The International AIDS Society is bringing the World AIDS Conference back to Canada from 29 July – 2 August 2022, in Montreal.  Darrell is on the Governing Council of the IAS and the Options Lab encourages our network of collaborators to participate. We especially encourage community members and people representing/working with historically marginalized communities to […]

Dr. Darrell Tan had the privilege of doing an interview for The Agenda with Steve Paikin on TVO discussing some parallels between AIDS research/HIV and the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Sharon Walmsley and Dr. Tan later discuss treatments and prevention of HIV. Watch the interview below and give it a like and share with family & friends!

As St. Michael’s Hospital closes the 6th annual research month, the hospital gives thanks to every individual that was involved. Research Month is a time to celebrate the impact that research makes on policy, practice, and most importantly, patients. This year, we had 38 events spanning over 30 days. Such an incredible accomplishment! This is […]

Congratulations to our Research Manager Attia Qamar for her acceptance into the Masters of Science program in Health and Pharmacoeconomics at the University of Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain!  Attia will be starting her part-time studies remotely in January 2022, and will be travelling across the pond occasionally for exams, presentations, etc. We wish her […]

Our team is actively recruiting community members to advise on our community-based research project on The Future of PrEP.  This project is about future long-acting PrEP products that are coming down the pipeline and is being organized together with CBRC.  Learn more and apply here.

The study team screened its first participant for the DaDHS trial of doxycycline as pre-exposure prophylaxis against syphilis and other bacterial sexually transmitted infections today.  Congratulations to study coordinator Reva Persaud for launching the trial!  Read more about the trial here.

Oscar’s analyses on “PrEP-related stigma and PrEP status among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, and transgender women in Ontario and British Columbia, Canada” and the PrEP cascade among HIV-negative gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) in Ontario and British Columbia” will be presented as posters […]

Adrian Foster will present his work on PrEP stigma and Lauren Tailor will present her work on mental health conditions in PrEP users at the upcoming Fast-Track Cities 2021 Conference in Lisbon, hosted by the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC). You can read more about the conference here.

Ashan Wijesinghe, Stephen Cho and Yasamin Sadeghi are joining the Options Lab team as new graduate students in the MSc program at the Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto.  A warm welcome to all three!

Options Lab Manager Attia Qamar has been accepted into the Online Diploma of Infectious Diseases program at the prestigious Institut Pasteur in Paris, France.  She will be completing her studies part-time, remotely, while continuing her work with our team.  Félicitations Attia!