, and the Promise of Over-the-counter PrEP
Hour 21: Trans-inclusive Research and Aging with HIV
Hour 22: Delivering HIV Prevention and Treatment in Complex Settings
Hour 23: HIV and Mental Health, Expanding Applications of the Good Participatory Practice Guidelines, and Basic Science on the HIV Reservoir
Hour 24: Advocacy in Community Health and Resilience, Interventions Against HIV for Pregnant People and their Babies, and Youth Advocacy for HIV Prevention
