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NIH HIV & Women Scientific Workshop: Centering the Health of Women in HIV Research

Agenda: Day 2

March 22, 2024
NIH VideoCast

The NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) and Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) are hosting NIH HIV & Women Scientific Workshop: Centering the Health of Women in HIV Research, a two-day virtual workshop to review the state of the science on HIV and women to inform the future research agenda. View the agenda for Day 1 of the workshop, or learn more about the HIV and Women Signature Program.

 
TimeDescriptionTopicSpeakerAffiliation
9-10:20 a.m. ETSession 7: Prevention

Moderators: 
Tatiana Balachova, Ph.D., NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Sujata Vijh, Ph.D., NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Topic IntroductionTatiana Balachova, Ph.D.NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Multipurpose Prevention TechnologiesSharon Hillier, Ph.D.University of Pittsburgh 
Magee-Womens Research Institute
Vaccines for PreventionBrianna Furch, M.D., M.P.H.Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
PrEP in the U.S.Rasheeta Chandler, Ph.D., RNEmory University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
QuEEN Saavy Lab
HPTN 084Sinead Delany-Moretlwe, MBBCh, Ph.D.University of Witwatersrand
Community PerspectiveJacquelyne AlesiPrevention Access Campaign
DiscussionTatiana Balachova, Ph.D.NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
10:20-11:35 a.m. ETSession 8: Treatment

Moderators: 
Seema Desai, Ph.D., NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 

Kathleen Borgmann, Ph.D., NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse
Topic IntroductionSeema Desai, Ph.D.NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 
 
Treatment Advances for WomenChloe Orkin, MBBChQueen Mary University of London 
Barts Health NHS Trust
Global ConsiderationsRosie Mngibisa, MBChB, M.P.H.Enhancing Care Foundation
Long-Term Effects of HIV TherapyIgho Ofotokun, M.D., M.Sc.Emory University School of Medicine
Therapeutic VaccinesSteve Deeks, M.D.University of California, San Francisco
Community PerspectiveAlicia Diggs, M.P.H.University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research
DiscussionSeema Desai, Ph.D.NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 
 

10-minute break
 
11:45 a.m.-1:10 p.m. ETSession 9: Cure-Related Research

Moderators: 
Elizabeth Barr, Ph.D., NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health

Elisabet Caler, Ph.D., NIH Office of AIDS Research
Topic IntroductionElisabet Caler, Ph.D.NIH Office of AIDS Research
Sex and Gender in Cure-Related ResearchEileen Scully, M.D., Ph.D.Johns Hopkins University
BSSR and Cure-Related ResearchKarine Dube, Dr.PH.University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
Cure-Related Research in AfricaPhilister Adhiambo MadiegaKenya Medical Research Institute
Data Sharing for DiversityRichard JefferysTreatment Action Group
Community PerspectiveAntonia D’orsay, Ph.D., M.S., M.A.BIOS Clinical Research
DiscussionElisabet Caler, Ph.D.NIH Office of AIDS Research

30-minute break
 
1:40-3 p.m. ET

Session 10: Comorbidities and Multimorbidity

Moderators: 
Angela Lee-Winn, Ph.D., NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse

Marielle Gross, M.D., Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

Topic IntroductionAngela Lee-Winn, Ph.D.NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse
HIV and COVID-19Nada Fadul, M.D.University of Nebraska Medical Center
Aging-Related MultimorbidityAmy Justice, M.D., Ph.D.


Julie Womack, Ph.D., CNM
Yale School of Medicine
VA Connecticut Healthcare System 

Yale School of Nursing
VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Polypharmacy and Cognitive FunctionLeah Rubin, Ph.D., M.P.H.Johns Hopkins University
Community PerspectiveMartha Cameron, M.P.H.International Community of Women Living with HIV (ICW) North America
Addressing Mental Health and TraumaKathy Sikkema, Ph.D.Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
DiscussionAngela Lee-Winn, Ph.D.NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse

10-minute break
3:10-4:25 p.m. ETSession 11: Malignancies

Moderators: 
Geraldina Dominguez, Ph.D., NIH National Cancer Institute 

Rebecca Huppi, Ph.D., NIH National Cancer Institute
Topic IntroductionRebecca Huppi, Ph.D.NIH National Cancer Institute
HPV and Cervical CancerCarla Chibwesha, M.D., M.Sc.University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Clinical HIV Research Unit, University of Witwatersrand
Anal Cancer PreventionJoel Palefsky, M.D.University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Disparities in Cancer Testing, TreatmentAnna Coghill, Ph.D., M.P.H.Moffitt Cancer Center
Gynecologic CancersKim Levinson, M.D., M.P.H.Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Safeguarding Health in Africa: Cervical Cancer and HIVBenda KithakaKILELE Health Association
DiscussionRebecca Huppi, Ph.D.NIH National Cancer Institute
4:25-5:30 p.m. ET

Session 12: Health Disparities and Equity

Moderators: 
Coretté Byrd, RN, M.S., NIH Office of AIDS Research

Melissa Herrera, M.P.H., NIH Office of AIDS Research

Topic IntroductionCoretté Byrd, RN, M.S.NIH Office of AIDS Research
Maternal Mortality in the U.S.Karie Stewart, M.P.H., M.S.N.University of Illinois
Melanated Midwives
Vulnerability and Resilience Among Transgender Women in Latin AmericaSari Reisner, Sc.D., M.A.University of Michigan School of Public Health
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Community-Based Participatory ResearchMallery Jenna RobinsonTrans Excellence Academy 
Transgender Empathy Trainings
Sexual and Reproductive Health and RightsMartha TholanahBRILLIANT HIV Vaccine Discovery Consortium
Discussion and Workshop ClosingMelissa Herrera, M.P.H.NIH Office of AIDS Research

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