“National Geographic published an article about the top 20 scientific discoveries on the decade, including  the treatment of HIV as prevention, a concept based on Myron Cohen’s multinational HPTN 052 trial, which demonstrated that antiretroviral treatment of people with HIV infection prevents the sexual transmission of the virus. This study served as the basis for HIV “treatment as prevention” programs worldwide and it was recognized by Science Magazine as the “Breakthrough of the Year” in 2011.”

See more here at the UNC Healthcare and UNC School of Medicine Newsroom. Dr. Cohen is the Associate Director of the UNC CFAR and the Associate Director of the CFAR International Core. He also serves as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Health and Medical Affairs at UNC-Chapel Hill; the Yeargan-Bate Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, and Epidemiology; and Director of the UNC Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases.