NIH-supported scientists reverse HIV and SIV latency in two animal models
Findings represent progress toward an HIV cure.
AIDS vaccine using engineered herpes virus works in monkeys
Rhesus macaques have long been considered the prime model for AIDS vaccine research – as well as for understanding a host of other global infectious viruses such as Ebola, Zika, Dengue and malaria – because these monkeys’ immune systems are analogous to humans.
San Antonio Researchers Find Potential New Defense Against HIV Virus
A San Antonio research team under the leadership of Dr. Ruth Ruprecht has uncovered a potential new defense against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.