Poz Magazine has issued its annual POZ 100 list honoring people working to end AIDS, including IAVI CEO Margie McGlynn. The theme of the 2012 list is "Accelerating the End of AIDS." The introduction notes, "as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared last year and President Barack Obama has reaffirmed, we can achieve an AIDS-free generation. The question for world leaders is no longer can we, but will we." The list is divided into "Seekers and Hunters, those scientists who make the groundbreaking discoveries that inch us closer to a cure.... the Defenders, those researchers who explore ways to prevent others from getting HIV... the Soldiers, those advocates, politicians and celebrities on the front lines in the fight to end AIDS."
The "Defenders" section is dedicated to researchers and advocates looking for ways to prevent HIV, while the soliders section honors advocates for HIV prevention. Read write-ups about these and others online at http://www.poz.com/articles/POZ_100_Intro_2746_23144.shtml
Below is the list of those working on prevention who are mentioned by POZ:
Judy Auerbach for her work on PrEP attitudes among U.S. women.
Jared Baeten and Connie Celum for the Partners PrEP study
Deborah Birx for the Global AIDS Program at CDC
Susan Buchbinder for her work on PrEP and testimony at the FDA hearing
Dennis Burton for the search for BNabs
Myron Cohen for HPTN052
Barton Haynes for work on RV144 vaccine analysis
Albert Liu for working on a PrEP demo project
Margaret McGlynn for IAVI's work on vaccines
Nelly Mugo for work on PrEP and microbicides
Zeda Rosenberg for IPM's work on microbicides
Mitchell Warren for being smart about the broad range of px advocacy
Gus Cairns for many things, including being a px thought leader
David Evans for cure and px info and advocacy
Anthony Fauci for saying at AIDS 2012 that we can end the pandemic
Richard Jefferys for in-depth scientific info on his blog
Barbara Lee for HIV legislation
Kali Lindsey for advocacy at NMAC
Jim Pickett for rectal microbicide advocacy
Paul Semugoma for gay rights and HIV px info in Uganda
Other researchers working on px who are honored, include:
John Mellors
James Mullins
Javier Martinez-Picado
Anna Laura Ross
Douglas Nixon
Bruce Walker