ADOLESCENT MEDICINE TRIALS NETWORK FOR HIV/AIDS INTERVENTIONS (ATN) OPERATIONS AND COLLABORATIONS CENTER (UM2 CLINICAL TRIAL OPTIONAL) - ABSTRACT – OVERALL ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS (AYA) AGES 13-24 ACCOUNTED FOR 21% OF NEW HIV DIAGNOSES IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2019. NEW INFECTIONS IN AYA DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT BLACK, LATINO, MULTIRACIAL, AND AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES ARE ALSO DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY NEW INFECTIONS: NORTHEAST > SOUTH > WEST FOLLOWED BY THE MIDWEST. THE SPECIFIC AIM OF THE APPLICANT IS TO SERVE AS THE OPERATIONS AND COLLABORATIONS CENTER (OCC) OF THE ADOLESCENT TRIALS NETWORK (ATN). WESTAT IS IN AN IDEAL POSITION TO EXPERTLY PERFORM THE ATN OCC SCOPE OF WORK (SOW) AS OUTLINED IN RFA-HD-23-021 DUE TO OUR PRIOR AND CURRENT SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING HIV PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT RESEARCH PROGRAMS. THE NEWLY DESIGNED ATN NETWORK WILL BE MADE UP OF A SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP CENTER (SLC) AND

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ADOLESCENT MEDICINE TRIALS NETWORK FOR HIV/AIDS INTERVENTIONS (ATN) OPERATIONS AND COLLABORATIONS CENTER (UM2 CLINICAL TRIAL OPTIONAL) - ABSTRACT – OVERALL ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS (AYA) AGES 13-24 ACCOUNTED FOR 21% OF NEW HIV DIAGNOSES IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2019. NEW INFECTIONS IN AYA DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT BLACK, LATINO, MULTIRACIAL, AND AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES ARE ALSO DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY NEW INFECTIONS: NORTHEAST > SOUTH > WEST FOLLOWED BY THE MIDWEST. THE SPECIFIC AIM OF THE APPLICANT IS TO SERVE AS THE OPERATIONS AND COLLABORATIONS CENTER (OCC) OF THE ADOLESCENT TRIALS NETWORK (ATN). WESTAT IS IN AN IDEAL POSITION TO EXPERTLY PERFORM THE ATN OCC SCOPE OF WORK (SOW) AS OUTLINED IN RFA-HD-23-021 DUE TO OUR PRIOR AND CURRENT SUCCESSFUL EXPERIENCE SUPPORTING HIV PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT RESEARCH PROGRAMS. THE NEWLY DESIGNED ATN NETWORK WILL BE MADE UP OF A SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP CENTER (SLC) AND