Community engagement
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 and AVAC bring 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.
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
Learning & dialogue
The US HIV
Cure Academy.
In April 2026, AVAC, The Well Project, and the Martin Delaney Collaboratories brought 20 advocates together with 11 researchers and cure experts in Durham, North Carolina.
The Academy creates space to learn about cure science, ask questions, and build relationships across research and advocacy.
Read the Academy update ↗Partnership in practice
Ask questions.
Shape the conversation.
Our community advisory board helps bring community perspectives into scientific priorities and communication. Together with AVAC, REACH supports accessible explanations of cure research and dialogue between investigators and communities.
Jessica Salzwedel, REACH’s community engagement coordinator at AVAC, connects cure research with community advocacy.
