"What do people living with HIV need to know most about COVID-19?" Dr. David Wohl of the UNC CFAR's Clinical Core recently spoke with POSITIVELY … Read More
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UNC listed in top HIV/AIDS institutions by cited research impact
Last month, Elsevier Press reviewed the research impact of universities and institutions in HIV research worldwide. The University of North Carolina … Read More
ViiV Healthcare, UNC-Chapel Hill announce renewal of HIV cure partnership
"This unique public-private collaboration provides funding for HIV Cure Center and Qura Therapeutics, the joint venture that brings academic and … Read More
UNC CFAR in the News
‘Landmark’ study finds long-acting injectable drug highly effective in preventing HIV
Results from HPTN 083, a global large-scale study, show that the long-acting drug cabotegravir (CAB LA) is highly effective for prevention of HIV acquisition in cisgender men and transgender women. The study compares effectiveness of injections and oral tablets as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and is the first large-scale clinical trial of a long-acting injectable drug… Read More
Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein joins Bernie Sanders for virtual town hall, “Incarcerated in a Crisis”
Dr. Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, PhD, co-leader of the UNC CFAR NC CHEP Scientific Working Group, joined Bernie Sanders for a virtual town hall, “Incarcerated in a Crisis” on May 7, 2020. The guests discussed what needs to be done to protect the rights of the incarcerated in throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
Comprehensive primary care clinic proposed for people living with HIV
A novel collaboration between UNC’s Department of Medicine and Division of Infectious Diseases includes creating a multidisciplinary primary care clinic to serve people living with HIV. Led by Claire Farel MD, MPH, medical director of the UNC Infectious Diseases Clinic, Amy Durr, MSN, RN, FNP-BC associate director of the UNC ID Clinic, and Louise King, MD, new assistant professor in the… Read More
Physicians address ‘increasing concern’ about effects of COVID-19 among PLWH – Healio
Dr. Adaora Adimora, MD MPH, recently spoke to Healio about effects of COVID-19 on people living with HIV. She states that “people with well-controlled HIV have an excellent prognosis from an HIV standpoint. There’s very little information right now concerning the effect of HIV on COVID-19,” though comorbidities “increase the severity and mortality of COVID-19.”… Read More
Cohen inducted into UNC’s Order of the Golden Fleece
Myron Cohen, MD, Yeargan-Bate Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Immunology and Epidemiology, Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Health, Director of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, and Associate Director of the UNC CFAR has been inducted into the Order of the Golden Fleece. The Order of the Golden Fleece is UNC’s oldest… Read More
