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Appelbaum participates in World AIDS Day panel

Dec 07, 2022

Jonathan Appelbaum, M.D., chair of the Department of Clinical Sciences, participated as a panelist on the Dec. 1 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Worlds AIDS Day 2022 presentation and discussion.

The World AIDS Day observance, titled Progress and Promise in HIV Research, was coordinated through the Office of AIDS Research (OAR) at NIH. The panel focused on community involvement in HIV research, more equitable and accessible prevention and treatment services and the need to support the next generation of investigators.

“OAR recognizes the important role early career investigators will play as we work toward our ultimate goal to end the HIV pandemic,” Maureen M. Goodenow, associate director for AIDS research and director of OAR at NIH, wrote in a letter of thanks to Appelbaum.

The full 90-minute panel discussion is archived on the NIH OAR website and includes a joint statement from Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Goodenow, which reflects on the progress made over 34 years since the first World AIDS Day.