On November 10th, Dr. Ada Adimora was named the honoree at the 2021 "Where She Leads We Will Follow Her: National Women's Summit on HIV and Health." … Read More
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Dr. Ada Adimora Named Summit Honoree
23rd Annual World AIDS Day Symposium
World AIDS Day, started in 1988, is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, increase awareness, combat stigma, and … Read More
Browne Lab Earns NIH Grant to Study Cannabis Effects on HIV Reservoir
"Ed Browne, PhD, assistant professor of medicine, is the principal investigator of a $4-million, 5-year study of the role of cannabis use in HIV … Read More
UNC CFAR In the News
Developmental Core Announces 2 new funding sources
In addition to its recent Microgrant, the UNC CFAR Developmental Core has released its 2022-2023 RFP and a CFAR Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Request for Proposals of HIV/COVID-19 Small Grants. Letters of intent for these proposals are due no later than Wednesday, December 1, 2021. All current Developmental Core funding opportunities are linked below.… Read More
Alicia Diggs named one of Plus+ Magazine’s 25 Amazing People of the Year (who are also living with HIV)
Alicia Diggs has been living with HIV for 20 of her 49 years, and she’s made good use of every year. Not only is she an author, a PhD, and a fierce advocate for people living with HIV, she’s also a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, the manager for the Office of… Read More
UNC HIV Cure Center Awarded $26.2 million over the next 5 Years
“The National Institutes of Health will award $53 million annually to 10 research organizations over the next five years to continue working toward curative therapies for HIV. The Collaboratory of AIDS Researchers for Eradication (CARE), led at the UNC HIV Cure Center by David Margolis, MD, is one of two programs to have received funds… Read More
Study Compares Mortality Among People Entering HIV Care with General US Population
“HIV-related mortality has decreased since 1996 due to improving treatments and evolving care guidelines, but the extent to which persons entering HIV care have a higher risk for death over the following years, compared with peers in the general population, has been unclear. Joseph Eron, MD, the Herman and Louise Smith Distinguished Professor of Medicine… Read More
