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Letters from the Director: Director’s Scientific Briefings: HIV, COVID-19 and Health Disparities

OAR Director’s Scientific BriefingsThe COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated underlying disparities in health outcomes that exist in the United States – health disparities that undoubtedly have a significant effect on HIV prevention and treatment. The longstanding health inequities that underly and connect these pandemics are serious and warrant our full attention.

Letters from the Director: Fiscal Year 2021-2025 NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research

FY 2021-2025 NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-related Research cover artIn Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, the NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) released two key documents to guide the NIH HIV/AIDS research program for years to come: (1) The FY 2021–2025 NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research (the Plan), and (2) the FY 2021–2025 Notice (NOT-OD-20-018), which present NIH HIV/AIDS Research Priorities and Guidelines for Deter

Letters from the Director: Remembering Timothy Ray Brown: A Champion for HIV Cure Research

Timothy Ray BrownOn September 29, 2020, the HIV and AIDS community lost a cherished advocate and champion for HIV cure research, Timothy Ray Brown (the “Berlin Patient”), who passed away after a courageous battle with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Mr. Brown was widely recognized for being the first person to be cured of HIV and for inspiring scientists and communities worldwide to develop and participate in the HIV cure agenda. 

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