AIDS 2012: Official provider of online scientific news

Greta Hughson
Published: 10 July 2012

NAM is proud to provide the official online scientific news coverage for the 19th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012).

This is our fourth year as the International AIDS Society’s official scientific news partner. The conference is taking place later this month and our preparations are well underway!

Senior editor, Keith Alcorn, says, “This year’s conference will be the biggest yet, and after several years of exciting scientific developments, AIDS 2012 will challenge us all to ask how we can turn the tide of the epidemic using all the new tools and knowledge now at our disposal.”

NAM’s news team

Our international team of staff and freelance writers will be bringing you the latest scientific news presented in conference sessions and in the poster hall.

The team includes: Keith Alcorn, Gus Cairns, Roger Pebody, Theo Smart, Michael Carter, Liz Highleyman, Mara Kardas-Nelson, Carole Leach-Lemens, Lesley Odendal and Kelly Safreed-Harmon.

Regular readers of our online news service will be familiar with these names, as the team has lots of experience of reporting on HIV and related subjects.

  • Keith Alcorn is NAM’s senior editor, having joined the organisation in 1991. He was founding editor of aidsmap.com and co-edits HIV & AIDS treatment in practice, a newsletter focusing on HIV treatment and care in resource-limited settings. (@keithalcorn)
  • Gus Cairns has worked in the HIV sector for over 25 years and is the editor of NAM’s quarterly publication HIV treatment update. He also regularly writes for aidsmap.com, in particular information on HIV prevention. (@guscairns)
  • Roger Pebody started working in the HIV sector in 1996. His work at NAM includes the easy-to-understand patient information series the basics and information for professionals on HIV prevention and the social impact of HIV. (@rogerpebody)
  • Theo Smart has been writing about HIV since 1990, in New York and now in South Africa. He is based in Cape Town and has co-edited HIV & AIDS treatment in practice since 2003. His primary focus is on clinical practice and policy developments affecting the management of HIV and TB in resource-limited settings. (@theosmart)
  • Michael Carter has worked in the HIV sector since 1993. He became an editor at NAM in 2002 and has been writing news and other content for NAM on a freelance basis since 2010. Michael will be summarising news for the daily conference email bulletins.
  • Liz Highleyman has been writing about HIV for 20 years and about hepatitis C for 10 years. She became editor-in-chief of hivandhepatitis.com in 2011. Liz is based in San Francisco and has been writing news for aidsmap.com since 2004. (@hivandhepatitis)
  • Mara Kardas-Nelson has been working in the field of HIV and AIDS since 2002. Mara is now based in Cape Town, where she works with Médecins sans Frontierès (MSF), and has been writing news for aidsmap.com since 2010.
  • Carole Leach-Lemens has over 25 years’ experience in the field of HIV, with a specialism in maternal and child health. She has provided consultancy services for a wide range of organisations including UNICEF, the International AIDS Society and the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. Carole has been writing news for aidsmap.com since 2009.
  • Lesley Odendal is a freelance health journalist based in Cape Town, and has previously worked with Médecins sans Frontierès (MSF) and Treatment Action Campaign (TAC). Lesley has been writing news for aidsmap.com since 2009. (@lesleyjanerose)
  • Kelly Safreed-Harmon is a writer and editor who has been addressing HIV-related issues for more than 20 years, beginning her career in the LGBT press and subsequently working as a consultant for organisations including WHO, IAS and the Global Fund. Based in Boston, Kelly has been writing news for aidsmap.com since 2008.

I don’t want to miss out!

Our team will be working hard to bring you news coverage of research presented at the conference. We’ll be publishing news during and after the conference. Here are some ways you can keep up with the news as it’s reported.