Home arrow Projects

Announcements

  • HIV Forum congrulates Nina Mani on her new position at FDA
    • MAY-17-13 Please join the Forum in congratulating Nina Mani on an exciting new career move. Nina is leaving the Forum, but she is not going far – starting June 3 she will join the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation Research, Division of Antiviral Products. That we will miss her is the understatement of the century. But the offer to join our colleagues at the FDA as a project manager presented a phenomenal opportunity – an excellent fit for her career path. We congratulate Jeff, Kim, Jules and Patrick on an excellent choice! We imagine that many of you will have the pleasure of interacting with her in her new capacity.
  • HIV Forum Mourns the Passing of Executive Committee Member Dr. Jim Goodrich
    • MAY-10-13 We are saddened to report the death of James Goodrich, PhD, MD of ViiV Healthcare, a member of the Forum’s Executive Committee. Jim passed away unexpectedly last weekend and is survived by his wife, Carolyn and two teenage daughters. A memorial service for Jim will be held this summer on a date to be determined. Jim has been a considered and thoughtful participant on the Executive Committee. His desire to improve care for patients, direct approach and sense of humor will be missed. Please join us in keeping Jim’s family in our thoughts and prayers.
  • Art Reingold apointed to Advisory Council on Immunization Practices
    • MAY-06-13 Arthur Reingold, MD, professor of epidemiology and associate dean for research at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, was appointed to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius of the Department of Health and Human Services. Learn more>>>
  • HIV Forum Applauds Task Force Call for Routine HIV Testing of All Adults
    • MAY-01-13 On behalf of the HIV/AIDS community, the Forum for Collaborative HIV Research applauds the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for acting to help the estimated 1.2 million Americans now living with HIV and especially the nearly one in five - an estimated 258,000 people - who don't know they are infected.
  • Task Force Calls for Routine HIV Testing for All Adults
    • APR-30-13 The USPSTF is calling for HIV screening for all Americans aged 15 to 65, regardless of whether they are considered to be at high risk, a change that may help lift some of the stigma associated with HIV testing. Read more >>

Join Our Email Service

Sign up to receive email updates from the Forum
 
Projects

Overview of Projects

The Forum for Collaborative HIV Research is an independent public/private partnership including government agencies, the pharmaceutical industry, HIV researchers and clinicians, and the HIV patient advocacy community. Our mission is to enhance and facilitate HIV research.

The Forum's key functions are to:

  • Assess current knowledge, practice patterns, ongoing studies and information in all areas affecting HIV disease including the basic, clinical and social sciences, public health and health services research;
  • Identify gaps in the current HIV/AIDS knowledge base in any of these areas, which, if filled, would answer critical questions
  • Provide mechanisms for experts from the Forum constituencies to meet, discuss, and synthesize information relevant to the issue
  • Recommend steps that will fill the identified gaps
  • Catalyze appropriate stakeholders to act on the recommendations.
  • Facilitate the development of a strategy and propose new mechanisms to conduct the needed studies, should existing sources prove inadequate to do so.

The Forum is part of the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health and housed at the University of California Washington Center, Washington DC.

Forum Areas of Activity:

Initially, the Forum's focus centered on issues related to treatment strategies, adherence and treatment guidelines. The Forum has since broadened its scope to include treatment- related toxicities, immune-based therapies, health services research and co-infections. Most recently, the Forum has initiated a series of projects related to global HIV/AIDS, including the transfer of diagnostic and monitoring technologies to resource poor settings and facilitating collaboration and cooperation among training programs in Africa.Project themes and reports for past activities are listed under Publications .

The outcomes of the Forum meetings include the initiation of new research programs, establishment of collaborative projects, a more in depth look into issues raised by the appropriate agencies and various research related activities.