Advisory Groups and Committees
AIDS Research Advisory Committee
The AIDS Research Advisory Committee (ARAC), which consists of leading HIV scientists, advocates and community members, meets three times a year on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md. to advise NIAID on its HIV/AIDS research programs. ARAC provides broad scientific, programmatic, and budgetary advice; reviews the status of projects managed by NIAID’s Division of AIDS; helps identify critical gaps in research; and reviews/approves all concepts for new NIAID-directed HIV/AIDS research initiatives.
AIDS Vaccine Research Subcommittee
The AIDS Vaccine Research Subcommittee (AVRS), formerly known as the AIDS Vaccine Research Working Group (AVRWG), assists NIAID in developing a comprehensive research program aimed at expediting the discovery and development of an effective HIV/AIDS vaccine. The subcommittee is composed of researchers and advocates engaged in HIV vaccine research.