CIHR Pan-Canadian Network for HIV and STBBI Clinical Trials Research

09/09/2026

The CTN+ Atlantic team is looking for a Regional Community Engagement Coordinator!

This role will be tasked with developing and implementing strategies to engage local communities under the supervision of the CTN+ Atlantic Co-Leads. They will also foster relationships, build partnerships, and promote involvement and participation in programs, initiatives and projects that address community needs and advance the key CTN+ goals across Atlantic Canada. Application deadline September 11th.

Find out how to apply here: https://tinyurl.com/zkfxkwaf

09/09/2026

Hepatitis B is "the main cause of end-stage liver disease, or cirrhosis, and liver cancer worldwide,” said Dr. Carla Coffin, a hepatologist and Advancing Health scientist. That's why Alberta doctors want more people tested for this 'silent virus'.

Watch or read this CTV News report to learn more:

Two years ago, Jeff Lumsdon walked into a Calgary plasma donation clinic expecting to help someone else.

09/01/2026

Webinaire – Retour sur la 26ème Conférence internationale de l’IAS ( )

Le webinaire vise à présenter les principaux faits saillants de la 26e Conférence internationale sur le sida (AIDS 2026), qui s’est tenue à Rio de Janeiro, au Brésil, du 26 au 31 juillet derniers.

Parmi les intervenants figurent Benoît Lemire, pharmacien
au Centre universitaire de santé McGill, et le Dr Bertrand Lebouché, chercheur au CTN+.

Inscrivez-vous ici : https://tinyurl.com/2s8298ra

08/31/2026

A free online course by the Community-Based Research Centre - CBRC is aimed at helping healthcare providers manage in Two-Spirit, gay, bi, trans, and q***r men. 🌈

Called 'Syphilis and 2S/GBTQ+ People: Screening, Treatment, and Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP)', the module covers epidemiology, risk factors, screening, treatment, and the use of Doxy-PEP.

Register: https://tinyurl.com/4pyzwu52

08/28/2026

Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval researcher Dr. Naglaa Shoukry, CTN+ researcher Petronela Ancuta, and their team are shedding new light on one of the greatest challenges in HIV research: understanding why the virus remains in the body despite treatment.

Their research, published in The Lancet eBioMedicine, shows that may contribute to the formation of reservoirs where HIV can remain hidden for long periods, making it impossible to completely eliminate the virus.

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/r3r5xkce

08/26/2026

What if a humble little pill of held the secret to preventing HPV? 💊

Drs. Keith Fowke and Julie Lajoie have been working for years on CTN 316, 'The Aspirin Study'. They were tackling the question of whether aspirin could prevent s*x workers in Kenya from acquiring HIV. While the initial results weren't what they were hoping for, the study instead acts as a case-study of how science drives innovation in unexpected ways.

Read our full article: https://shorturl.at/tqjgV

08/25/2026

🌈 The Rainbow Resilience Needs Assessment Report has been released!

Written by the Community Alliance for Accessible Treatment (CAAT), this report explores the unique barriers faced by LBGTQ+ immigrants, refugees, and other newcomers to Ontario. It asks: how can we improve services for these vulnerable populations?

Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/3S7yuoA

08/18/2026

Canada has ended s***m donor restrictions for gay & bis*xual men in “precedent-setting” move.

Dr. Mona Loutfy, who specializes in infectious diseases and co-lead of the CTN+ Ontario Regional Team, reportedly wrote that HIV testing methods today “are highly sensitive and accurate, such that there is effectively no residual risk associated with current testing methods.”

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/4xepdhfu

08/17/2026

A new free online course is helping learners from the and communities apply their expertise to clinical study design and management.

Launched this past spring, the Community Science Champions Program covers topics like the different kinds of medical research, the laws that regulate them, and the many roles that community members can play within the process.

“We wanted to create more than a training program,” said Enrico Mandarino, co-chair of the CTN+ Community Leadership Team. “We wanted to build a community of informed, confident leaders who understand clinical research, ask meaningful questions, contribute to research design, and help bridge the gap between researchers and the communities they serve.”

Read the full article: https://bit.ly/4qmZvRv

08/10/2026

Infectious disease physicians and CTN+ researchers Dr. John Gill and Dr. Raynell Lang have launched a national consortium to find solutions to prevent the spread of HIV in Canada amid global funding cuts.

They worry that these cuts could lead to a “resurgence of the HIV epidemic,” which could have implications across Canada, including in Alberta, where they're based. “Ignoring it or thinking that’s their problem, not ours, is very unwise,” said Dr. Gill.

Learn more about the national consortium they've formed to address the problems: https://tinyurl.com/4hm2jnpp