📽️ This video is part of our series spotlighting SMRCs — young leaders shaping #health #research and engagement. Who will YOU tell about the ATN? 📣 Hit “share” to keep the connection going!

➡️ Learn more about the ATN: atnresearch.org

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Together, we can still end #HIV as a #publichealth threat by 2030—if we act with urgency, unity, & unwavering commitment. This #WorldAIDSDay, let’s amplify #youth voices & #research to ensure no one is left behind. Learn more from @UNAIDS: unaids.org/en/2025-world-aids-day
#HIVresearch #HIV #WAD2025

This year’s theme—“Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response”—calls for action
- Shifts in HIV programming & funding
- International cooperation to bridge financing gaps
- Human-rights-centered approaches to eliminate stigma & discrimination
- Leadership to protect vulnerable populations

By connecting #research to real-world #policy, the team helps ensure participants and sites get the support they need. 📽️ This video is part of our series highlighting young #leaders driving change in #health, community, and policy. 📣 Who have YOU told about the ATN? 🔗 atnresearch.org

"Those studies 'now have to be all youth,' Agwu said. 'Some of the demographic disparities that we see for #HIV and #adolescents are no longer able to be looked at because they no longer align with the administration's priorities.'"
#research #science #publichealth #HIVresearch #HIVprevention

Follow along as #Youth Engagement Manager Adrian & SMRCs Zoë, Swetha, Miles, and Rahim share their journeys, lessons, and passions. Who will YOU tell about the ATN? 📣 Hit share and help us spread the word!

➡️ Want to learn more about the ATN? 🔗 atnresearch.org

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3️⃣ The impacts a prolonged reinstatement process has had on #clinicaltrials and participant trust
4️⃣ How the ATN's #youth-centered #science serves as a model for addressing the complex needs of vulnerable populations

🔗 Read the full story: bit.ly/ATNEHE

📖 Read about:
1️⃣ The ATN's abrupt termination despite a long history of successful #research
2️⃣ The mobilization of #advocates, #researchers, #clinicians & #community partners who demonstrated the depth of commitment to the ATN & underscored how widely #HIV research is valued, leading to reinstatement

With studies tackling real-world challenges that impact #sexualhealth, like stimulant use and #mentalhealth, the ATN is more than a #research network—we're a catalyst for change. 💡 Want to be part of the solution? Learn more 🔗 atnresearch.org #ATNresearch #HIVresearch #HIV #adolescenthealth #science

Scholars must be within 10 years of completing a terminal degree, postdoc, or first medical residency. During the program, #scholars are paired with a mentor and an ATN study and receive funding to develop a #research question and secondary analysis to conduct.

Don’t miss Dr. Lisa Hightow-Weidman & Dr. Sybil Hosek's session!
Investing in Youth, Investing in Impact: Adolescent HIV Research in the ATN
🕗 8:40–9:00pm ET
⏰ 24 HOURS TO SAVE AIDS RESEARCH
🔗 Tune in: saveaidsresearch.org

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Young people remain at the heart of everything we do, but what’s new? 👉 Swipe through to check out what’s next for the ATN.

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