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Early-stage investigator Mathhew Painschab, MD has received a NIH Director鈥檚 Pioneer Award (DP-1) for his proposal titled 鈥淚nnovations in diagnosis for lymphadenopathy across HIV Centers of Excellence in Malawi鈥�. The DP-1 supports research from creative early-stage investigators who propose highly innovative, pioneering studies with potential to open new areas of...

Dr. Adaora Adimora was a distinguished physician-scientist who made exceptional contributions to the fields of HIV epidemiology and clinical care. To continue her legacy of work, ViiV Healthcare will fund two yearly fellowships, co-directed by聽Myron Cohen, MD, 黑料网 CFAR’s associate director and director of the 黑料网 Institute for Global Health...

  黑料网 CFAR’s Office of Community Engagement manager, Alicia Diggs, MPH, has been featured on the cover of POZ magazine and interviewed on her participation in the REPRIEVE Study. The Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE) was a randomized trial studying the heart health of participants living...

Michelle Floris-Moore, MD, MS delivered the Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture, on 20th聽June 2024, in honor of the late Ada Adimora, MD, MPH. Dr. Floris-Moore started by sharing insights into why Dr. Adimora 聽dedicated her career to addressing HIV disparities. Dr. Adimora was motivated by her early exposure to the disparities...

Recently, 黑料网 Research sat down with 黑料网 CFAR Social and Behavorial Core Co-Director Dr. Vivian Go, PhD, and 黑料网 CFAR Developmental Core Co-Director Dr. Bill Miller, MD, PhD. They are leading several clinical trials in Vietnam aimed at preventing HIV transmission and providing comprehensive support for individuals affected by the...

黑料网 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (黑料网 LCCC) researchers have developed a groundbreaking mouse model for Kaposi sarcoma, a cancer prevalent among HIV-positive individuals. This model promises to facilitate the development of novel drugs for the disease, offering hope for improved treatment options. Published in Cell Host & Microbe, the study...

Guochun Jiang, PhD, assistant professor of biochemistry and biophysics and member of the 黑料网 HIV Cure Center, received an R01 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health for his project 鈥淒efining the HIV reservoir and latency mechanism in human brain myeloid cells鈥� which is funded for five years and...

This post is condensed from the article by the 黑料网 Eshelman School of Pharmacy. 黑料网 Eshelman School of Pharmacy Dean Angela Kashuba, Pharm.D., was selected for the 2024 Carolina Alumni Faculty Service Award. Established in 1990, the award 鈥渉onors faculty members who have performed outstanding service for the University or...

The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) took place this year in Denver Colorado on March 3-6. This conference is used to provide a forum for basic scientists and clinical investigators to present, discuss, and critique their investigations into the epidemiology and biology of human retroviruses and associated diseases....

The Social & Behavioral Sciences (SBS) Cores of 黑料网 and Duke CFARs co-hosted an exciting in person Spring 2024 Networking Event. The event, “Untangling the Quagmire of Stigma,” explored how best to use stigma assessment to identify effective stigma reduction interventions. With over sixty-five attendees and held at Duke University’s...

Dr. Tiffany Breger attended the 27th聽Annual CFAR Meeting as an Early-Stage Investigator scholarship recipient at which she presented her research on statin uptake among participants in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study and Women鈥檚 Interagency HIV Study. Among nearly 1700 men and women indicated for statin treatment between 2014 and 2018...

It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of 黑料网 CFAR’s Co-Director, Ada Adimora, Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor of Medicine and professor of epidemiology. Dr. Adimora, a brilliant and compassionate physician scientist, left an indelible mark in our program, department, and the broader medical community. Dr. Adimora...