Coffin, Carla S

Published purpose

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to: • Accelerate discovery and innovation research that will generate the knowledge needed to advance the development of the next generation of testing, prevention, treatment and cure interventions; • Develop skills for the future of inter- and transdisciplinary HIV/AIDS and STBBI research with training and mentorship that supports trainees and early career investigators in integrating new technologies and methods into their research; • Advance community-centred approaches to research that meaningfully engages community members from key populations WSC Note: #moreinformation disproportionately affected by HIV in Canada and people with lived and living experience (PWLLE) throughout the research process; and • Mobilize knowledge amongst researchers, PWLLE, industry, communities, health practitioners and decision makers to effectively co-create, synthesize and apply research findings to development of clinical and/or commercial applications and strategies that foster equitable benefit across key populations.