OARAC Meeting January 2026 Agenda

Welcome & Introductions

CAPT Mary Glenshaw, Ph.D. M.P.H., OARAC Executive Secretary, Associate Director of External Engagement, Office of AIDS Research, NIH
Luis Montaner, D.V.M., D.Phil., OARAC Chairperson, Executive Vice President and Director, HIV Cure & Viral Diseases Center, The Wistar Institute

Report: Office of AIDS Research Director 

Geri Donenberg, Ph.D., Associate Director for AIDS Research and Director, Office of AIDS Research, NIH

Update: HIV Clinical Trials Network External Review

Leslie Marshall, Ph.D., Acting Deputy Director, Office of AIDS Research, NIH

Update: HIV and Pharmacy Program

Michael J. Stirratt, Ph.D., Program Officer and Senior Behavioral Scientist, Division of AIDS Research, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH
Geetanjali Bansal, M.Sc., Ph.D., Senior Science Advisor, Office of AIDS Research, NIH

HIV Implementation Science Strategy

Matthew J. Memoli, M.D., M.S., Principal Deputy Director, NIH 
Geri R. Donenberg, Ph.D.

Addressing Needs and Expanding Opportunities in HIV ECI Mentorship

NIH Program Perspectives to Support HIV Research Mentorship: Highlights from NIMH and NIDA
Vasundhara Varthakavi, D.V.M., Ph.D., Acting Director, HIV Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH
Susannah Allison, Ph.D., Program Officer and Training Director, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH

Discussion with OARAC and Invited Guests

Invited Discussants:
Gregory D. Kirk, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., Vice Dean for Research and Professor of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Oncology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Jillian Pintye, Ph.D., M.P.H., RN, Associate Professor, Global Health, and Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Informatics, Department of Global Health, University of Washington
Elise Riley, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor in Residence, Division of HIV, Infectious Disease and Global Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco

Updates: NIH Advisory Council Representatives

Vasundhara Varthakavi, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Dianne Rausch, Ph.D., Director, Division of AIDS Research, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH
Robert Eisinger, Ph.D., Acting Director, Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

Updates: HIV Clinical Guidelines Working Groups of OARAC

Pediatric Opportunistic Infections Guidelines
Franklin Yates, M.D., M.A., Medical Officer, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH

Public Comment | Closing Remarks | Adjournment

CAPT Mary Glenshaw, Ph.D. M.P.H.
Luis Montaner, D.V.M., D.Phil.