HIV AIDS Research Updates from Montaner Lab

04/17/2026

Happy Friday from the Breakfast Club! Creating opportunities to build community and engagement among our researchers is even better served with breakfast! 😄 By working together- we will bring ourselves closer to finding a cure for HIV.

04/02/2026

Wistar’s Dr. Luis Montaner, HIV Cure and Viral Diseases director, kicked off the Center’s annual collaborative retreat welcoming scientists, from postdoctoral fellows to principal investigators, for a day sharing research updates from across lab disciplines.

Since officially opening its doors last June, the Center has expanded with new P*s and more than 20 new members, many of whom are giving presentations of their work to spark new collaborations.

04/02/2026

The HIV Cure & Viral Diseases Center held our Collaborative Retreat on Tuesday, March 31. Over 50 scientists gathered to discover the latest updates from featured presenters across lab disciplines. The retreat was a great success, sharing and joining together to inspire research innovation!

03/20/2026

March 20 is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This year’s NNHAAD theme "From Ceremony to Action: Renewal, Respect, and Collective Strength" highlights the connection between cultural traditions and community-driven action in addressing HIV in Native Communities. The imagery in the poster reflects a transition from night into the light of a new day, symbolizing hope, healing, and renewal. The community members paddling together across flowing water represent the collective effort required to strengthen HIV prevention, treatment, and care. Together, these elements represent the journey from ceremony to action and our collective strength as Indigenous communities to honor cultural teachings and support one another in ending HIV.

Learn More:
https://www.nnhaad.org/

03/09/2026

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day ( ) is tomorrow March 10!

The Well Project - HIV and women and Positive Women's Network - USA are taking the lead to honor NWGHAAD, championing the theme “Sisterhood, Hope, and Equity.”
Learn more: bit.ly/NWGHAAD2026

MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center is hosting a Mini-Conference with updates on HIV prevention, treatment, and support for women and girls at risk for or diagnosed with HIV.
Register for the webinar: https://tinyurl.com/3ntn5tz9

02/28/2026

February 28 marks HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day. This year's theme: "You care about ending HIV criminalization. You just don't know it yet." 📣 Join the call from AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
to sign on, support HB632, and end HIV stigma in Pennsylvania. https://www.aidslawpa.org/legislation/

02/25/2026

This year, it is only fitting for The Well Project and Positive Women's Network - USA to team up and take the lead in assuring that NWGHAAD stays on the national radar.

02/24/2026

AVAC is sharing updates from CROI 2026! Subscribe to their newsletter to receive a daily briefing. https://avac.org

Ending AIDS – and preparing for future pandemics – means developing truly effective prevention that meets people where they are and delivering it expeditiously and equitably. It requires a commitment to building a comprehensive, integrated, and sustained response.

02/20/2026

This afternoon, scientists from Montaner Lab and The Wistar Institute HIV Cure & Viral Diseases Center met for our first Center wide Journal Club! 📘🦠 Journal Club is a great opportunity for our scientists to connect and interact, building collaboration in the work towards a cure. 🔬

02/19/2026

Yes! A cure for HIV is in sight. Read more:
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/02/a-cure-for-hiv-is-in-sight-heres-what-scientists-are-working-on/

"The future looks bright as far as a cure," one top HIV cure researcher told LGBTQ Nation.

02/16/2026

The 2026 Pre-CROI Community HIV Cure Research Workshop, sponsored by Treatment Action Group and The Well Project, will be held virtually (and in-person) in Denver before CROI 2026 on Saturday, February 21, 2026 from 11:30am until 5pm Mountain Time.

Virtual zoom registration: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/cII6KOG8RTW3Cc8bshSUWw

If you are not able to attend, recordings of each session will be available after they are posted onto YouTube.

07/30/2024

Exciting news for research! The Wistar Institute Launches Cure and Viral Diseases Center - announced July 16, 2024.

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