March 2024 Media coverage: Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells - Michelle Roberts, BBC, March 20, 2024 HIV cure breakthrough as virus eliminated from cells in laboratory - Nina Massey, The Independent, March 20, 2024 Hopes of…
October/November 2023 Media coverage: CRISPR gene therapy appears safe, but claims of an imminent HIV cure are premature - Liz Highleyman, AIDSMap, November 3, 2023 Cure for HIV could be months away as first three patients are injected with new…
Engagement of affected communities in research is vital to ensuring that the science is ethical and responsive to community priorities and needs. This module covers the history of community-based HIV research advocacy and outlines principles and best practices for community…
Some HIV cure research studies ask participants to temporarily stop antiretroviral therapy, which is referred to as an analytical treatment interruption (ATI). This module explains the use of ATIs in HIV cure research and covers what is currently known about…
An overview of current knowledge regarding how HIV persists in the body despite suppression of viral load by antiretroviral therapy. Understanding the mechanisms by which HIV persists is considered key to developing curative interventions that would prevent the virus rebounding…
Scientists are pursuing multiple approaches with the aim of developing interventions capable of curing HIV or keeping HIV durably suppressed in the absence of antiretroviral therapy. This module provides an overview of the many strategies that are currently under investigation…