(Workshop-01) Scott M. Hammer Workshop for New Researchers and Trainees

Widely considered the most informative and comprehensive session, this workshop highlights key presentations that will take place during CROI. Although the workshop is directed toward new investigators and trainees (eg, undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and physician fellows), all CROI attendees are encouraged to attend. Scholarship recipients are required to attend.

Moderators: Katharine J. Bar, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, and Raphael J. Landovitz, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Community Perspectives Video
Brian Minalga (Miss Molly Moon), Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA

What Has the Advent of Capsid Inhibitors Taught Us About HIV Pathogenesis: Navigating Virology Presentations at CROI 2026
Stuart J.D. Neil, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom

Community Perspectives Video
Sekgabo Seselamarumo, Sentebale, Gaborone, Botswana 

Immunology of HIV Cure and Beyond: Navigating Immunology Presentations at CROI 2026
John Frater, University of Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Community Perspectives Video
Chilufya Kasanda, CIDRZ (Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia), Lusaka, Zambia

Long-Acting HIV Treatment Regimens: Where Are We and Where Are We Going? Navigating HIV Treatment Presentations at CROI 2026
Ruanne V. Barnabas, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Community Perspectives Video
Ricardo Baruch Domninguez, Inspira Cambio A.C., Mexico City, Mexico

Taking Prevention to the Population Level: Navigating Implementation Science Presentations at CROI 2026
Renee Heffron, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA

Community Perspectives Video
Dawn Averitt, The Well Project, Women’s Research Initiative on HIV/AIDS, South Strafford, VT, USA

Reclaiming the Narrative: Navigating Research Through Turbulent Times
Sunil S. Solomon, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA