And we're working on making HIV the fifth!

This STI is not curable, but it is treatable and manageable with daily medication. If a person's viral load is undetectable, they cannot transmit it through sex. To learn more: www.ashasexualhealth.org/april-is-sti... #HIV #STIawareness #STItesting #STIs #STIawarenessMonth

We announce our inaugural Community Impact Awards, honor individuals who have advanced research towards HIV prevention and treatment in Rochester and beyond. Our 2026 honorees are Jackie Dozier (Common Ground Health), and Catherine Bunce (Rochester Victory Alliance [recently retired]).

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Discounts: Military Veteran, Senior (65 and over) and Young Adult (25 and under) discounts are available on all film screening tickets.

This study is one of the first looks at the effects of obesity on vaccine effectiveness.

#antibodymaxxing 🤭

Knowing the ImageOut Spring Film Festival starts this week makes for a Happy Monday, indeed! The festival kicks off Thursday; advance tickets are still available through Wednesday. Find out what's showing this year and where via imageout.org

In a recent article published in Guildford Press, Dr. Michele Andrasik et al. discuss how the Fred Hutch-based HIV Vaccine Trials Network builds trust and engages communities for #HIV prevention research globally. https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/aeap.2026.38.1.1

As prices rise and services are cut, we're glad to help sponsor Trillium's Food Pantry. At last night's celebratory event, CEO Jason Barnecut-Kearns gave us a tour, telling us the rate of use has doubled over the past year to 1,000 families of month. Well done! trilliumhealth.org/food #RochesterNY

Welcome to the 2026 Rochester, NY Falcon Season! #ROC #Peregrine #falcon

We're excited to announce our first Community Impact Award! This award, sponsored by our Community Advisory Board (CAB), highlights local individuals whose activism, outreach, and have advanced research re: #HIV prevention &treatment. Stay tuned for more details... 🎉

New LGBTQ bookstore in Rochester!

Thank you for interacting with us during the rollout of the People's Health Platform. The next pillar: Protect & expand access to sexual, reproductive & gender-affirming healthcare. End political attacks on contraception, abortion, & gender-affirming care, and protect access to this care.

Seventy-three sounds like a low number. But it's the entire world to the kids affected. Help young New Yorkers: - speak openly of PrEP - support healthy sex education in schools - advocate for affordable access to prevention and treatment

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Check out two ways public health workers in the ATN continue to make an impact, and take a moment to share this post to uplift the #publichealth workers who show up for us every day. #NPHW2026 #ATNresearch #PrEP #DoxyPEP #HIVprevention #STIprevention #adolescenthealth #research #health

This is the top shot of all top shots!

This is encouraging.

We're pleased to see our friends in the CRC return to their original space below us. (and just possibly, the return of the elevator leading to our clinic!)

On this Trans Day of Visibility take action to protect our Trans siblings in community. They are the ones most attacked right now and deserve our unreserved protection. Support Trans led organizations, speak out against Transphobia, educate yourself about legislation, and be an active collaborator.

“You are the sky. The clouds are what happens, what comes and goes.” — 𝐸𝑐𝑘ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑇𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒 No matter the social weather pattern, we stand with our transgender volunteers, friends, and family. Thank you for being part of our community fabric just by being who you are.

Trans and gender diverse people face a disproportionate burden in the global #HIV response — with risks up to 20 times higher than the general population. This is driven by stigma, exclusion, and punitive laws that criminalise both identity and health. #TransDayOfVisibility

A salute to research doctors everywhere, and especially to our clinic docs! Dr. Mike Keefer's has been responsible for overseeing all studies conducted at our clinic since 1991. Folks in our studies will meet him and/or these other doctors for their physicals here at @urochestersmd.bsky.social. 👋🩵

Duikers — a variety of small antelopes prevalent in Central and West Africa — may be playing a role in the spread of #mpox, @kakanikatija.bsky.social reports. www.science.org/content/arti...

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#NNHAAD, set for the first day of spring, signifies life and rebirth for all people. Visit etedashboardny.org/2026-nationa... for a snapshot of HIV prevention and care for Native Americans in New York State.

I'll trade you this for an egg! Corazon brings Nova breakfast after she spent most of the overnight in the Times Square Bldg nest box. Egg soon? cp #roc #peregrine #falcon

We're sponsoring this week's Friday Night Happy Hour at Bar Bantam! Come by starting at 5:30 for good company, some RVA swag and appetizers on us. 🌈🍸#ROC

Together, we *will* get through this to a brighter, fairer, kinder and healthier future. #LGBTQHealthAwarenessWeek

“Talking about #HIV and prevention can feel uncomfortable,” says actor-performer Keiynan Lonsdale. “...I get tested to know my status. I understand my prevention options. And I’m choosing to speak up so others can too.” positivelyaware.com/keiynan-lonsdale-is-done-hiding

"Biologists have found huge chunks of our DNA that are actually remnants of ancient viral infections." For example, human placentas developed thanks to a virus very much like HIV (!).

Encouraging news re: protecting New Yorkers' access to vaccines. These bills have been passed by the Senate and now move to the Assembly. 🤞

Ladies, gender isn't protection (globally, more than half of people living with HIV are female!). Our @urmed.bsky.social PrEP team is happy to help you discover the best options for maintaining your sexual health. Call 275-0526 for info or visit rochestervictoryalliance.org/prep-at-urmc/.

It's working in mice. Now on to humans, in upcoming Phase 1 trials.

A good way to mark tomorrow, too! (National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day, March 10)

How we arrived on bluesky

Aaron Brown gave powerful testimony this past weekend at Genesee Baptist Church in Rochester, helping to kick off National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS & HIV. Read Aaron’s speech in its entirety at rochestervictoryalliance.org/prayer-for-t...

Dame Elizabeth Taylor used her global platform to demand action on the AIDS crisis, championing HIV research, science-based policy, and compassion for people living with HIV. Today, we honor our co-founder on her birthday, February 27. Read more: https://bit.ly/4rD4Ow0

Can an HIV treatment drug help older people live longer, healthier lives? An upcoming @urochester.bsky.social study aims to find out.

By @nurseteria.bsky.social & Dr. Arthur Lavin “Those of us who lived through the polio era know something that is easy to forget today: Vaccines did not take freedom away, they restored it”

New York State is now offering HIV self-test kits to 2,000 residents. Home tests are easy, safe and confidential. For those of us living outside NYC, take this survey to determine your eligibility for these free tests: survey.alchemer.com/s3/6506712/H...

“Six years ago, 85% of Americans, and 90% of Republicans, trusted the CDC. Now less than half trust the CDC on vaccines.”

A good find for today: it's International Day of Women and Girls in Science 👩‍🔬🧪👩🏾‍🔬

"It is highly unusual for a center director to sign such a memo."

In the wake of Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, New York's "End the Epidemic" Dashboard has released the latest numbers for HIV in New York State.

Future Directions for NIH HIV Research: A Look Ahead to 2026 ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 https://bit.ly/3O095up

Some people say groundhogs make good eatin'. (jk) (kind of)