International AIDS Society (IAS) HIV Vaccine Science Academy 2025 – YOA

Deadline: Ongoing

Applications are open for the International AIDS Society (IAS) HIV Vaccine Science Academy 2025. The HIV Vaccine Science Academy goals at supporting early- and mid-profession investigators conducting HIV vaccine analysis in Africa by offering alternatives for coaching, networking and mentorship. The Academy is designed to assist the contributors in establishing themselves as impartial researchers and crew leaders of their respective host establishments, thus contributing to lengthy-time period continuity, networking and analysis possession in central, jap, southern and western Africa within the effort to develop a secure and efficient HIV vaccine.

The HIV Vaccine Science Academy will welcome 15 fellows and be held in individual over three days. 

The academy will function an area the place contributors can work together with main researchers and specialists within the HIV vaccine R&D area. The complete programme will likely be led by famend scientists, together with vaccine researchers, social scientists, and ethicists. It will use a participative strategy to ship interactive classroom classes on key matters associated to HIV vaccine analysis and improvement.

The goals are to:

• Provide coaching on state-of-the-artwork HIV vaccine analysis and improvement, notably vaccine design and the usage of related scientific instruments and abilities (equivalent to scientific writing).
• Provide a singular OPPORTUNITY to interact and focus on with leaders within the HIV vaccine area, in a retreat-kind setting, to construct and facilitate collaborations within the seek for an HIV vaccine.
• Support contributors in establishing a sustainable community throughout totally different analysis establishments and creating momentum for African led analysis.

Eligibility

To be eligible, candidates ought to:  

• be proficient in English. 
• be a nationwide and a resident of a western, central, jap or southern African nation.
• be affiliated with a western, central, jap or southern African establishment.
• have a letter of assist from their home group.
• be an early- to mid-profession HIV vaccine researcher.

Application

The Academy will maintain from Tuesday, 3 June 2025 – Thursday, 5 June 2025 from 8:00am – 5:00pm [CEST] in Cape Town, South Africa.

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For extra info, go to IAS HIV Vaccine Science Academy.