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Ponce Clinical Research Site HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Unit

The Ponce de Leon Center (Ponce) Clinical Research Site (CRS) conducts HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials among HIV-infected and at-risk adolescents and adults.

About Us

The Ponce CRS, one of the four clinical research sites of the Emory-CDC HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Unit, is part of the Ponce De Leon Center, an HIV care clinic within the Grady Health System that serves diverse and underrepresented minority populations.

The unit is also a part of the Emory Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Clinical Research Core, a research group within Emory University that conducts NIH-funded HIV/AIDS research.

Clinical Trials

Who Are We?

Community Outreach

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Key Research Areas

ACTG Studies

The Ponce Clinical Research Site (CRS) began conducting HIV/AIDS studies as part of the NIH-funded AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) in 1996. Since then, more than 500 patients with HIV have participated in these trials.

HPTN Studies

The Ponce CRS began conducting studies as part of the NIH-funded HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) in 2009. Since then, more than 400 individuals at risk for HIV have participated in these trials.

COVID-19 (Moderna) Study

The mRNA-1273 vaccine was developed to prevent COVID-19. The purpose of this study was to test Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate to see if it can prevent illness if people are exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus in their everyday lives.

Portraits of the ACTG during the pandemic

CTG Investigator Carlos Del Rio and his team at the Ponce CRS prove you can still have fun with your mask on.

Research News

In July 2020, REPRIEVE held its first-ever Virtual Meeting with nearly 300 virtual attendees! Attendees heard a keynote presentation from Dr. Sandra Wanger Cordoso on HIV and CVD risk in Brazil, and 3 additional presentations from REPRIEVE Co-Investigators Dr. Kristine Erlandson, Dr. Turner Overton, and Dr. Carl Fichtenbaum. Presenters discussed their findings from their respective manuscripts in the JID supplement.

Other News of Interest

COVID-19 News Updates

More COVID-19 News Updates

Dedication of COVID-19 sculpture honors Emory Healthcare and university personnel Jun. 1, 2023

Through a generous gift from alumnus Sidney Yarbrough III and his wife, Rebecca, Emory acquired the sculpture “Resting Figure,” which pays tribute to the heroism of health care and university staff during the pandemic’s long course.

Research roundup: Recent grants and publications for Emory faculty and staff May. 22, 2023

As an academic research institution, Emory’s faculty and staff conduct studies across every discipline, from the sciences to the humanities. Here’s a sample of recent grant awards and the work they will support, plus highlights from some published research findings.

COVID-19: How the end of the public health emergency will affect you May. 11, 2023

More than three years after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services first declared a public health emergency, the COVID-19 public health emergency officially winds to a close on May 11. But there are still questions about what this means for the pandemic moving forward.