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A cure is a scientific goal.
And a shared human purpose.

People living with HIV, advocates, researchers, and clinicians belong in the same conversation. REACH brings those perspectives together.

Community in focus · New York Fashion Week 2026

HIV science takes
the runway.

HIV Unwrapped 2.0 brought together 10 HIV scientists and 10 emerging fashion designers from Parsons School of Design to make the science visible—and keep the conversation about HIV going.

REACH Program Manager Adam Ward, in a red blazer at left, on the HIV Unwrapped 2.0 runway with his creative collaborators
REACH on the runway at HIV Unwrapped 2.0. Adam Ward is pictured at left in red. Photo: Slaven Vlasic / Getty Images.

A new way to tell the story

Research, translated through fashion.

REACH Program Manager Adam Ward worked with designer Mason Strange and model Dan Follett to tell a story about REACH’s work and the recent hope and challenges in HIV cure science.

The collaboration brought that story beyond the laboratory, inviting a wider audience into the conversation.

Explore the research behind REACH
Adam Ward, wearing a red blazer at far left, joins fellow attendees for a group photo at HIV Unwrapped 2.0
Adam Ward (far left, in red) with fellow attendees. Photo: Manny Carabel / Getty Images.

Partnership in practice

Ask questions.
Shape the conversation.

Our community advisory board helps bring community perspectives into scientific priorities and communication. REACH supports accessible explanations of cure research and dialogue between investigators and communities.