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AIDS 2008 Prizes and Awards
The IAS supports three different conference prizes and awards, all of which are focused on recognizing excellence among young investigators (under 35 years of age) and encouraging their professional development.
2008 IAS/ICRW Young Investigator Prize: Women, Girls and HIV/AIDS
Paola E. Pérez Maldonado, Mexico, for her abstract, “The Condomovila: taking HIV information and prevention to the most vulnerable Mexican women”.
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2008 ANRS/IAS Prize
María Lorena Cabrera Ruíz, Paraguay, for her abstract, “Prevalence of Resistance-Associated-Mutations in HIV-infected Mexican Children after multiple ARV failure”.
David Damba, Uganda, for his abstract, “Improving Quality of Life of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS through a Computerized Drug Management System - TASO Mbale Experience”.
Joyce Wamoyi, Kenya, for her abstract “Women’s bodies are shops”- Beliefs about transactional sex and implications for understanding gender power and HIV prevention in Tanzania”.
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2008 IAS Young Investigator Awards
Track A: Biology and Pathogenesis of HIV
Birgitt Dau, USA, for her abstract, “Connection Domain Mutations Are Common in Treatment-Experienced Patients and Are Associated with Virologic Outcome”.
Track B: Clinical Research, Treatment and Care
Alastair Teague, United Kingdom, for his abstract, “Clinical experience with raltegravir (MK-0518 or Isentress®), with an optimised background regimen in highly treatment-experienced patients”.
Track C: Epidemiology, Prevention and Prevention Research
Tara Beattie, United Kingdom, for her abstract, “Community mobilization - an approach for rapid increases in condom use and reductions in sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Mysore, South India”.
Track D: Social, Behavioural and Economic Science
Kenneth Gimbel-Sherr, USA, for his abstract, “Task shifting to mid-level clinical health providers: An evaluation of quality of ART provided by tecnicos de medicina and physicians in Mozambique”.
Track E: Policy
Richard Pearshouse, Canada, for his abstract, “Rape, sexual assault, domestic violence and HIV: promoting women’s rights through legislation”.
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AIDS 2008 Prizes
and Awards Winners
Paola E. Pérez Maldonado
María Lorena Cabrera Ruíz, David Damba, Joyce Wamoyi
Richard Pearshouse, Brigitt Dau, Kenneth Gimbel-Sherr, Tara Beattie and Alastair Teague
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