Sharon Nachman (IMPAACT Network Chair) and James McIntyre (IMPAACT Network Vice Chair) invited Dr. Rodney Ho (TLC-ART Principal Investigator) to give a 25-minute talk at the 2016 International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Network (IMPAACT) Annual Meeting on April 21st, 2016. Dr. Rodney Ho (Principal Investigator) presented at the 2016 IMPAACT meeting’s plenary session on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 in Arlington, VA, USA. He represented the program in a presentation entitled, “Targeted Long-Acting Combination Antiretroviral Therapy” and discussed overcoming drug insufficiency in lymphatic tissues and cells.

“The IMPAACT Network is a global collaboration of investigators, institutions, community representatives and other partners organized for the purpose of evaluating interventions to treat and prevent HIV infection and its consequences in infants, children, adolescents and pregnant/postpartum women through the conduct of high quality clinical trials.” (source: http://impaactnetwork.org/about-us/index.htm)

As noted in the invitation letter, “This meeting typically includes over 500 participants from around the world, including leading scientists, representatives from industry, government, and other research groups, and provides unique opportunities to exchange ideas and information regarding cutting edge research in HIV treatment and prevention as well as co-morbidities such as tuberculosis, particularly in pediatric populations and pregnant and postpartum women.” More information on IMPAACT and its partnering organization, the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) can be found through the embedded links.