Nilu Goonetilleke, PhD
Associate Professor, Goonetilleke Lab
Areas of Interest
Human T cell immunology, Immunobiology of HIV, HCMV and chlamydial infections, T cell vaccinology and immunotherapy against viral infections and viral-associated malignancies
About
Awards and Honors
- Yang Family Biomedical Scholar (2021)
Memberships
- Director, ACTG Immunology Speciality Laboratory (UNC) ACTG Executive Committee (2022-2024)
In the news
Investigators with the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases (IGHID) participated in the 2025 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in San Francisco, California, March 9-12. Following are some highlights. In a CROI preview, Joe Eron, MD, was interviewed for the “Going Anti-Viral” IAS-USA podcast, discussing the state of HIV cure research … Read more Nilu Goonetilleke, PhD, a member of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases and associate professor of medicine, was interviewed by Contagion Infectious Diseases Today during CROI, the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. She discussed two studies that she led with first author Cindy Gay, MD, MPH. The interviews were posted on March 10. … Read more HIV/AIDS has been around for approximately 40 years, but many researchers say the end is in sight. The question is, will it be in our lifetime or just around the corner? This is a spotlight on the HIV CURE Center, comprising approximately 55 researchers and students, featuring David Margolis, MD, the director, Nancie Archin, PhD, a … Read more
IGHID Investigators Participate in CROI Conference
Nilu Goonetilleke Discusses Latest HIV Research During CROI 2025
IAMIGHID: Spotlighting the HIV Cure Team
Education
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Undergraduate
University of Queensland
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PhD
Open University, United Kingdom