Keynote Speakers
Rena Janamnuaysook
Implementation Science at the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI)
Rena Janamnuaysook is a Program Manager for Implementation Science at the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI) in Bangkok, Thailand, where she co-established Tangerine Clinic as the first transgender-led clinic in the region. She manages and provides technical guidance for the development and implementation of HIV research and programs for key populations in Thailand and in Asia. Her current implementation research projects are focusing on the community-led same-day antiretroviral treatment initiation, key population-led test and treat for viral hepatitis C, and the Southeast Asian transgender cohort study.
She was a co-founder of the Thai Transgender Alliance, the first transgender-owned human rights organization in Thailand. Rena was a member of WHO Guidelines Development Group on long-acting injectable cabotegravir for HIV prevention and currently is a member of WHO Guidelines Development Group on the health of trans and gender diverse people.
Tanya Applegate
The Kirby Institute UNSW Sydney; The RAPID Point of Care Research Consortium; ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub
Tanya has over 25 years of laboratory and translational research experience within regulatory, hospital, industry and academic environments and is driven by a passion to provide equitable access to health care through simplified diagnostics. Her research focuses on working with stakeholders across industries to accelerate the development, evaluation and implementation of novel infectious disease diagnostics tests for people who are marginalised or living in remote or resource limited settings.
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