Join IPM at HIV R4P 2021!

January 26, 2021—We hope you will join IPM for the 4th HIV Research for Prevention (R4P) Conference, taking place virtually January 27-28 and February 3-4, 2021! Learn about the latest research on IPM's monthly dapivirine ring and promising follow-on products that could expand women’s prevention options with self-initiated, long-acting choices they can use to protect their sexual and reproductive health on their own terms.

IPM and our partners will be sharing more than 30 presentations and published abstracts related to IPM’s work, including the featured presentations listed below. Download the full list of presentations here.

And be sure to follow us on Twitter at @IPMicrobicides to keep up with news that catches our eye!

Featured presentations (times listed in UTC)

OA06.01. Pharmacokinetics, safety, and vaginal bleeding associated with continuous versus cyclic 90-day use of dapivirine and levonorgestrel vaginal rings for multipurpose prevention of HIV and pregnancy (Microbicide Trials Network [MTN])
Thurs., Jan. 28, 15:00-16:00, Live channel 1
Oral abstract session: Multipurpose prevention technologies (MPTs) for prevention of HIV and pregnancy

OA13.01. Implementing a rapid response to the COVID-19 global pandemic in MTN-034/REACH: an HIV prevention trial among adolescent girls and young women in Africa (MTN)
Weds., Feb. 3, 15:00-16:00, Live channel 2
Oral abstract session: Interacting pandemics: The impact of COVID on HIV research and programmes

OA16.03. Comparing Applicator vs. “As Lubricant” Delivery of Rectal Dapivirine Gel (MTN-033) (MTN)
Weds., Feb. 3, 17:30-18:30, Live channel 2
Oral abstract session: Bottoms up: New insights about rectal infections and HIV/STI prevention

OA16.05. A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 1 Safety and Pharmacokinetic Study of Dapivirine Gel (0.05%) Administered Rectally to HIV-1 Seronegative Adults (MTN-026) (MTN)
Weds., Feb. 3, 17:30-18:30, Live channel 2
Oral abstract session: Bottoms up: New insights about rectal infections and HIV/STI prevention

OA17.01. Eliciting participant feedback in focus group discussions to strengthen the implementation of a HIV prevention study (MTN)
Weds., Feb. 3, 17:30-18:30, Live channel 3
Oral abstract session: Community engagement: Enabling responsive, inclusive, accountable research

PE24.01. Efficacy of a Vaginal Ring containing the gp120 Blocker DS003 in Pigtailed Macaques 
On-demand poster
Poster presentation by Jeremy Nuttall, IPM

Download the full list of oral and poster presentations (PDF).