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04/10/2026

https://youtu.be/kO2OETQnC5s - VIDEO. Prevention with PURPOSE: An Update on Long Acting Lenacapavir for HIV PrEP. Moupali Das, MD, MPH. Vice President of Clinical Development, HIV Prevention and Virology Pediatrics. Gilead Sciences.

Moupali Das, MD, MPH, is Vice President, Clinical Development, HIV Prevention and Virology Pediatrics, at Gilead Sciences. She is an Infectious Diseases/HIV trained physician with background in academic medicine and public health. Since joining Gilead Sciences, she has leveraged her clinical HIV and ID expertise, clinical trial design and epidemiology skills, and passion for coaching and mentoring to build and lead high-performing cross-functional teams in HIV treatment and accountable for the overall development strategy and the conception, design and ex*****on of HIV prevention clinical trials from Phase 1 through Phase 4. She oversees the pediatrics team who are deeply committed to ensuring the development of pediatric formulations for Gilead’s virology medications. She is dedicated to ensuring efficient clinical development and global regulatory approvals to support rapid access to innovative products to help end the HIV epidemic for all. She oversees the pediatrics team who are deeply committed to ensuring the development of pediatric formulations for all Gilead’s virology medications.

Moupali has committed her entire educational and professional career to HIV. After completing her A.B. in Biochemical Sciences at Harvard College, medical school and internal medicine residency training at Columbia University and New York Presbyterian Hospital, she came to University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) for fellowship training in Infectious Diseases, HIV prevention fellowship (is a proud CAPS alumna), and to University of California, Berkeley for her MPH in Epidemiology.

Moupali is a stalwart champion accelerating access to innovative products, such as spearheading adding the adolescent indication to Truvada for PrEP and evaluating remdesivir compassionate use in children and pregnant women. For the past approximately five years, Moupali has led the PURPOSE program and HIV Prevention Clinical Development with passion and empathy, revolutionizing how we develop drugs, innovating in the science and health equity, and laying the groundwork for global access.

Moupali received the 2025 Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Prize on behalf of Gilead Sciences team members working on lenacapavir, along with scientist Wes Sundquist and global advocate, Yvette Raphael.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adz2598
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-drug-that-could-revolutionize-the-fight-against-hiv

This presentation is hosted by CAPS/DPS Town Hall and the CAPS Developmental Core.

Town Hall Co-Chairs: Parya Saberi, PharmD and John Sauceda, PhD, MSc, CAPS Dev Core Co-Directors

A CAPS/DPS Town Hall.

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04/10/2026

https://prevention.ucsf.edu/research-youth-hivaids-prevention - Stay up-to-date on our latest Youth-focused HIV studies. Connect with us. The investigators are listed for each study

✅ BEEM (Black Economic Equity Movement). Investigators: Sheri A Lippman (MPI/UCSF); Marguerita Lightfoot (MPI/OHSU); Margaret Libby (MPI/MyPath); Emily Arnold (UCSF); Starley Shade (UCSF); Will Dow (UCB).

✅ Partner Violence, and COVID-19 On HIV Care Engagement Among Young Black S*xual Minority Men With HIV In The US South. Investigator: Susan Kegeles

✅ Young Adult Perspectives on S*x, Dating, and PrEP Use During the Pandemic and Improving the Future of PrEP Care. Investigators: Christina E. Camp, Carrie T. Chan, Parya Saberi

✅ Texas PrEP Implementation Study. Investigators: Susan Kegeles, Greg Rebchook, Robert Williams, Scott Tebbetts, Andres Maiorana http://mpowerment.org/

✅ Perceptions of Risks and Benefits of Participating in HIV Cure-related Research among Diverse Youth and Young Adults Living with HIV in the United States. Investigators: Parya Saberi (PI), Karine Dubé, John Sauceda (co-I), Chad Campbell (Research Coordinator) https://youth4cure.ucsf.edu/

✅ What does it mean to be youth-friendly? Results from qualitative interviews with health care providers and clinic staff serving youth and young adults living with HIV. Investigators: Parya Saberi, Kristin Ming, Carol Dawson-Rose.

✅ Food Insecurity and Unmet Needs Among Youth and Young Adults Living with HIV in the San Francisco Bay Area. Investigators: Christian Reeder, Torsten B. Neilands, Kartika Palar, Parya Saberi

✅ Comparing Mobile Health Strategies to Improve Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use (PrEP) for HIV Prevention. Investigators: Al Liu, Janet Myers, Kim Koester

✅ Video-Counseling Intervention to Address HIV Care Engagement, Mental Health, and Substance Use Challenges: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial for Youth and Young Adults Living with HIV. Investigators: Parya Saberi, Caravella McCuistian, Emily Agnew, Angie R. Wootton, Dominique A. Legnitto Packard, Carol Dawson-Rose, Mallory O. Johnson, Valerie A. Gruber, and Torsten B. Neilands

✅ WYZ: A Mobile Health Application for Engagement in Care among Youth Living with HIV. Investigators: Parya Saberi (PI), Theodore Ruel (co-I), Torsten Neilands (co-I), Mallory Johnson (co-I), Xavier Erguera (Research Coordinator)

✅ Intervention to Improve Virologic Suppression Among Youth (iVY). Investigators: Parya Saberi, Tor Neilands (co-I), Valerie Gruber (co-I), Caravella McCuistian (co-I), and Mallory Johnson (co-I), Kristin Ming (Clinical Research Supervisor), Louis Smith (Research Coordinator), Celeste Balaban (Study Counselor) https://ivy.ucsf.edu/

✅ Y2TEC: Youth to Text or Telehealth for Engagement in HIV Care. Investigators: Parya Saberi (co-PI), Carol Dawson-Rose (co-PI), Valerie Gruber (co-I), Torsten Neilands (co-I), Dominique Legnitto (Research Coordinator), Caravella McCuistian (Research Fellow), Angie Wooten (Study Social Worker) https://y2tec.ucsf.edu/

✅ Youth Ending the HIV Epidemic – Automated Directly Observed Therapy Pilot: Improving HIV Care Among Youth. Investigators: Parya Saberi, Kristin Ming (Clinical Research Supervisor), Louis Smith (Research Coordinator)

✅ In Our Own Words: Peer-to-Peer Messaging to Increase Uptake of HIV Prevention Strategies among Adolescents in Kenya. Investigators: Hong-Ha Truong

✅ Addressing the Continuum of Care and Prevention among High-Risk Thai Men. Investigators: Susan Kegeles, Scott Tebbetts

04/08/2026

📣 Upcoming 2026 Trainings from the Behavioral and Social Science Training Institute (BESST)

Looking to build practical, hands-on skills in behavioral and social science research? BESST is offering a strong lineup of in-person and virtual trainings in 2026, designed for researchers, practitioners, and evaluators at all career stages.

✨ Here’s what’s coming up:

🔹 Qualitative Interviewing: Skill Building Lab (In-Person, 16 hrs)
Trainers: Xavier Erguera & Kim Koester
📅 March 13-14
📅 June 5–6 (Intermediate & Advanced)
📅 September 25–26 (All levels)
💲 $1500 internal / $1900 external

🔹 Qualitative Data Analysis: Organizing & Interpreting Qualitative Data (In-Person, 21 hrs)
Trainers: Michael Duke, Kim Koester & Sara Ackerman
📅 March 26-28
📅 June 24–26
📅 November 4–6
💲 $2100 internal / $2650 external

🔹 Conceptual Framework Lab: Guiding Your Research From Concept to Impact (In-Person, 21 hrs)
Trainer: Sonya Arreola
📅 April 23, April 30 & May 7
💲 $2100 internal / $2650 external

🔹 Program Evaluation: Core Principles & Practical Applications (Virtual, 16 hrs)
Trainers: Janet Myers & Lissa Moran
📅 April 17 & 24
📅 October 16 & 23
💲 $1500 internal / $1900 external

🔹 The Craft of Scientific Writing: Publishing Social & Behavioral Health Research (In-Person, 12 hrs)
Trainer: Jesus Ramirez-Valles
📅 May 13, 15 & 20 (1 - 5 pm)

🌱 About BESST

The Behavioral and Social Science Training Institute is committed to strengthening skills in behavioral and social sciences to help address today’s most pressing societal challenges. Our immersive, practical trainings are designed to meet the growing demand for applied research skills, mentorship, and real-world impact.
Whether you’re refining methods, analyzing data, evaluating programs, or preparing manuscripts for publication, BESST has a training for you.

👉 More details and registration. https://prevention.ucsf.edu/about/besst-institute/upcoming-trainings

04/08/2026

Interim Findings: INVITE-Home Study (UCSF)

We’re sharing early insights from the INVITE-Home study — an innovative approach to HIV care that brings long-acting injectable treatment into the home.

🎥 Watch the session: https://youtu.be/g4nGQahm2A4?si=KUXw2yQ1eqMm7yqr
Facilitated by Dr. David Haas, this CFAR-wide seminar features UCSF researchers Dr. Parya Saberi, Dr. Beth Bourdeau, and Dr. Greg Rebchook.

What’s new?
The study explores home-based administration of long-acting injectable ART (LAI-ART), supported by trained “treatment buddies” — trusted partners, family, or friends who are taught to safely give injections.

Key takeaways:
• Strong interest and acceptability for at-home treatment
• Potential to reduce barriers related to travel, clinic access, and stigma
• A structured training model for treatment buddies, including hands-on practice and clinical oversight
• Important emotional dynamics between patients and treatment buddies
• Insurance and workflow challenges to address for broader implementation
The team is now launching a larger trial to evaluate viral load outcomes, cost, and the feasibility of home-based monitoring.

Why it matters:
This model could expand access to HIV treatment and reshape how long-acting therapies are delivered — especially for people facing structural or logistical barriers.

Visit the INVITE-Home Study site - https://invitehome.ucsf.edu/
Division of Prevention Science (UCSF) - https://prevention.ucsf.edu/

Presented as part of the CFAR-Wide Seminar Series (Tennessee CFAR) - https://tn-cfar.org/

04/06/2026

New UCSF Study: Bringing HIV Care Home 💙

The INVITE-Home Study is exploring a new way for people living with HIV to receive Cabenuva, a long-acting injectable HIV treatment—at home.

Instead of monthly clinic visits, participants can choose a trusted friend or family member to be trained to give the injection safely and comfortably at home. This approach aims to reduce barriers to care, increase choice, and support long-term treatment success.

🔍 What the study involves:

Aim 1: Designing and testing an innovative “treatment buddy” training by learning directly from people with HIV, their support partners, and clinicians.
Aim 2: Evaluating how well home-based injections work in real life, including effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability.

Led by UCSF researchers in collaboration with the CDC, this study focuses on expanding access, reducing inequities, and reimagining how HIV care can be delivered.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40764067/ - Title: Innovative administration of long-acting injectables for HIV treatment enhancement at home (INVITE-HOME): implementation science study protocol. (B Bourdeau, G Rebchook, SB Shade, M Johnson, J Van Nuys, E Moore, P Saberi CAPS/PRC)

Visit site: https://invitehome.ucsf.edu/

04/03/2026

https://youtu.be/s7c9PPskVog- TOWN HALL VIDEO. Informing California's HIV-related Health Policy and Care Delivery Landscape: Recent Research from The Northern California HIV Policy Research Center.

Emily Arnold, PhD, Simon Outram, PhD, Lissa Moran, PhD, Kim Koester, PhD, Wayne Steward, PhD, MPH.

California HIV/AIDS Policy Research Centers - https://chprc.org/

340B program changes are on the horizon, and they could significantly impact HIV service organizations. We've developed a toolkit to help assess the risks and protect vital services.

Explainer - https://tiny.ucsf.edu/VxqZr9
A Toolkit for HIV Care - https://tiny.ucsf.edu/WzXH6q

The Northern California HIV Policy Research Center is made up of a team of CAPS-based scientists who work closely with community-based stakeholders and advocates to identify emergent and timely policy and health care system topics that would benefit from rigorously conducted research. In recent years, the Policy Center team has investigated PrEP delivery models, including pharmacy-furnished PrEP, the Impact of Climate Change on HIV prevention and care services, Changing Reimbursement Levels from 340B Pricing Models and HIV care delivery, and the implications of measuring social determinants of health to inform referrals and HIV-related health care. Using a variety of dissemination avenues, the policy center packages study findings for academic-, policy-, and community-based audiences.

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Dr. Emily Arnold is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Prevention Sciences whose research interests lie at the intersections of culture and health behavior, particularly as this relates to gender, s*xuality, and HIV-related risk behavior. Her health care systems work at the AIDS Policy Research Center at CAPS focuses on publicly-funded sources of healthcare insurance for the poor and chronically underserved. Her qualitative research includes a study of the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the accessibility of HIV-specialty care and treatment for low income individuals living with HIV in the State of California, and follow-up work examining a State Office of AIDS health insurance premium payment program for low income people with HIV.

Dr. Simon Outram is a qualitative analyst and researcher the CHRP-sponsored HIV Policy Research Center at CAPS. His current work includes evaluating a nine-state, HRSA-sponsored Special Project of National Significance to enhance reporting of an HIV quality of care measure, and to support use of the measure to improve quality of care for Medicaid recipients living with HIV.

Dr. Lissa Moran is a behavioral health researcher at CAPS specializing in qualitative and mixed methodologies. Her work focuses primarily on issues of s*xuality and gender, and related health disparities. Since 2009, Lissa has worked in areas of health policy, evaluation, and best practices in medicine for LGBTQIA+ patient groups.

Dr. Kimberly Koester, Associate Professor of Medicine at CAPS, is an anthropologist specializing in qualitative research and team-based science studies focused on HIV prevention, care and treatment. She is interested in s*xual health promotion and patient-provider communication, and has done extensive research on the social and s*xual consequences of biomedical HIV prevention technologies. She is the Director of the DPS Behavioral and Social Science Training (BESST) Institute and teaches in the UCSF Implementation Science Certificate program.

Dr. Wayne Steward is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Prevention Science and co-director of the Implementation Science and Health Systems (ISHS) Core at the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies. Dr. Steward’s research focuses broadly on enhancing the delivery and quality of care through clinic- and health systems-level changes. His research includes evaluation studies seeking to strengthen coordination and efficiency of care to improve outcomes and reduce disparities among people living with HIV and children with medical complexity in the U.S., as well as studies of organizational change and uptake of navigation-style interventions to improve HIV retention in care in South Africa and India.

A CAPS Implementation Science and Health Systems Core and CAPS/DPS/PRC Town Hall.

04/03/2026

https://youtu.be/SiVYWZq3coY - TOWN HALL VIDEO. Black Americans' Health and Healthcare Experiences: Understanding the Past and Present to Create a More Equitable Future.

Historically and presently, Black Americans endure disproportionately worse health outcomes and discrimination in healthcare. First, I will present data (including a nationally representative sample) that assesses the influence of the quality of healthcare experiences on medical trust and early COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in Black Americans. Next, this presentation deeply examines the specific context and experiences in physician-Black patient interactions that may erode medical trust. This is done in a qualitative study conducted with Black American women with breast cancer, a group with repeated exposure to the medical community. Also, I will discuss research that tests how learning about the stories of Black American experiences in healthcare can increase White American perspective-taking. Implications for how medical institutions can build trust with the Black community by acknowledging and addressing injustice in the healthcare system will be discussed.

Dr. Kimberly J. Martin is a University of California President's Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UC San Francisco. She earned her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from UCLA and her B.A. in Psychology, with honors and high distinction, from UC Berkeley. Her research centers on the impact of inequity and the importance of history to current experiences, perceptions & mental/physical health outcomes of minoritized people. Specifically, much of her research looks at the experiences of Black Americans in the healthcare system. It tests how to improve outcomes for Black Americans by increasing the acknowledgment of and support for addressing racism.

CAPS/DPS/PRC Town Hall. The CAPS Developmental Core hosts this presentation. Town Hall Chair: Parya Saberi, PharmD

04/01/2026

https://youtu.be/ABf1G5wbio0 - TOWNHALL. Rethinking the Role of Research Incentives: Preliminary Findings from the 3R's Study

As one of the recipients of the DPS anti-racism grants, the 3R’s Study team took the opportunity to think out of the box about whether research incentives could be restructured to support anti-racism.

We wanted to learn if offering non-cash incentives in the form of educational opportunities to socially marginalized populations participating in our research studies is acceptable and feasible. If so, it could open the door to possibilities that promote social and health equity. Giving study participants access to various learning opportunities instead of or in addition to cash payments may help reduce barriers created by systemic racism and produce new opportunities for personal growth. Additionally, educational settings bring together people from different racial/ethnic groups and potentially provide opportunities to establish cross-racial/ethnic relations and incubate antiracist behaviors, beliefs, and actions at the individual level.

The 3R’s Research Team: Barbara Green-Ajufo , Deepalika Chakravarty, Andres Maiorana, Greg Rebchook, John Hamiga.

A CAPS/PRC Town Hall hosted by the Community Engagement Core and Anti-racism Initiative.

04/01/2026

https://tiny.ucsf.edu/KjQ4xx - UPLIFTS is a collaborative effort between the UCSF Division of Prevention Science (DPS) and the Alliance Health Project, designed to enhance the ability of Community Health Centers to serve LGBTQ+ communities more effectively.

UPLIFTS is here to help Community Health Centers better serve LGBTQ+ communities—because inclusive care saves lives.

UPLIFTS helps Community Health Centers provide inclusive, culturally competent LGBTQ+ care through training, technical assistance.

📍 Who We Are:�A collaboration between UCSF’s Division of Prevention Science & the Alliance Health Project.�

💡 Let’s Build Inclusive Healthcare Together!�

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03/30/2026

http://tiny.ucsf.edu/bAKjVo - Acknowledging Gender and S*x.

Curious about the ins and outs re: Trans inclusive language? Our course helps clinic staff and providers create a welcoming environment for transgender people. It is online and free. This course aims to help healthcare providers improve the overall health and well-being of transgender people.

Objectives:

• Demonstrate how to collect the two-step gender and s*x differentiation questions using appropriate language.

• Demonstrate appropriate language to explain to all patients why they are being asked separate questions about their gender and s*x.

• State at least three reasons the two-step gender and s*x method is essential.

• Describe at least three ways in which cultural competence in transgender care affects health outcomes for this population.

• Correctly identify transgender patients and ensure they receive appropriate medical attention.

03/30/2026

The Power of Connection in Medicine.

When it comes to improving health, the value of human connection is often overlooked. Programs like Curry’s Peer Program are changing that – not with big budgets, but with heart.

UCSF researchers found that the program works because of its informal, agenda-free approach. Clients see their peers as friends, not professionals “talking down to them.” This trust helps clients build confidence and feel genuinely cared for – something they often don’t experience in traditional health care settings.

Surprisingly, most clients in the program already had doctors and therapists. What they lacked wasn’t medical care – it was social connection. Unfortunately, many health care providers don’t ask about loneliness or isolation, even though studies show patients are open to talking about it.

Dr. Ashwin Kotwal and other UCSF experts highlight the growing need for social prescribing – connecting patients with community resources like peer programs, support groups, or even volunteering opportunities. One example: a woman in her 90s, struggling with loneliness, found a new sense of purpose after volunteering for the Friendship Line. With that connection, her outlook on life completely changed.

These programs might not have the flash of high-tech solutions, but they’re making a *real* difference in people’s lives.

Let’s start recognizing the power of human connection as good medicine.

Read more about DPS/CAPS/PRC work on loneliness and isolation here: https://magazine.ucsf.edu/prescription-loneliness

Social Connections and Aging Lab - https://socialconnectionsandaging.ucsf.edu/

03/27/2026

https://youtu.be/PBKfqEMAKqE - Adapting Interventions – Processes, Themes, and Case Studies.

Efficacious interventions are not one-size-fits-all. They require adaptation to meet needs in different community contexts, populations, and health services. This workshop will introduce frameworks for adapting interventions, provide insights into how a changing context informs adaptation, and discuss adaptation approaches to maximize intervention impact and implementation successes with different populations, settings, and health conditions.

Panel 2: Processes, Themes, and Case Studies. The second panel’s speakers will discuss adaptation case studies, each with a different thematic focus, to give insights into the process of adaptation to address different populations and settings.

Panel 2

Keith Horvath, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at San Diego State University.

Ruben Parra-Cardona, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, at the University of Texas at Austin.

Susan M. Kegeles, Ph.D., is a Professor of Medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine, in the Division of Prevention Science.

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