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Rena Janamnuaysook is a Program Manager for Implementation Science at the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI) in Bangkok, Thailand, where she co-established Tangerine Clinic as the first transgender-led clinic in the region. She manages and provides technical guidance for the development and implementation of HIV research and programs for key populations in Thailand and Asia. Her current implementation research projects focus on the community-led same-day antiretroviral treatment, key population-led test and treat for viral hepatitis C, and the Southeast Asian transgender cohort study.

She was a co-founder of the Thai Transgender Alliance, the first transgender-owned human rights organization in Thailand. Rena was a member of WHO Guidelines Development Group on long-acting injectable cabotegravir for HIV prevention and currently is a member of WHO Guidelines Development Group on the health of trans and gender-diverse people.