"National Geographic published an article about the top 20 scientific discoveries on the decade, including the treatment of HIV as prevention, a … Read More
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NatGeo selects HPTN 052 HIV trial as one of the discoveries of the decade
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
UNC and Emory Researchers Reverse HIV Latency, Important Scientific Step Toward Cure
“Overcoming HIV latency – induction of HIV in CD4+ T cells that lay dormant throughout the body – is a major step toward creating a cure for HIV. For the first time, scientists at UNC-Chapel Hill, Emory University, and Qura Therapeutics – a partnership between UNC and ViiV Healthcare – have shown that a new… Read More
CFAR Investigators named Highly Cited Researchers by Web of Science
CFAR Investigators Drs. Cohen, Margolis, and Cole, along with 7 other Gillings School of Global Public Health faculty members, were recently named Highly Cited Researchers, according to the Highly Cited Researchers 2019 list from the Web of Science Group. This list includes investigators who produced multiple papers ranking in the top 1% by citations for their… Read More
UNC awarded $2.91 million to create new ultra-long-acting HIV drug delivery implant
“Doctoral students Katie Mollan, MS and Bonnie Shook-Sa, MAS, along with Michael Hudgens, PhD, professor of biostatistics at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, are part of an investigative team that recently received a $2.91 million award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to create an ultra-long-acting implant for HIV drug delivery.… Read More
Adimora Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH, the Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine and professor of epidemiology with the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), widely considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.… Read More
UNC Awarded $19.4 million to Continue National Effort to Combat HIV Comorbidities
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will receive $19.4 million over the next seven years to continue their research on chronic illnesses that often accompany HIV infection, including cardiovascular and lung diseases, diabetes, and cancers. Almost half of people with HIV in the United States are over the age of 50… Read More
