Let’s Get Clinical
May 20, 2024
Researchers across Carolina manage clinical trials to get novel treatments and interventions into the hands of those who need them most.
HIV
Rainier Masa
October 13, 2021
Rainier Masa is an assistant professor in the UNC School of Social Work. He studies the intersection of socioeconomic precarity, stigma, and HIV in adolescents and young adults.
Nilu Goonetilleke
July 8, 2020
Nilu Goonetilleke is an assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology within the UNC School of Medicine. She studies the immune cell response to several major human infections, like HIV, and develops strategies to limit the causes and spread of disease.
Expecting the Unexpected
July 7, 2020
After Myron Cohen watched the first patient at UNC Hospitals die from AIDS in 1982, he knew it was a disease to be reckoned with. He spent the next 40 years helping to recruit the most promising infectious disease experts from across the nation to build a program that’s become a leader in HIV. Today, UNC excels in understanding all aspects of HIV, from prevention to a potential cure — expertise that is now being used to tackle COVID-19.
Blood, Sweat, and Tears
July 27, 2016
UNC began treating blood disorders in 1947 — setting the stage for major breakthroughs in hemophilia and HIV
Blake Hauser
April 20, 2016
Senior Blake Hauser is double-majoring in environmental health sciences and biology, with a minor in chemistry. In January, she received the Churchill Scholarship, a research-focused award that provides funding to American students for a year of master’s study in science, mathematics, and engineering at the University of Cambridge. Her research focuses on the continuum of care for mothers diagnosed with HIV during pregnancy and the implementation of antiretroviral drugs that can help suppress the virus.
Will Big Science Cure AIDS?
May 29, 2014
The story of UNC’s decades-long fight against HIV and its implications for the battle against other deadly diseases.