NC, SC Join Forces to Combat HIV Epidemic Both state health departments and HIV researchers at flagship universities announced the new “Carolinas … Read More
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NC, SC Join Forces to Combat HIV
UNC at CROI 2019: Recordings Available
Keep tabs on UNC CFAR's presence at the 2019 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, held in Seattle, WA March 4-7. Now updated with … Read More
CFAR-Wide Webinar Series Schedule
Please see below for further details about how to create a SEATC profile and register for each of the CFAR-wide webinars. 2019 Webinar … Read More
UNC CFAR in the News
Angela Kashuba selected as next dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Dr. Angela Kashuba, Director of UNC CFARs Clinical Pharmacology and Analytical Chemistry Core, has been selected to serve as the next dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. This appointment is effective October 1st. To read more about her appointment, read this letter from Robert Blouin, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost.
Myron Cohen in The Guardian’s “End to Aids in sight as huge study finds drugs stop HIV transmission”
The UK PARTNER study published its findings on May 2 in the Lancet, concluding that the risk of infection between male partners is zero if the virus is fully suppressed by antiretrovirals. In the Guardian’s coverage of the study, they quote UNC CFARs Myron Cohen’s commentary on barriers to care: “It is not always easy… Read More
In an effort to make childbirth safer, $14 million awarded to Jeff Stringer’s research team
Jeff Stringer, director of UNC CFAR’s International Core, is leading two studies to improve pregnancy outcomes in the world’s poorest countries. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $14 million to Stringer’s interdisciplinary team, composed of researchers from the UNC School of Medicine and UNC Gillings School of Global Health. Read more about this at… Read More
Eron Moderates New Video Series
Joseph Eron, MD, division chief of infectious diseases and director of UNC CFAR’s Clinical Core, was recently featured on Contagion‘s latest Peer Exchange panel. The four-part discussion, entitled “HIV Screening, Prevention, and Treatment Advances,” is available to the public here. From the UNC Health Care and UNC School of Medicine’s Newsroom article, “This Contagion “Peer Exchange” panel features… Read More
Reducing Stigma and Exploring Resilience Among Young Black Men
In a study published on January 11th, investigators considered of the digital resilience behavior of young, black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). CFAR investigator and assistant professor of health behavior at the Gillings School Kathryn E. Muessig, PhD, participated as senior author to this study, entitled “Stay strong! keep ya head up! move on!… Read More
