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HIV Research Program

Provide input on HIV research priorities until March 28, 2024: The NIH Office of AIDS Research is seeking input to inform development of the FY 2026‒2030 NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research. Learn more, and contribute by March 28, 2024. 

NIH HIV Research Program

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) provide a significant public investment in HIV/AIDS research. This investment requires substantial scientific coordination and management to avoid duplication and ensure research dollars are invested effectively across the NIH Institutes and Centers conducting HIV/AIDS research. This is the role of the Office of AIDS Research.

Read more about OAR's coordinating role.

NIH’S MISSION

NIH’s mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.

Researchers using a microscope

This page last reviewed on July 10, 2023