Jim A. Turpin, Ph.D. is a Program Officer and Branch Chief for the Preclinical Microbicides and Prevention Research Branch (PMPRB) in the Prevention Sciences Program in the Division of AIDS (DAIDS) in the National Institute of Allergy and Infection Disease (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). His responsibilities include oversight and management of the non-vaccine biomedical prevention preclinical program. He is the Program Officer and contact for the following grant programs: Integrated Preclinical/Clinical Program for HIV Topical Microbicides (IPCP-HTM), Prevention Innovation Program (PIP), Mucosal Environment and HIV Prevention Program (MEHP), Sustained Release Antiretrovirals for HIV treatment and Prevention (SRATP) , Risk of Adolescence and Injury in HIV Susceptibility (RAIS), Next Generation Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (NGM) and Sustained Release Innovation (SRI) RFAs and Programs. He is the preclinical lead for the DAIDS non-vaccine biomedical prevention sustained release, Multipurpose Prevention Technologies programs and preclinical preexposure prophylaxis (PEP) program. PMPRB also oversees the Comprehensive Resources for HIV Topical Microbicide and Biomedical Prevention (CRMP) contract, which provides gap-filling resources for topical microbicide and prevention development.
