The Margarita Breakfast Clubs (MBCs) are one-hour Zooms that provide an informal and friendly setting for dialogue between researchers and community advocates on the hottest #CROI2023 science being presented this year. These sessions are open to anyone interested, including people who are not registered or attending the CROI conference. Each session will be recorded and links to the recordings will be shared widely.
Please register via each Zoom link for each session you are interested in. Hope to see you at all of them!
SESSION #1
Date: Monday 20 February
Time: 7:00am – 8:00am PST (16:00 – 17:00 CET)
Topic: Arrested Development: Discontinuation of the MOSAICO Trial, its Legacy and Expectations for HIV Vaccine Research
Moderator:
Ntando Yola, Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation
Speakers:
Dr. Susan Buchbinder, San Francisco Department of Public Health
Richard Jefferys, Treatment Action Group
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/mosaicolegacy
[NEW]: A recording of this session is available to stream for free here
SESSION #2
Date: Tuesday 21 February
Time: 7:00am – 8:00am PST (16:00-17:00 CET)
Topic: Moving Forward: Upcoming strategies on STI Prevention
Moderator:
Jim Pickett, AVAC
Speakers:
Dr. Jean-Michel Molina, University of Paris Cité
Jonathan Ayala, NMAC, CROI Community Educator Scholar
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/movingforwardsti
[NEW]: A recording of this session is available to stream for free here
SESSION #3
Date: Wednesday 22 February
Time: 7:00am – 8:00am PST (16:00-17:00 CET)
Topic: The Data Gap: Filling in the Missing Perspectives on Women and Children in HIV Research
Moderator:
Dawn Averitt, The Well Project, Women’s Research Initiative on HIV/AIDS
Speakers:
Professor Lee Fairlie, Wits RHI
Jane Kabami, Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration Uganda
Imelda Mahaka, Pangaea Zimbabwe AIDS Trust
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/datagap
[NEW]: A recording of this session is available to stream for free here
The MBCs are brought to you through a collaboration including the CROI Community Liaison Subcommittee, AVAC, EATG and other groups.
#CROI2023
REPORTING from the MBCs
[NEW]: the reports are now available also in Thai – please check the attachments in each of the report pages below
CROI 2023: Reporting from Margarita Breakfast Club Session 1
CROI 2023: Reporting from Margarita Breakfast Club Session 2
CROI 2023: Reporting from Margarita Breakfast Club Session 3
Practical Information
- Margarita Breakfast Clubs at CROI 2023: Co-organisers:
CROI Community Liaison Subcommittee
AVAC
European AIDS Treatment Group
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