team grant: biomedical research for hiv/aids and stbbi

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 populations⁹ 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.