Trevor A. Crowell, MD, PhD
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Trevor A. Crowell, MD, PhD
@tcrowellmd.bsky.social
Infectious disease physician and clinical researcher combatting HIV and other global public health threats.

Associate Professor, Uniformed Services University
Adjunct Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University

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🌍 Join the IAS & IAVI today at 16:00 CET for the first part of our #webinar series, "New horizons for #HIV vaccine R&D,” exploring “African leadership in HIV vaccine R&D in an era of shifting global priorities."

✅ Learn more & register now!
Webinar – “African leadership in HIV vaccine R&D in an era of shifting global priorities”
Webinar for the global HIV community to map African-led vaccine assets, gaps and opportunities amid global funding cuts
www.iasociety.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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🥳 Awesome 2 catch up w/ #HopkinsFam @tcrowellmd.bsky.social & #AmitaGupta at #BigBash @#IDWEEK2025!!
October 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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"New study reveals huge drop in #Uganda’s queer people accessing #HIV prevention and care"

via @76crimes.bsky.social #IAS2025
Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act has devastated fight against HIV
A study recently conducted by human rights activists and institutions from Uganda and the United States has revealed that the Anti-Homosexuality Bill (AHA)
76crimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
PrEP interest and usage was suboptimal in a cohort of people with behavioral risk for #HIV in Western Kenya. Key correlates of PrEP interest included transactional sex, overnight travel, knowing someone taking PrEP, and belief in PrEP's efficacy.

journals.lww.com/janac/fullte...
Factors Associated With Interest in HIV Pre-exposure... : Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
389 participants answered questions about PrEP interest. Of these, 53.7% were female, 72.2% were single, 55.5% completed secondary education, and 37.5% reported previous sex work. Their median age was...
journals.lww.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Thrilled to be discussing the safety of analytic treatment interruption across several HIV cure studies in Thailand

@mhrp.bsky.social #ias2025 #HIV
July 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Check out the full supplement from @jiasociety, “PEP in Africa: prospects, opportunities and challenges”. bit.ly/JIASPEP

#IDsky #episky #HIV #IAS2025
July 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Excited to share lessons from the #MOCHIstudy about post‐exposure prophylaxis ( #PEP ) use in Kenya. PEP can prevent #HIV acquisition soon after exposure and can be a link to pre-exposure prophylaxis ( #PrEP ) for people with ongoing exposures. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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<em>Journal of the International AIDS Society</em> | IAS HIV Research Journal | Wiley Online Library
Introduction HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) can prevent HIV acquisition and facilitates linkage to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for people with ongoing vulnerability. We assessed PEP awarene.....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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The countdown is on! #IAS2025 pre-conferences kick off in exactly 3 weeks!

📰 View the full conference programme: zurl.co/Nz3Fz

👥 Discover featured speakers: zurl.co/vVsez

☑️ Register to join us: zurl.co/HtskV
June 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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🌍 Discover what’s in store for #IAS2025, taking place in #Kigali and virtually, from 13 to 17 July!

🔎 Browse over 100 sessions, including plenary presentations, invited-speaker symposia, oral abstract sessions, pre-conferences and satellites:

zurl.co/x1g26
June 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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So important that the general public here’s this message and understands the danger in which our nation’s health has been placed.
June 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Meet, Fredrick Sawe, MBCHB, MMED. Dr. Sawe is a 2023 award recipient of the ACTG James Hakim International Investigators Mentorship Award, recognizing his work in advancing the care of people living with HIV/AIDS and his service to the ACTG network.

actgnetwork.org/newsletter/
May 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Reposted by Trevor A. Crowell, MD, PhD
A must-watch: Rebecca Denison, founder of Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases (WORLD), delivers the Martin Delaney Presentation at #CROI2025

"40+ Years of #HIV: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t, What Shouldn’t, What Must"

Thanks to IAS-USA for making it publicly available.
40+ Years of HIV: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t, What Shouldn’t, What Must
YouTube video by IAS-USA
youtu.be
March 12, 2025 at 5:09 AM
So excited and proud to be part of this work as ACTG launches its second HIV cure clinical trial in Africa!

www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

#HIV #IDSky #MedSky #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth
ACTG Launches Second HIV Cure Clinical Trial in Africa
ACTG Launches 2nd HIV Cure Clinical Trial in Africa Study Evaluating 2 Long-Acting Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies Given at HIV Treatment Initiation...
www.globenewswire.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Something was just different about Omicron. While many participants still experienced symptoms after their acute COVID-19, recovery was faster than with earlier variants. Disappointingly, prior vaccination did not impact recovery time.

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#MedSky #IDSky #PublicHealth #EpiSky
Post-COVID recovery is faster after an infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant: a population-based cohort study
rdcu.be
January 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Talking openly about HIV and other STIs with sexual partners is one of the first steps toward safer sex. Data from this study with Nigerian colleagues show increased condom use when such discussions are had.

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky @mhrp.bsky.social

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Discussion of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections ... : JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
g a historically marginalized and presently criminalized community of sexual and gender minorities (SGM) in Nigeria. Methods: From 2013 to 2018, we enrolled SGM aged 18+ years in Lagos or 16+ years...
journals.lww.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"Lentivirus humimdef1"? Am I really going to have to start writing this in papers??

#IDSky #MedSky #HIV

www.statnews.com/2025/01/09/v... via @statnews.com
Want to start a fight among virus experts? Ask about HIV’s new name
HIV is now "Lentivirus humimdef1" by another name. Virus researchers are not happy.
www.statnews.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Evaluating the psychosocial experiences of participants in #HIV cure research before, during, and after analytical treatment interruptions: A longitudinal qualitative study in the United States www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... (subscription req for full text)
Evaluating the psychosocial experiences of participants in HIV cure research before, during, and after analytical treatment interruptions: A longitudinal qualitative study in the United States
The lack of socio-behavioral research on stress and psychosocial experiences among research participants who undergo analytical treatment interruption…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Wastewater data suggest an uptrend in COVID-19. Flu season is also upon us.

www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVI...

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky
Wastewater COVID-19 National and Regional Trends
CDC’s National Wastewater Surveillance System, U.S. National trends
www.cdc.gov
January 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Jimmy Carter spent almost forty years after his presidency working to eliminate Guinea worm.

apnews.com/article/jimm...

#IDSky #EpiSky #MedSky
Jimmy Carter made eradicating Guinea worm disease a top mission
Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter spent decades waging war against an ancient parasite. Carter tried to rid the world of Guinea worm, which infects people who drink unclean water tainted with larv...
apnews.com
December 31, 2024 at 2:04 PM
There has been an uptick in norovirus cases. Be vigilant with handwashing! 👏

apnews.com/article/noro...

#IDSky #MedSky
Norovirus cases are surging in parts of the US, CDC data shows
The latest government data shows that cases of a fast-spreading stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States.
apnews.com
December 30, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Fantastic public health response from Rwanda and Africa CDC contributed to the swift end to this Marburg outbreak.

apnews.com/article/rwan...

#IDSky #EpiSky #globalhealth #publichealth
Rwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reported
The World Health Organization and the Rwandan government have declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the Ebola-like Marburg fever over after no new cases were registered in recent weeks.
apnews.com
December 29, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Nigeria has launched an emergency response centre after recording 190 deaths from Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic illness transmitted to humans via rodent and other animal hosts.

www.reuters.com/world/africa...

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Nigeria activates emergency response as Lassa fever kills 190 this year
Nigeria has launched an emergency response centre after recording 190 deaths from Lassa fever, a viral hemorrhagic illness, the country's disease control agency said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
December 25, 2024 at 2:49 AM
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Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year is lenacapavir, an injectable drug that demonstrated remarkable success at preventing HIV infection with one shot every 6 months.

Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: scim.ag/3BrCtUn
December 12, 2024 at 7:02 PM