Rochester Victory Alliance
@rocvictoryalliance.bsky.social
Located at University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester Victory Alliance is one of the oldest HIV vaccine research clinics in the US. With help from people like you, we can end the HIV epidemic. rochestervictoryalliance.org
May you find a cozy spot this holiday season for sharing cheer and good will. ❄️
December 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
May you find a cozy spot this holiday season for sharing cheer and good will. ❄️
Do we have grievances in this, the Year of Our Lord, 2025? Yeah, we've got a few.
Happy Festivus!
Happy Festivus!
Airing of Grievances – Festivus 2025 | The Festivus Blog
Check out all the complaints people registered for Festivus 2025. Do you see your gripe on the list?
festivusweb.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Do we have grievances in this, the Year of Our Lord, 2025? Yeah, we've got a few.
Happy Festivus!
Happy Festivus!
Lift the veil behind your generic drugs' manufacturing plants: Rx Inpector shows you where your med was made, along with any FDA inspection findings.
projects.propublica.org/rx-inspector/
projects.propublica.org/rx-inspector/
Search for Where Your Generic Prescription Was Made - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
Enter information about your prescription generic drug and we will search through FDA data to figure out where your generic drug was made.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Lift the veil behind your generic drugs' manufacturing plants: Rx Inpector shows you where your med was made, along with any FDA inspection findings.
projects.propublica.org/rx-inspector/
projects.propublica.org/rx-inspector/
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The U.S. Federal government HHS under RFK Jr. is exploring multiple rules and biuld to limit access to best-practice healthcare for Transgender and Nonbinary youth. We say loud and clear that Trans and NB youth deserve access to lifesaving healthcare!
December 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The U.S. Federal government HHS under RFK Jr. is exploring multiple rules and biuld to limit access to best-practice healthcare for Transgender and Nonbinary youth. We say loud and clear that Trans and NB youth deserve access to lifesaving healthcare!
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We enthusiastically applaud the selection of Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, an AVAC board member, to serve as chief executive officer of @idsainfo.bsky.social (IDSA). Our ED Mitchell Warren calls Marrazzo an extraordinary choice to lead IDSA and the field into the future avac.org/press-releas...
December 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Amazing! 🙌
December 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Amazing! 🙌
"[URMC researchers] say the grant process can feel like a full-time job when it is uncertain."
A good overview of the current funding situation from @rochesterbeacon.bsky.social
A good overview of the current funding situation from @rochesterbeacon.bsky.social
Medical research’s uncertain outlook - Rochester Beacon
Trump administration actions have cast doubt on federal funding for medical science, which accounted for more than half of the $522 million in research expenditures at the University of Rochester in t...
rochesterbeacon.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"[URMC researchers] say the grant process can feel like a full-time job when it is uncertain."
A good overview of the current funding situation from @rochesterbeacon.bsky.social
A good overview of the current funding situation from @rochesterbeacon.bsky.social
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Meanwhile at Letchworth ❄️🩵☃️ #letchworth 📸: James Montanus #roc
December 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Meanwhile at Letchworth ❄️🩵☃️ #letchworth 📸: James Montanus #roc
We are alarmed this happened in WNY.
HIV is a virus. Not a crime.
HIV is a virus. Not a crime.
Student With HIV Settles Discrimination Case at Buffalo State
A SUNY Buffalo State student received a six-figure settlement after the college expelled her from campus because of her HIV status.
www.poz.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We are alarmed this happened in WNY.
HIV is a virus. Not a crime.
HIV is a virus. Not a crime.
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I needed to see some goodness today:
December 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I needed to see some goodness today:
Here's the backstory to developing lenacapavir, the twice-yearly injection that prevents HIV infection.
Spoiler alert: it exists thanks to *research* (three decades of it, to be exact)
Spoiler alert: it exists thanks to *research* (three decades of it, to be exact)
Building the blueprint to block HIV
Wesley Sundquist will present his work on the HIV capsid and revolutionary drug, Lenacapavir, at the ASBMB Annual Meeting, March 7–10, in Maryland.
www.asbmb.org
December 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Here's the backstory to developing lenacapavir, the twice-yearly injection that prevents HIV infection.
Spoiler alert: it exists thanks to *research* (three decades of it, to be exact)
Spoiler alert: it exists thanks to *research* (three decades of it, to be exact)
We're in! (Join us!)
Want to learn how to advocate and meet some like-minded people? Join us on December 16th for a workshop about using personal stories to change minds: bit.ly/3Ymh3Qm
December 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We're in! (Join us!)
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Injectable HIV Prevention: The Good, The Bad, and The Expensive.
Murph and Gab talk about new injectable HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir and cost barrier to widespread use.
#hiv #prep #lenacapavir #research
Murph and Gab talk about new injectable HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir and cost barrier to widespread use.
#hiv #prep #lenacapavir #research
December 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Injectable HIV Prevention: The Good, The Bad, and The Expensive.
Murph and Gab talk about new injectable HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir and cost barrier to widespread use.
#hiv #prep #lenacapavir #research
Murph and Gab talk about new injectable HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir and cost barrier to widespread use.
#hiv #prep #lenacapavir #research
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Dr. Valenti has been a powerful champion for treating and preventing HIV/AIDS for years. Rochester is lucky to have him. Congrats, doc! #RochesterNY
www.whec.com/top-news/dr-...
www.whec.com/top-news/dr-...
Dr. William Valenti, Rochester AIDS researcher, receives New York State's highest civilian honor
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Dr. William Valenti, a prominent figure in Rochester’s medical community, received the New York State Liberty Medal and the key to the city. The honors were presented at Trillium Hea...
www.whec.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Dr. Valenti has been a powerful champion for treating and preventing HIV/AIDS for years. Rochester is lucky to have him. Congrats, doc! #RochesterNY
www.whec.com/top-news/dr-...
www.whec.com/top-news/dr-...
That makes three known people who have been able to defeat HIV without medication. All three are women.
Case of functional cure reported in an #EliteController after 22 years without #HIVtreatment:
i-base.info/htb/52761
asiersc.bsky.social estimates there are more than 1000 reported cases of natural #HIV suppression.
#HIVsky #ResearchSky #HIVcure #HIVremission @thelancet.com @lancetgh.bsky.social
i-base.info/htb/52761
asiersc.bsky.social estimates there are more than 1000 reported cases of natural #HIV suppression.
#HIVsky #ResearchSky #HIVcure #HIVremission @thelancet.com @lancetgh.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
That makes three known people who have been able to defeat HIV without medication. All three are women.
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The supposed “update” to the children’s vaccination schedule in the US- this round including eliminating the Hep B vaccine for newborns— reflects bizarre and non-reality based decision making
Research and evidence based policy has made American health science great
This? Is not that.
#ACIP
Research and evidence based policy has made American health science great
This? Is not that.
#ACIP
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The supposed “update” to the children’s vaccination schedule in the US- this round including eliminating the Hep B vaccine for newborns— reflects bizarre and non-reality based decision making
Research and evidence based policy has made American health science great
This? Is not that.
#ACIP
Research and evidence based policy has made American health science great
This? Is not that.
#ACIP
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As pointed out in this article, it will be many years before the full impact of this is felt (ie, liver cancer and hepatitis B-related deaths). There will be a spike in cases and the public will wonder how it happened and what current scapegoat they can blame it on.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.
www.statnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
As pointed out in this article, it will be many years before the full impact of this is felt (ie, liver cancer and hepatitis B-related deaths). There will be a spike in cases and the public will wonder how it happened and what current scapegoat they can blame it on.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
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Now streaming on Hulu: #HIVUnwrapped: Where Fashion Meets Science — a powerful look at how #HIV researchers and fashion designers are teaming up to bring info on #HIV to new audiences. Proud to see our own Mitchell Warren featured: buff.ly/c0XwIKS
HIV Unwrapped
This is "HIV Unwrapped" by AOMedia on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Now streaming on Hulu: #HIVUnwrapped: Where Fashion Meets Science — a powerful look at how #HIV researchers and fashion designers are teaming up to bring info on #HIV to new audiences. Proud to see our own Mitchell Warren featured: buff.ly/c0XwIKS
“Seven people with HIV were able to control the virus without medication for *several months* — and in one case, more than a year — after undergoing complex immune therapy.”
We are inching ever closer to that elusive cure.
We are inching ever closer to that elusive cure.
‘Is this my last pill ever?’ UCSF therapy offers patients a hint at a cure for HIV
Seven of 10 volunteers kept HIV at bay for months after stopping meds, a rare result scientists call a major step toward a functional cure.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“Seven people with HIV were able to control the virus without medication for *several months* — and in one case, more than a year — after undergoing complex immune therapy.”
We are inching ever closer to that elusive cure.
We are inching ever closer to that elusive cure.
Today, we handed out mini AIDS poster cards and other goodies to folks here at URMC. When the CDC and NIH are forbidden from acknowledging #WorldAIDSDay, it is doubly important for us to remind people that the virus continues to exist, and millions have died from it.
December 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Today, we handed out mini AIDS poster cards and other goodies to folks here at URMC. When the CDC and NIH are forbidden from acknowledging #WorldAIDSDay, it is doubly important for us to remind people that the virus continues to exist, and millions have died from it.
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On #WorldAIDSDay we honor URochester’s fight against AIDS
@urochestersmd.bsky.social alum Michael Gottlieb first identified the disease in 1981; our libraries house one of the largest HIV/AIDS poster collections; and @rocvictoryalliance.bsky.social leads on HIV vaccines
#EverWonder #EverBetter
@urochestersmd.bsky.social alum Michael Gottlieb first identified the disease in 1981; our libraries house one of the largest HIV/AIDS poster collections; and @rocvictoryalliance.bsky.social leads on HIV vaccines
#EverWonder #EverBetter
December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
On #WorldAIDSDay we honor URochester’s fight against AIDS
@urochestersmd.bsky.social alum Michael Gottlieb first identified the disease in 1981; our libraries house one of the largest HIV/AIDS poster collections; and @rocvictoryalliance.bsky.social leads on HIV vaccines
#EverWonder #EverBetter
@urochestersmd.bsky.social alum Michael Gottlieb first identified the disease in 1981; our libraries house one of the largest HIV/AIDS poster collections; and @rocvictoryalliance.bsky.social leads on HIV vaccines
#EverWonder #EverBetter
In these challenging times, we must come together to rethink our approach, rebuild health systems, and rise to protect science, equity and progress. #RethinkRebuildRise
December 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
In these challenging times, we must come together to rethink our approach, rebuild health systems, and rise to protect science, equity and progress. #RethinkRebuildRise
We're thankful to be here, still working with wonderful researchers and volunteers advancing HIV vaccine science forward.
From all of us at Rochester Victory Alliance: Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
From all of us at Rochester Victory Alliance: Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We're thankful to be here, still working with wonderful researchers and volunteers advancing HIV vaccine science forward.
From all of us at Rochester Victory Alliance: Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
From all of us at Rochester Victory Alliance: Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Neutron crystallography in HIV research? Thanks, physicists!
Show students how ideas travel across subjects! Medical physics is a perfect example. We have curated a list of articles showing how physics saves lives, which is perfect for classroom reading.
scienceinschool.org/article/2025...
scienceinschool.org/article/2025...
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Neutron crystallography in HIV research? Thanks, physicists!
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Wow.
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Wow.