CROI named lectures recognize outstanding contributions to HIV and related research, public health, and community advocacy. Explore the history of the Bernard Fields Lecture, N’Galy-Mann Lecture, and Martin Delaney Presentation below.
Bernard Fields Lecture
The Bernard Fields Lecture is named after renowned virologist Bernard N. Fields, a leader in viral pathogenesis who emphasized the importance of basic research in clinical practice. The lecture is one of CROI’s highest honors and recognizes a basic scientist whose important, often transformational contributions have advanced virology, viral pathogenesis, and HIV research.
| Year | Lecturer | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sharon R. Lewin | Unfinished Business: Thirty Years of Persistence, Progress, and Partnerships in HIV Cure Science |
| 2025 | Frederic D. Bushman | How Integration Site Analyses Inform HIV Pathogenesis, Persistence, and Gene Therapy |
| 2024 | Barney S. Graham | Modern Vaccinology: A Legacy of HIV Research |
| 2023 | Alan S. Perelson | Modeling the Dynamics of HIV Infection: Establishing Paradigms for Treatment and Cure |
| 2022 | Dan H. Barouch | Vaccine Strategies for HIV-1 and COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Pamela J. Bjorkman | Neutralizing Antibodies Against Coronaviruses |
| 2020 | Michael Emerman | The Ancient and Modern Origins of HIV |
| 2019 | Michel Nussenzweig | Discovery and Development of HIV Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies |
| 2018 | Julie M. Overbaugh | The Potential of International Collaborations for HIV Prevention: Studies of Mother-to-Child Transmission |
| 2017 | Jeffrey D. Lifson | Insights Into HIV Prevention, Pathogenesis, and Treatment From Nonhuman Primate Models |
| 2016 | Bruce D. Walker | T Cell Control of HIV: Implications for Vaccines and Cure |
| 2015 | Charles M. Rice | Hepatitis C: Light at the End of the Tunnel |
| 2014 | Paul D. Bieniasz | Making and Breaking Barriers to Cross-Species HIV-1 Transmission |
| 2013 | Daria Hazuda | ARV Drug Discovery: HIV-1 Integrase Inhibitors and Beyond |
| 2012 | Dennis Burton | Defying the Structure and Variability of HIV With Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies |
| 2011 | Bryan Cullen | Viruses and miRNA |
| 2010 | George Shaw | Transmitted/Founder Viruses and Their Progeny in Acute HIV-1 and SIV Infection |
| 2009 | Robert Siliciano | New Approaches for Understanding and Evaluating the Efficacy of ARVs |
| 2008 | Douglas Richman | Contending With Evolution and Escape by HIV |
| 2007 | Edward Berger | HIV Co-Receptors: From Postulates and Proofs to Perspectives and Promises |
| 2006 | Bette Korber | Global HIV-1 Variation and Its Implications for Vaccine Design |
| 2005 | Michael Malim | Natural Resistance to HIV Infection: The Vif-APOBEC Interaction |
| 2004 | Wesley Sundquist | Cellular Factors and HIV Budding |
| 2003 | John Coffin | From HERV to HIV: Evolution of Human Retroviruses |
| 2002 | Beatrice Hahn | SIV Reservoirs and Human Zoonotic Risk |
| 2001 | Ronald Desrosiers | Avoidance of Antibody Recognition by SIV- and HIV-Encoded Envelope Proteins |
| 2000 | Robin Weiss | Our Retroviral Heritage |
| 1999 | Joe Sodroski | The Role of HIV-1 Envelope Glycoproteins in Virus Entry and Pathogenesis |
| 1998 | Ashley Haase | Measures of Reality |
| 1997 | David Ho | Can HIV Be Eradicated From an Infected Person? |
| 1996 | Barry Bloom | Pathogenesis and Protection in Tuberculosis |
N’Galy-Mann Lecture
The N’Galy-Mann Lecture honors Dr Bosenge N’Galy and Dr Jonathan Mann, whose pioneering work drew global attention to the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa and helped place science, public health, policy, human rights, and community at the center of the global response. The lecture recognizes leaders whose work brings these perspectives together.
| Year | Lecturer or Lecturers | Lecture |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Linda-Gail Bekker | The ART of Prevention: People, Science, Progress |
| 2025 | Adeeba Kamarulzaman | When Science Alone Is Not Enough: The Intersection of Drug Use, Public Health, and Policy |
| 2024 | Dorothy Mbori-Ngacha | Reflections on Ending Pediatric HIV: Back to Basics, Confront the Unexpected, Challenge Assumptions |
| 2023 | Kevin M. De Cock | HIV and Global Health in a Pandemic Era |
| 2022 | Beatriz Grinsztejn | HIV Prevention in Vulnerable Populations: Generating Evidence to Reduce Inequalities |
| 2021 | Anthony S. Fauci | Lessons From the Concurrent HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Pandemics: Two-Way Street |
| 2020 | Alex G. Coutinho | Translating HIV Science Into Population Impact: A Reality Check From the Frontline |
| 2019 | Praphan Phanuphak | Thailand’s Achievements in HIV Treatment, Prevention, and Cure Research |
| 2018 | Elizabeth A. Bukusi | Mich Mar Geno – The Gift of Hope |
| 2017 | James G. Hakim | HIV/AIDS Research in Zimbabwe: Providing the Evidence for Quality Care |
| 2016 | Gerald H. Friedland | Confronting HIV and TB From the Bronx, New York, to Tugela Ferry, South Africa |
| 2015 | David A. Cooper | Antiretroviral Therapy: Past, Present, and Future |
| 2014 | Souleymane Mboup | Application of Scientific Knowledge and Evidence to Limit the Progression of HIV/AIDS and Fight Other Endemic Diseases in West Africa |
| 2013 | Lynne Mofenson | MTCT: From Epidemic to Elimination |
| 2012 | Salim Abdool Karim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim | CAPRISA: Partnering for Scientific Innovation in HIV Prevention and Treatment |
| 2011 | Anthony Harries | “The Journey”—HIV/AIDS, Treatment and Prevention: Malawi |
| 2010 | Suniti Solomon | Saints and Sinners: A Story of HIV From India |
| 2009 | Glenda Gray and James McIntyre | Responding to the HIV Epidemic in Soweto, South Africa |
| 2008 | David Serwadda, Maria Wawer, Nelson Sewankambo, and Ronald Gray | A Population-Based Approach to Understanding a Very Clever Virus: A Brief History of HIV Research and Services in the Rakai Health Sciences Program, Uganda |
| 2007 | Jean Pape | Intersection of Research and Clinical Care: The Cornell-GHESKIO Experience in Haiti |
Martin Delaney Presentation
The Martin Delaney Presentation is named in honor of pioneering HIV/AIDS activist Martin Delaney, founder of Project Inform. It recognizes the essential role of community advocacy and engagement in research, treatment access, public policy, and the broader response to HIV. Some years have featured panels or multiple presenters, which are reflected in the historical list.
| Year | Presenter or Presenters | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Peter Staley | “Annus Horribilis” and the War on Science: Thoughts on Resisting and Rebuilding |
| 2025 | Rebecca Denison | 40+ Years of HIV: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t, What Shouldn’t, What Must |
| 2024 | Frank Mugisha | Unveiling the Power of Uganda’s LGBTIQ Advocacy in Shaping HIV Response and Health Care Access |
| 2023 | Yvette A. Raphael | Community and Advocates Are Equal Partners in Research and Development |
| 2022 | Marc Thompson | We’re Still Here: HIV, Aging, and the Invisible Generation |
| 2021 | Gregg S. Gonsalves and Fatima Hassan; moderated by James Pickett | Vaccine Nationalism Is Killing Us: How Inequalities in Research and Access to SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines Will Perpetuate the Pandemic |
| 2020 | Martha Tholanah, Gabriel Maldonado, and Celeste Watkins-Hayes; moderated by Jim Pickett | Shifting From Acute to Chronic, Aging, Longevity, and Lived Experience |
| 2019 | Dawn Averitt | Discovering the ART in Science (and Medicine): The Human Connection |
| 2018 | Dázon Dixon Diallo, Tonia Poteat, and Monica Gandhi; moderated by Lisa Diane White | Women in Research: Science Is Better When Women Are Represented |
| 2017 | Stacey Hannah and Deborah Baron; moderated by Marck Hubbard | From Lab to Licensure: The Importance of Good Participatory Practice in Research |
| 2016 | Laurel Sprague, Sethembiso Mthembu, and Keith Green; moderated by Morenike Ukpong-Folayan | Panel on Stigma, Trauma, and Stress: Considerations for HIV Research and Programs |
| 2015 | Connie Celum, Damon L. Jacobs, and Matthew V. Sharp; moderated by Steven F. Wakefield | How to End the HIV Epidemic: Community Perspectives |
| 2014 | Isabelle Andrieux-Meyer, Jules Levin, and Lynn E. Taylor; led by Jeff Taylor and Tracy Swan | Hepatitis C Virus: From Trials and Tribulations to Triumph |
| 2013 | Paul Semugoma | Martin Delaney Lecture |
| 2012 | Nikos Dedes | Martin Delaney Presentation |
| 2010 | Lynda Dee | Martin Delaney Presentation |