Each year, a summary report is generated to document the Annual WRI Meeting in order to best provide direction for WRI's ongoing work to advance the research for HIV+ women. The purpose of the WRI 2009 meeting was to identify and then prioritize research questions in order to determine the area of focus that would most significantly impact our understanding of HIV disease in women.
In order to expand the scope of discussion, the invited presentations were specifically selected to encompass a wide range of topics such as vaginal ecology, inflammation, clinical trials enrollment, microbicides, immunology, and elite controllers of HIV infection. Each of these talks fueled rich discussion and often culminated in unique synthesis and perspective by the group. In addition to the invited presentations and discussion, the WRI held small group breakout sessions to identify gaps and refine the lists of research questions. Attending the meeting were members of the WRI (including representatives from clinical care, HIV research, academia, community-based organizations, government, the pharmaceutical industry and HIV-positive women), guest speakers and invited experts.
For the full 2009 meeting report, click the link below.
2009 WRI Meeting Participants
| Kathy Anastos, MD Professor of Medicine Montefiore Medical Center |
Laura N. Armas‐Kolostroubis, MD Clinical Director Tx / Ok AETC |
| Judith D. Auerbach, PhD Vice President, Science & Public Policy San Francisco AIDS Foundation |
Dawn Averitt Bridge Founder The Well Project |
| Gina Brown, MD Coordinator, Microbicides & Women & Girls Research NIH/OAR |
Elizabeth Connick, MD Associate Professor of Medicine University of Colorado Denver |
| Terri Creagh, PhD Director of Research Clinical and Epidemiologic Research |
Judith Currier, MD, MSc Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases UCLA |
| Judith Feinberg, MD Professor of Medicine University of Cincinnati |
Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH Assistant Professor University of California, San Francisco |
| Debbie P. Hagins, MD Clinical Director Chatham County Health Dept. |
Yasmin Halima Vice President AIDS Treatment Activist Coalition |
| Sharon Lee, MD Director Family Health Care |
Patty Martin, PharmD Associate Director, Medical Affairs Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
| Joseph Mrus, MD, MSc Medical Director Tibotec Therapeutics |
Tonia Poteat, MM Sc, MPH Physician Assistant Chase Brexton Health Services |
| Monica Ruiz, PhD, MPH Director, HIV Prevention Research Program Forum for Collaborative HIV Research |
Ellie Schoenbaum, MD Professor Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| Linda Scruggs Director of Program AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families |
Daniel Seekins, MD Group Director, HIV Medical Strategy Bristol‐Myers Squibb |
| Stephen P. Storfer, MD Senior Associate Director of Virology Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Kimberly Struble, PharmD Medical Team Leader Food and Drug Administration |
| Carmen D. Zorrilla, MD Professor Ob‐Gyn University of Puerto Rico |
