This article has been reposted from UNC’s Institute of Global Health and Infectious Disease website. To see the full article, please click here. 1) What is CFAR? Swanstrom: “UNC… Read More
HOPWA Funding Saved!
The Davidson Amendment to defund HOPWA was defeated 282-144 in Wednesday night’s vote. This is a significant win and demonstrates the power of our community. HOPWA, or Housing Opportunities for… Read More
UNC CFAR’s 25th Annual World AIDS Day Symposium
World AIDS Day is recognized on December 1st, and is a global occasion of unity, bringing together people worldwide impacted by HIV. It serves as a day for individuals to… Read More
NICHD Grant Award Enables Researchers To Address Reasons For Vertical Transmission of HIV in Malawi As the Country Pursues Elimination Goals: Integrated Educational Cores Represent the Best of Capacity Building with Malawian Health Leaders
Under the leadership of Mina Hosseinipour, MD, MPH, the NIH’s National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), has funded the project “Preventing Infant Infections with Implementation Science in… Read More
Gut Microbiome Can Increase Risk, Severity of HIV, EBV Disease
UNC School of Medicine researchers Angela Wahl, PhD, Balfour Sartor MD, J. Victor Garcia, PhD, and colleagues created a germ-free mouse model to evaluate the role of the microbiome in… Read More
UNC CFAR’s HIV/STD Core Associate Director, De Paris Receives Grant to Study HIV Vaccination in Infant Disease Models
The 7.5-million grant from the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will help researchers pinpoint specific factors that lead to a better immune response through HIV vaccination. Kristina… Read More
Highlights from the 2023 HPTN Annual Meeting
UNC CFAR was well presented at the 2023 HPTN Annual Meeting! UNC CFAR’s Associate Director, the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN’s) Principle Investigator Myron Cohen, and UNC CFAR’s Clinical Core Director… Read More
UNC CFAR’s Biostatistics Core director Dr. Michael Hudgens honored with the 2023 Larsh Award
Michael Hudgens, PhD, is the winner of the 2023 Larsh Award. Established in 1997, the John E. Larsh Jr. Award for Mentorship recognizes a current member of the Gillings School… Read More
Dennis Research Group Releases New White Paper On Molecular HIV Epidemiology
The Dennis Research Group in the School of Medicine has released a new white paper titled, “Revitalizing Community Engagement in the Public Health Use of Molecular HIV Epidemiology.” The paper is a product of… Read More
Welcome Dr. Kate MacQueen, new CFAR Developmental Core Director
The UNC CFAR is delighted to welcome Dr. Kate MacQueen as the new CFAR Developmental Core Director. Kate is a Senior Scientist in the Social and Behavioral Health Sciences Division of… Read More
