AIDS Research Advisory Committee Agenda | NIAID

National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council
Virtual Meeting
April 6, 2026

(All times are Eastern Daylight Time)

TimePresentation
1:00 p.m.Welcome and Approval of Minutes
Kelly Gebo, AIDS Research Advisory Committee Chair
1:05 p.m.Director's Report
Robert W. Eisinger
Concept – Approval Requested
1:30 p.m.Introduction to HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Network Concepts
Robert W. Eisinger
1:40 p.m.HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Network Leadership and Operations Centers
Fiscal Year 2028 Initiative Concept
Peter Kim, Sheryl Zwerski, Cesar Boggiano
2:40 p.m.HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Network Laboratory Centers
Fiscal Year 2028 Initiative Concept
Daniella Livnat
2:55 p.m.BREAK
3:05 p.m.HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Network Statistical and Data Management Centers
Fiscal Year 2028 Initiative Concept
Akinlolu Ojumu
3:20 p.m.HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Units
Fiscal Year 2028 Initiative Concept
Manizhe Payton
3:35 p.m.Immunology Quality Assessment (IQA) Program
Fiscal Year 2028 Contract Initiative
Daniella Livnat
3:50 p.m.BREAK
4:05 p.m.Preclinical Services for HIV Therapeutics
Fiscal Year 2028 Contract Initiative
Roger Ptak
4:20 p.m.NIAID Specimen Repository
Fiscal Year 2028 Contract Initiative
Jim Lane
4:35 p.m.Adjourn

Future Meeting Dates
June 22, 2026 (virtual)
September 23, 2026
January 26, 2027 (virtual)

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