VALUES
Community Focus: Our research studies are developed and conducted in close partnership with our Community Advisory Board, a dedicated group of individuals who consult with us to ensure that our research is responsive to the needs and concerns of our diverse Bay Area communities.
Our active Community Education program offers accurate and timely information about the development, conduct and results of our research studies to interested groups and individuals.
Dedication: Our staff is committed to finding new and innovative ways to fight the epidemic. In order to achieve that goal, we strive to make our clinic volunteer-focused and friendly, understanding that our research can only be effective with the help and generosity of our volunteers.
Diversity: In order to find HIV prevention strategies that work for everyone who is in need of HIV prevention, we must include people who reflect the range of races, ethnicities, ages, sexual and gender orientations we enjoy in the Bay Area - as planners, partners and participants in our studies.
Excellence: We endeavor to constantly evaluate and improve our work, upholding the highest ethical and clinical standards of research and prevention.
Integrity: Through community input, education, informed consent, and on-going relationships with study volunteers, we conduct ethical, culturally-relevant research in accordance with strict national and international regulations for clinical trials.
Team Work: We work closely with each other, our study volunteers, our Community Advisory Board, and our HIV prevention community to find an end to this epidemic.
