Block and lock: a pathway to remission
‘Block and lock’ is an emerging option in the pursuit of an HIV cure. Kirby Institute researchers have developed an […]
Gene therapy
Genes give instructions for every bodily process, from determining the colour of your eyes to the launching of an immune response. Gene therapy refers to strategies that deliberately change gene sequences. Altering a person’s genes can, for example, block cells from being infected with a particular virus, or mend a function that was previously broken.
Collaborations in cancer and HIV cure research
The HIV Cure & Cancer Forum brought cancer and HIV researchers together in Paris, as a prelude to the International AIDS
Making the cut: CRISPR gene editing and HIV
CRISPR/cas9 is a gene-editing strategy acting like a targeted pair of scissors. The technology has generated a lot of excitement,
Locking in HIV – can silencing lead to cure?
During primary infection, HIV naturally establishes latency in specialised immune cells, mainly CD4 T cells. A research group led by
Has a functional cure been discovered in Queensland?
A functional cure for HIV may have been discovered in Queensland. That’s the hope of Brisbane researchers who have created
Study attempts double HIV block by gene transfer
A bold study to make cells resistant to HIV is now recruiting in Sydney. Researchers from the Kirby Institute have
HIV evades gene editing attempts
A new study shows that using gene scissors to remove HIV from an infected cell may not be as effective
HIV-1 genomes eliminated from T cells
Scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia have designed a gene-editing system that may
First trial to use umbilical cord stem cells to cure HIV
The world’s first clinical trial which aims to cure five HIV patients within three years using transplants of blood from
UMMS scientists identify genes that shut down HIV-1; research published in Nature
A pair of studies in the journal Nature, one by Jeremy Luban, MD, and colleagues in Italy and Switzerland, and
Gene therapy controls HIV longer than four months in study
Sangamo Biosciences’ efforts to develop genetic therapies for HIV have had some early success, with two of three participants in
Success for Anti-HIV Gene Therapy in Mice
Researchers significantly reduced HIV levels in mice with a genetic therapy that induces immune cells to better fight the virus.