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Driving Discovery
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aRC: amfAR Research Council
guide amfAR’s biomedical research funding
New Agreements for Funding Global HIV Program Miss the Mark
A new amfAR report analyzes how the new Global Health MOUs fail to establish metrics to measure their success.
Remembering Loreen Willenberg, HIV Advocate Who Expanded the Boundaries of Cure Research
amfAR mourns the death of Loreen Willenberg, a person with a natural ability to control HIV who worked with researchers studying the role of immunity in curing HIV.
Innovation at the Intersections of HIV and Brain Health
Dr. Andrea Gramatica, VP of Research, and Dr. Kelsey Hopland, Program Officer, Research, discuss a new set of questions about brain health as people age with HIV and the possible answers found in scientific advances.
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Meet amfAR CEO Kyle Clifford
A diagnosis that changed his life. A mission that could change millions more. Meet amfAR’s CEO—and hear why the search for a cure for HIV is personal.
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amfAR is a leading nonprofit advancing scientific discovery to improve global health, with a primary and enduring commitment to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic. As a catalyst for breakthrough science, amfAR supports innovative research in HIV and other diseases where viruses and the immune system play a critical role. Since 1985, amfAR has raised more than $950 million and awarded in excess of 3,900 grants to scientists worldwide.
Our 2025 Impact Report
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