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Associate Professor Benjamin Bavinton specializes in HIV epidemiology and prevention, focusing on behavioral epidemiological aspects of HIV and sexually transmitted infection prevention among gay, bisexual men, and transgender individuals, particularly within the broader LGBTQ+ health context in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. He has contributed to HIV prevention efforts internationally for 20 years, emphasizing community education, policy development, and capacity building in health research. He is the Project Leader for the Opposites Attract Study, an international cohort study examining HIV treatment-as-prevention in male serodiscordant couples. Currently, he oversees projects that monitor and implement strategies for the scaling of both oral and injectable forms of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) within Australia and Asia, addressing significant gaps in HIV prevention and understanding sexual behaviors among targeted demographics. He also serves as a senior investigator for Australia's national HIV behavioral surveillance system, contributing to GBQ+ Community Periodic Surveys.
Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney • Sydney, Australia
Leads the Biobehavioral Prevention Research Group, focusing on HIV epidemiology and prevention programs.
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