In addition to being my home, Nashville, Tennessee is also the home of world-renowned Vanderbilt University. And Vanderbilt houses one of the sites of the international HIV Vaccine Trials Network, a worldwide collaborative focused on developing vaccines to prevent HIV/AIDS.
It goes without saying that this work, done at Vanderbilt and other places across the globe, is of vital importance. I had the opportunity a few years ago to participate in this research through the program at Vanderbilt. Every woman and man with whom I interacted at the Vanderbilt HIV Vaccine Program was kind, compassionate, and professional. It was an absolute pleasure to be around every one of them. So not only are they doing work that will ultimately save countless lives, but they are making the world a better place in small ways every day for each other and everyone involved with their program.
They are she-roes! They are heroes! I am so honored and grateful to have been able to play even a tiny role in the work they do.
Vanderbilt HIV Vaccine Program
HIV Vaccine Trials Network
(Have a real-life hero or she-ro to nominate for this blog? Let me know at misslynn [at] misslynn [dot] com!)
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