American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association

We are pleased to announce Preeti Pathela, DrPH, MPH as the next president of ASTDA! Congratulations, Preeti!

Join ASTDA and IUSTI Canada at the early career development symposium during the STI & HIV 2025 World Congress. Apply by April 15th at tinyurl.com/ASTDACanada as 40 spaces are available. This session is primarily for those living in North America.

ASTDA is thrilled to announce the 2025 winners of our annual Recognition Awards. These extraordinary individuals will be honored the ASTDA awards luncheon at the STI & HIV 2025 World Congress in Montreal! astda.org/recognition-aw…

ASTDA Statement on Cuts to the CDC’s Division of STD Prevention: See here tinyurl.com/bdeej9rc

Early Career and planning to attend the STI and HIV World Congress? Apply now for the joint ASTDA/IUSTI Canada Early Career Development Symposium!

#STIweek is April 13-19! Raise awareness in your communities by sharing CDC’s #GYT, #TalkTestTreat, and #SaferSexGamePlan campaigns! bit.ly/41VMd2o

With sadness, we at ASTDA share that Dr. King K. Holmes died peacefully yesterday. King’s influence on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of STIs and HIV is nearly impossible to capture and he will be greatly missed. tinyurl.com/2s49wu39

ASDTA award nominations are due March 3! Make sure to review the awards below and nominate your colleagues! astda.org/recognition-aw…

Here is a statement from the ASTDA Board. astda.org/statement-from…

The entire archive of all CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 has been backed up on Internet Archive. Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!

STI data and treatment guidelines now available via the American STD Association ⁦@HIVpxresearch⁩ ⁦@NCSDDC⁩ ⁦@benryanwriter⁩ ⁦@MikeStobbe⁩

Hi, friends in sexual health! ASTDA has made CDC and HHS publications and data available. Included is the 2023 STI surveillance data, many years of surveillance reports, Guidelines on STIs and doxy-PEP. Will update as we get more materials. @ASTDA1

January is cervical cancer awareness month and through vaccination and screening, we can end cervical cancer! nccc-online.org/cervical-healt…

The goals of the Summer Research Fellowship are to: 1 Encourage trainees to conduct STI/sexual health research 2 Provide financial support that permits trainees to dedicate time to an STI or sexual health research project

Encouraging YOU* to apply! Due Jan 17! *Masters, doctorate, professional students or if you are within 3 years of your degree. US and Canada residents only. Check this link--> astda.org/summer-fellows…

3 Encourage established STI and sexual health researchers to dedicate time to mentoring trainees and recognize the mentor’s contribution with an honorarium 4Advance the ASTDA mission to foster scientific knowledge, develop leadership, and champion practice in the field of STIs

Submit your abstract today! stihiv2025.org

Are you early career and have a project that needs $$$ to get off the ground? Check out ASTDA's Small Project Assistance grants due Jan 1 2025. astda.org/small-project-…