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NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
OFFICE OF AIDS RESEARCH
71st Meeting of the
Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council
April 13, 2026
Hyrbrid Meeting
NIH Videocast Link | 12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET
| 12:00 PM | Welcome & Introductions Melissa Herrera, M.P.H., OARAC Executive Secretary, Public Health Analyst, Office of AIDS Research, NIH Luis Montaner, D.V.M., D.Phil., OARAC Chairperson, Executive Vice President and Director, HIV Cure & Viral Diseases Center, The Wistar Institute |
| 12:15 PM | Report: Office of AIDS Research Director Leslie Marshall, Ph.D., Acting Deputy Director, Office of AIDS Research, NIH On behalf of Geri R. Donenberg, Ph.D., Associate Director for AIDS Research and Director, Office of AIDS Research, NIH |
| 12:45 PM | NIH Funding Strategy and Peer Review: Q&A NIH Office of Extramural Research and Center for Scientific Review Jon R. Lorsch, Ph.D., Deputy Director for Extramural Research, NIH Ross D. Shonat, Ph.D., Director, Division of Physiological and Pathological Sciences, Center for Scientific Review, NIH |
| 1:45 PM | Break |
| 2:00 PM | HIV Clinical Trials Networks External Review Recommendations Marguerita Lightfoot, Ph.D., Ronald Naito-John McAnulty Professor in Health Equity, Oregon Health & Science University-Portland State University School of Public Health |
| 2:45 PM | Updates: NIH Advisory Council Representatives National Advisory Mental Health Council (NAMHC) Gregory Greenwood, Ph.D., M.P.H., Deputy Director, Division of AIDS Research, National Institute of Mental Health National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council (NAAIDC) Robert Eisinger, Ph.D., Acting Director, Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH |
| 3:15 PM | Updates: HIV Clinical Guidelines Working Groups of OARAC Adult and Adolescent ARV Guidelines Alice K. Pau, Pharm.D., Staff Scientist/Clinical Pharmacist, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH Perinatal HIV Guidelines Nahida Chakhtoura, M.D., Chief, Maternal and Pediatric Infectious Disease Branch, Division of Extramural Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH Adult and Adolescent Opportunistic Infections Guidelines Henry Masur, M.D., Chief, Critical Care Medicine Department, Clinical Center, NIH |
| 3:45 PM | Health Disparities Discussion Monica Webb Hooper, Ph.D., Acting Director, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH |
| 4:25 PM | Public Comment | Closing Remarks | Adjournment Melissa Herrera, M.P.H. Luis Montaner, D.V.M., D.Phil. |