Grant: Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

This proposal increases the capacity of a cadre of community advocates to design, build and deliver forums to engage the public in understanding a national and international priority in HIV research, the search for ways to cure HIV. Although lifelong antiretroviral therapy allows those with access to lead longer and healthier lives, cures for HIV may also be possible that would eliminate dependence on these drugs. Since November 2013, CanCURE has been one of the federally funded scientific research teams devoted to this effort and works with other Canadian cure investigators. A community advisory board formed within CanCURE now has developed expertise and commitment to extend its activities in needed public outreach about the efforts of all those national investigators' work.