MATRIX Collaborative

A new edition of "A MATRIX Minute" featuring May Beamer is now live. Visit https://bit.ly/3Bkmrvw to read about her today!

🎉 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁! 🎉

Congratulations to the 34 scholars who have successfully completed the 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗫 𝗖𝗮𝗦𝗘 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝟭 𝗲-𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 through the University of Wisconsin-Madison!

This rigorous track covered key courses including:
📊 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘋𝘳𝘶𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵
💡 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴
🧬 𝘏𝘐𝘝 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘶𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴

Your dedication to advancing knowledge in these critical areas of drug and product development is truly inspiring. These skills will undoubtedly contribute to shaping the future of science, innovation, and patient care.

Here's to the next steps in your journey toward making impactful contributions to the field. 👏



Supported by The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and USAID Global Health

Today we recognize and the people and communities who are committed to seeing a world free of HIV and AIDS.

Let’s not forget that having in is key and that equal access to these tools is a right that must be afforded to all!

will empower people to create a world without AIDS.

MATRIX Collaborative has now expanded our social media presence to include Bluesky. We look forward to sharing updates with you all on our newest platform.

Visit https://bsky.app/profile/hivmatrix.bsky.social to connect with us today!

Last week, MATRIX was happy to host USAID Global Health during their visit to South Africa, where they were able to meet with our teams and partners at The Aurum Institute, NWU - North-West University, Wits RHI and CAPRISA!

Wits RHI was thrilled to host visitors from USAID Global Health today, celebrating the successes of MATRIX and our sister MOSAIC.

We are committed to bringing the power of in to women!

Boitumelo Molefe is an aspiring early career scientist from Mahikeng, South Africa, with a dedicated commitment to advancing biomedical research and improving public health outcomes. As a Track 2 scholar within MATRIX, she contributes to the development of new research protocols and data collection tools, along with the analysis of data collected in MATRIX studies.

Read more about Boitumelo at https://bit.ly/4dNH5kI today!



Supported by The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and USAID Global Health

With The Aurum Institute

🎉 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲! 🎉

A huge round of applause for our Current 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 in the Track 1 E-Learning Course! 🏆📚

Your dedication, hard work, and commitment to growth are truly inspiring. You've set the bar high, and we can't wait to see how you continue to shine! 🌟

👏 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼: Alicia Desmond (HIV Prevention and the drug development process), Joseph Amwoma (Introduction to Data Analyses in Drug Development) and Lineo Portia Malie (Introduction to Regulatory Practice)

Keep pushing boundaries, embracing new knowledge, and setting the stage for even more success! 🚀



Supported by The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and USAID Global Health

For being the new kid on the block, MATRIX had a strong showing at this week in Lima, with three posters (Pholo Maenetje, PhD, MBA – The Aurum Institute; Katerina Chapman – IAVI; and Teleshova Natalia – Population Council) and an oral presentation by Melissa Peet from CONRAD (Eastern Virginia Medical School), plus a satellite session that kicked off the meeting with Kenneth Ngure, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Elizabeth Montgomery, Nyaradzo Mgodi, Meredith Roberts Clark and Shannon Allen!

Just wait until the next meeting!!!

MATRIX helped kick off in Lima, Peru with a terrific session about its unique approach to early R&D of products for women. Great energy!!!

Kudos to Elizabeth Montgomery, Shannon Allen, PhD, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Meredith Roberts Clark, Kenneth Ngure, Nyaradzo Mgodi!

Supported by The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and USAID Global Health.

If you’re attending you won’t want to miss our satellite session – Creating a Menu of Options: Early R&D of HIV Prevention Products for Women, the MATRIX Way – first thing Sunday morning, Oct 6!

Kick off the meeting and the week with Shannon Allen, PhD, Meredith Roberts Clark, Elizabeth Montgomery, Nyaradzo Mgodi, Kenneth Ngure and Thesla Palanee-Phillips!

Visit https://bit.ly/3zzDNnh for more information on the conference.

Supported by The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and USAID Global Health

🌟 Shout-out to the top achievers of the MATRIX Track 1 e-learning courses! 🌟

A huge congratulations to our current class representatives who are going above and beyond in their learning journeys, setting the bar high with their dedication and hard work. Your leadership and commitment have truly stood out so far!

👏 Well done to all the top performers! 👏