The ASHA Research Fund is the nation's only privately funded post-doctoral research training program for scientific investigators in the field of sexually transmitted infections. Since the establishment of the program in 1975, the American Social Health Association has awarded 55 fellowships. Twenty of these have been in the area of genital herpes.

The influence of the ASHA Research Fund has been significant. Many of the leading sexually transmitted infection (STI) researchers in the United States have had ASHA research fellows on their teams or they themselves began their careers under ASHA’s auspices. Several fellows have gone on to mentor other new investigators, increasing the influence and benefits of ASHA’s original investments. Because STI research was largely neglected in the past, ASHA fellows have rapidly achieved a number of significant scientific and medical breakthroughs.

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In addition to the biomedical investigations ASHA has historically supported through the ASHA Research Fund, ASHA has conducted a number of behavioral studies to explore the impact of genital herpes and the way that education and counseling are delivered through health care systems. To see these and other studies, click here.>>