Press Release
July 31, 2026
amfAR Senior Policy Associate Elise Lankiewicz Awarded Journal of the International AIDS Society’s Impact Award
The award, selected by the journal’s Editorial Board members and Deputy Editors, acknowledges high-impact publications from the previous year
amfAR’s Elise Lankiewicz and Alana Sharp share the 2026 JIAS Impact AwardRIO DE JANEIRO, July 31, 2026 — Elise Lankiewicz, amfAR Senior Policy Associate, accepted the Impact Award from the Journal of the International AIDS Society presented on the final day of the 2026 International AIDS Conference. The Impact Award recognizes high-impact publications from the International AIDS Society’s journal; Lankiewicz and co-lead author Alana Sharp won for a February 2025 publication: “Early impacts of the PEPFAR stop-work order: a rapid assessment.”
Their publication was an early snapshot of damage done to PEPFAR (the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief), following a January 20, 2025 Executive Order that froze all U.S. foreign assistance for 90 days. Lankiewicz presented the PEPFAR Pulse Study, further analysis of PEPFAR’s damaged operations, in an oral session at this year’s conference.
Elise Lankiewicz, amfAR Senior Policy Associate:
“I’m honored to receive the Impact Award on behalf of a broad coalition of experts who’ve spent the past year trying to ensure a transition from foreign assistance to a locally owned HIV response is done safely.
“This early work grew into the PEPFAR Pulse Study, and presenting its findings here this week is a reminder that the need for this evidence hasn’t gone away. If the transition to a locally owned HIV response is going to succeed, we need to understand what’s been lost, what’s been preserved, and what implementing partners need to keep services running.”
Kyle Clifford, amfAR CEO:
“amfAR’s Policy Office was founded on a simple, yet significant, principle: that without access to high quality data and analyses, our leaders cannot make informed, cost-effective policies to keep people healthy and end AIDS as a public health threat. The JIAS Impact Award shows that analysis out of our Policy Office remains the gold standard for public health policy.”
About amfAR
amfAR is a leading nonprofit dedicated to advancing scientific discovery and transforming global health with a primary and enduring commitment to ending the HIV/ AIDS epidemic. Serving as a catalyst for breakthrough science, amfAR supports innovative research in areas where viruses and the immune system play a defining role, including cancer, neurological conditions, autoimmune disorders, and other viral diseases. Through strategic investments, global research partnerships, and evidence-based policy leadership, amfAR helps accelerate discoveries that improve health and save lives. Since 1985, amfAR has raised more than $950 million and awarded in excess of 3,900 grants to scientists worldwide. Learn more at www.amfar.org.
Contact:
Robert Kessler (he/him)
Program Communications Manager
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
robert.kessler@amfar.org
Source: amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
https://www.amfar.org/press-releases/amfar-senior-policy-associate-elise-lankiewicz-awarded-journal-of-the-international-aids-societys-impact-award/
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