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*Subject: **Without Our Consent: Centering People Living with HIV in HIV
Genetic Sequencing (Part 1) - March 27th *

Dear Colleagues:



Please join The Legacy Project, Positive Women’s Network-USA, and the US
People Living with HIV Caucus for this four-part webinar series exploring
the scientific, ethical, and social justice implications of HIV genetic
sequencing. Part 1 takes place on March 27th.





You may also register for the next three webinars in the series below. We
look forward to your participation!


Also, please share with your networks and contacts.


*Without Our Consent Webinar:  Wednesday, March 27th, 1:00 pm, Pacific
Standard Time (**Part 1 Registration)*:

https://cc.readytalk.com/registration/#/?meeting=aryt8yjgdccp&campaign=5mn1wm0rbx3s



About this event

What do evolutionary biology, the lab that birthed the Manhattan Project,
and the U=U campaign all have in common? All three utilize a practice known
as HIV genetic sequencing. HIV genetic sequencing (HGS) is sort of like the
Ancestry.com <http://ancestry.com/> for HIV; it tells us about the genetic
makeup of a sample of HIV, and it can give us clues about how different
samples of HIV are related or unrelated to each other. Researchers used HGS
in the studies supporting the U=U campaign, and they continue to use it in
research studies of HIV cure, treatment, and prevention. Public health
entities also use HGS to detect and surveil what are known as HIV
transmission clusters. We* welcome you to join this four-part webinar
series on HGS.



This first webinar in the series will focus on HGS from the perspectives of
people living with HIV. While HGS is a powerful research and public health
tool, it also raises some critical ethical concerns. In particular, we are
concerned with how certain parts of the HIV community are more heavily
policed. In this webinar, we invite community leaders to discuss policing
and law enforcement on African Americans, Latinx folks, sex workers, people
of trans experience, and in the HIV space. We will discuss how HGS could
have potential impacts on these communities.


*Series developed by the Legacy Project, Positive Women’s Network-USA, and
the US PLHIV Caucus in collaboration with Global Network of People living
with HIV/North America, Positively Trans, Reunion Project, Thrive SS,
International Community of Women/North America and SERO Project.


Coming up...

*Thursday, April 18th at 10 a.m. Pacific | These Trees Cast No Shade:
Understanding HIV Phylogenetics Research | Register
<https://cc.readytalk.com/r/mp9ucuvkn6gn&eom>*



*Thursday, April 25th at 11 a.m. Pacific | Understanding Molecular HIV
Surveillance: Public Health and Human Rights Implications | Register
<https://cc.readytalk.com/r/mk4x3o0z275b&eom>*



*Wednesday, May 15th at 1 p.m. Pacific | Without Our Consent: HIV Genetic
Sequencing Community Town Hall | Register
<https://cc.readytalk.com/r/yfrht38yi7uu&eom>*


About the presenters
Marco Castro-Bojorquez
[image: Marco Castro-Bojorquez Image]
Convener, HIVenas Abiertas

Sophia Kass
[image: Sophia Kass Image]
Program Coordinator, Positively Trans (Transgender Law Center)

Venita Ray
[image: Venita Ray Image]
Deputy Director, Positive Women's Network-USA

Cristine Sardina
[image: Cristine Sardina Image]
Coordinator, Desiree Alliance

Dr. Andrew Spieldenner
[image: Dr. Andrew Spieldenner Image]
Chair, US People Living with HIV Caucus

Robert Suttle
[image: Robert Suttle Image]
Assistant Director, SERO Project








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