2026 Research-for-Cure Academy

2026 Research-for-Cure Academy

Thu, 4 Jun 2026 - Sat, 6 Jun 2026

8:00am - 5:00pm [SAST]

Wits Rural Facility, Bushbuckridge, South Africa

The Research-for-Cure Academy, organized in partnership with he HIV Pathogenesis Research Unit at the University of Witwatersrand and SANTHE (Sub-Saharan African Network for TB/HIV Research Excellence), will award fellowships to about 15 early- to mid-career African investigators or clinical scientists to participate in a series of interactive workshops.

The objectives are to:

  • Provide training on state-of-the-art HIV cure research 
  • Improve and reinforce practical tools and methodologies to pursue or engage in HIV cure research, including grant writing
  • Provide a unique opportunity for engagement with leaders in the HIV cure field to facilitate research collaborations in the search for an HIV cure or remission

To be eligible, applicants should:

  • Be able to fully participate in English-language discussions as the academy will be held in English 
  • Be an early- to mid-career investigator or clinical scientist
  • Be affiliated with or working in collaboration with an institution or university in an African country
  • Be interested in the latest research developments towards an HIV cure 
  • Already be working in the field of HIV (preferred)
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