IMMUNE BASED THERAPIES Phase 1 Dose Escalation Study of Autologous T-cells Genetically Modified at the CCR5 Gene by Zinc Finger Nucleases in HIV-Infected Patients The purpose of this research study is to find out whether “zinc finger” modified CD4+ T-cells are safe to give to humans and find how “zinc finger” modified T-cell affects HIV. …
Great overview written in layman’s terms Controversies in HIV cure research Journal of the International AIDS Society 2012, 15:16 doi:10.1186/1758-2652-15-1 Rowena Johnston (rowena.johnston@amfar.org) Francoise Barre-Sinoussi (fbarre@pasteur.fr) …
I highly recommend watching Dr Sharon Lewin’s talk ( first one after the introduction). In my opinion, it is the best talk I have seen on the current status of HIV cure research https://bit.ly/xpT8re
NATAP/CROI: HIV Eradication Study by DMargolis with Cancer Drug Here is link to webcast of the oral session at CROI called HIV Persistence, Latency, and Eradication where Dr David Margolis presented the results of the study he conducted which is discussed below: https://app2.capitalreach.com/esp1204/servlet/tc?c=10164&cn=retro&s=20481&&dp=player.jsp&e=16643&mediaType=podiumVideo from Jules Levin: The drug Zolinza used in this study appears to …
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Thanks to Siegfried Schwarze, a research activist from Germany, for writing down these notes from the meeting we had this past Sunday, March 4, 2012 in Seattle prior to CROI-2012. **************************************************************************** Sometimes the most important events don‘t take place at the conference itself but rather at the surrounding workshops. This seemed to be the case this …
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A couple of months ago a rag tag group of activist–including Project Inform (represented by myself), the Treatment Action Group (TAG) and the AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition (ATAC)–reached out to some of the world’s leading HIV researchers and companies working on HIV cure research and asked them to spend an entire day with us talking …
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The first presentation in this link shows Dr John Mellors speaking at the Conference of Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle on March 5, 2012. He did a great job at an overview of where we are in HIV Cure Research. HIV Reservoirs and Cure Research Lecture
Thursday, August 25 7:00pm-9:00pm What is the latest info on healthy aging with HIV? On treatments to improve the quality of my life? Will I see the cure in my lifetime? Join Positive Force and three great speakers for answers to these questions – and more! Speakers: Nelson Vergel, HIV wellness advocate, expert, and author …
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By Nelson Vergel July 15, 2011 By now, we have all read several stories about Timothy Brown and watched his interviews on TV. For the few who have been living in a cocoon in the last few weeks and have not watched the news, I remind them that Tim, once known as the “Berlin patient,” …
I am happy to announce that the lecture given by Dr Paula Cannon in Houston sponsored by the Center for AIDS has been uploaded (6 parts since youtube has upload limits) I highly recommend watching this great lecture that explains the current status and future challenges in this important field. Dr Cannon, a charming speaker, was able …
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https://bit.ly/lRCGbu AIDS Nelson Vergel, AIDS expert, talks HIV and healthy agingby Kate Sosin, Windy City Times2011-06-08 Nelson Vergel and Jeff Berry from TPAN. Photo by Kate Sosin Nelson Vergel is not what you think of when you say “AIDS over 50.”With hefty round muscles pushing out against a tight blue t-shirt and a lively demeanor, …
Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. The AIDS Policy Project. Dedicated to a cure for AIDS. June 7, 2011 Dear Nelson, Here’s something amazing. A cure for AIDS may be within reach—soon—for millions of people. “I want to pull out all the stops to go for it,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the …
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