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AIDS Drug Shown to Prevent HIV in Multinational Trial of HIV-Negative Gay Men; Data Suggests Need for Rectal Gel Option, click here [November 23, 2010]
HIV Prevention Science Scores a Victory – The Gel Works! IRMA Presses for Intensified Rectal Microbicide Research, click here [July 20, 2010]
IRMA: Research on Lubricant Safety Very Past Due, click here [May 24, 2010]
International Rectal Microbicide Advocates Release Update on New HIV Prevention Technology;New Report Outlines the Growing Field of Rectal Microbicide Research and Development, click here [May 20, 2010]
November 12, 2009
Dr. Ian McGowan, an investigator with the Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI), recently received a total of $17.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct two studies involving the development of rectal microbicides.
"This is exciting for the field of HIV prevention research, and especially important in terms of moving the research and development of rectal microbicides forward," said McGowan. "We applaud the leadership and vision of our sponsors at the NIH."
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IRMA Announces New Steering Committee Members
Thirteen new members join IRMA's leadership
Push for greater investment, portfolio diversity, global plan
February 10, 2009
International Rectal Microbicide Advocates (IRMA) is delighted to announce the final selection of 13 new members to our international advocacy network’s Steering Committee (SC). An exhaustive process over several months brought in a total of 24 superlative applicants, and after a thorough evaluation, the Nominations Committee highly recommended 13 individuals to join.
“We were both thrilled and humbled by the very high quality of the applications we received for the Steering Committee,” said Marc-André LeBlanc, IRMA Secretary. “With limited space, this made the work of the Nominations Committee quite challenging. As it is, the group recommended more individuals than we had planned for – so we expanded the SC to accommodate.”
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Click here in the coming months to read profiles of New SC members.
New Members
Kadiri Audu - Community Vice Chair
National Youth Network on HIV/AIDS and Population Control
Lagos, Nigeria
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Deborah Baron
Microbicides Media and Communications Initiative
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Latifa Boyce
Alliance for Microbicide Development
Washington, DC, USA
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Dr. Alex Carballo-Dieguez
Columbia University
New York, NY, USA
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Dr. Ross Cranston
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Cindra Feuer
AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
New York, NY, USA
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Edward Fuchs
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA
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Lourence Misedah
Ishtar MSM
Nairobi, Kenya
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Dr. Kathleen Morrow
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, RI, USA
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Dr. Olanrewaju Onigbogi
University College Hospital
Ibadan, Nigeria
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Jo Robinson
Terrence Higgins Trust
London, England
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Dr. Jorge Sanchez
Peruvian HIV Clinical Trials Unit
Lima, Peru
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Dr. Roger J. Tatoud
Imperial College London
London, England
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Returning Members - [updated 2010. Jeremy Kwan and Julie Davids stepped down at the beginning of the new year.]
Jerome Galea
University of California Los Angeles Program in Global Health
Lima, Peru
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Bridget Haire
Australian Federation of AIDS Organizations
Sydney, Australia
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Marc-Andre LeBlanc, IRMA Secretary
Global Campaign for Microbicides
Ottawa, Canada
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Rick Jones
GNP+
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Dr. Ken Mayer
Brown University, Fenway Community Health
Boston, MA, USA
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Dr. Ian McGowan - Scientific Vice Chair
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Jim Pickett, Chair
AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Chicago, IL, USA
Roy Wadia
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control
Vancouver, BC,Canada
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