RecruitMe Clinical Trial

Almost 40,000 people get HIV in the U.S. each year and almost all occur via sexual contact, especially male-to-male contact. The number of new infections has decreased slightly each year, however, we need other HIV prevention tools, such as developing a greatly, effective HIV vaccine, to better reduce HIV infections. An HIV vaccine is the best long-term hope for ending AIDS. We are looking for healthy, 18-60 year old and HIV-negative people to join studies we conduct. SCREENING AND EDUCATION: 1. We will ask you to complete an electronic pre-screen questionnaire (www.columbiastudies.org) to help us determine your eligibility. 2. If eligible at that point, we will ask you to attend a one-on-one educational visit. (compensation: $20-25) If you are still interested in joining one of our studies after reviewing the study with you, we will ask about your medical history and draw blood to further assess medical eligibility. 3. We will schedule a return visit (compensation: $20-25) to review the results of your blood tests. If eligible, we will ask you to review and sign a study consent form and we will schedule you for the first study visit.