Category Archives: Research Spotlight

Innate immune system can kill HIV when a viral gene is deactivated

Research out of Victor Garcia’s lab suggests a new target in the hunt for a cure for HIV/AIDS Read More

UNC researchers discover gene that suppresses herpesviruses

Discovery could be key to treating dormant viruses linked to some cancers Read More

UNC, Vanderbilt discover new live vaccine approach for SARS and novel coronaviruses

Getting the virus to turn on itself Read More

Pioneering study shows drug can purge dormant HIV

Cancer drug vorinostat flushes out persistent reservoirs of dormant HIV Read More

Breast milk kills HIV and blocks oral transmission

New research opens up possibilities for natural compounds that fight HIV Read More

HIV hides soon after infection, UNC research shows

On the hunt for the cells that are the key to curing infection Read More

Longer breastfeeding and ART could lower HIV transmission to babies

New research finds that early weaning does not protect against HIV transmission Read More

Blood cancers rapidly increasing and unaddressed in sub-Saharan Africa

UNC-led team offers clinical and research agenda Read More

Drug helps purge hidden HIV virus, UNC study shows

Targeting the HIV virus where is hides could be the key to a cure, and UNC researchers have done it Read More

When prophecy fails

New study and editorial address how to better predict success in HIV prevention clinical trials Read More