Understanding the biological, psychological, and social determinants of transmission is essential to building even more effective prevention programs that make the best use of strategies in all of these domains. Our work also focuses on the biological, behavioral, and social determinants of disease progression and management, and we are committed to multidisciplinary work to understand and prevent progression among the HIV infected. CAPS's work is collaborative . Our collaborations are deliberate, as we think it important to examine a phenomenon simultaneously from multiple perspectives in an effort to provide more complete answers to increasingly complex issues. CAPS's focus is dynamic and changing because the epidemic is rapidly changing.
Nothing remains static.
The uniting themes of our work reflect these very challenging realities. Our work is also inspired by the need to nurture the next generation of prevention scientists at CAPS and at other institutions in the U.S. and around the world. We are interested both in efficacy and effectiveness . Our work with young gay men does both. Efficacy studies are being conducted to determine if risk reductions can be motivated and maintained, and effectiveness studies are underway to determine how to transfer these interventions into real world community-based organizations.