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Welcome to the Office of AIDS Research.

Welcome to the Office of AIDS Research
image of Dr. Goodenow, Director of the Office of AIDS ResearchDr. Goodenow is the Director of the Office of AIDS Research (OAR). She also holds the title of NIH Associate Director for AIDS Research. She received her Ph.D. in molecular genetics from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. Following a postdoctoral fellowship in molecular oncology at the Sloan Kettering Institute in New York, she was a visiting scientist at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, where she began her studies of HIV.
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Information about OAR

About OAR
The Office of AIDS Research (OAR), located within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI), coordinates the scientific, budgetary, legislative, and policy elements of NIH HIV/AIDS research. The NIH represents the largest and most significant public investment in HIV/AIDS research in the world. Read More

NIH HIV/AIDS Research Priorities

NIH HIV/AIDS Research Priorities

The NIH Director

THE NIH DIRECTOR:

Statement on NIH Efforts to Focus Research to End the AIDS Pandemic

Released on August 12, 2015

Extraordinary progress has been made in HIV/AIDS research over the last 34 years, transforming what was once a terrifying and almost inevitably fatal disease into a treatable disorder. People with HIV/AIDS can now experience an almost normal life expectancy if antiretrovirals are started promptly and continued for life. Read More

List of NIH NIH Overarching HIV/AIDS Research Priorities

List of NIH Overarching HIV/AIDS Research Priorities

  • Reduce the Incidence of HIV/AIDS
  • Develop the next generation of HIV therapies with improved safety and ease of use
  • Research toward a HIV cure
  • Improve prevention or treatment of HIV-associated comorbidities and co-infections

Cross cutting areas: Basic research, research to reduce health disparities, and research training.

Meetings and Events

In Memoriam

In Memoriam
image of Dr. William E. Paul, OAR Director 1994-1997NIH and the global research community morns the loss of Dr. William E. Paul, OAR Director 1994-1997

Recent Updates

Resources for Researchers

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