Why macrophages matter for HIV cure
The HIV virus can infect and live in cells in tissues and hide there. One of these hiding places is in a type of immune cell called macrophages.
Research spotlight
HIV cure research in the media
HIV cure research was recently showcased on the Well Well Well podcast on Joy FM, hosted by Thorne Harbour Health.
Inclusion, respect, equity: A photo essay of people participating in HIV cure research at The Alfred in Victoria.
This beautiful photographic essay was compiled by The Alfred in Melbourne, and all credit for this article goes to their
Trust crucial to treatment interruption
At the Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference, Dr Gordon Campbell discussed participant motivations and experiences from an HIV cure clinical trial with
Gene therapy advance in mice
A special session at the recent Australasian HIV/AIDS conference featured new research from the Kirby Institute. Dr Scott Ledger presented
New sequencing method shows many blood-derived HIV particles are defective
Sydney researchers have developed a way to sequence near-full-length HIV-genomes from viral particles in the blood. This new test is
High CD4 count before HIV treatment contributes to smaller HIV reservoir on ART
Researchers found that people infected with HIV who maintained a CD4+ count during untreated infection as high as that in
Vitamin D3 affects the HIV reservoir in humans
Thirty PLHIV in Melbourne took part in the randomised, placebo-controlled VIVA trial. Researchers looked to see if 24 weeks of
Special delivery: nanoparticles to send latency-reversing drugs to lymph nodes
Latency-reversing agents (LRAs) are used to awaken, and possibly purge, the latent HIV reservoir. Two major challenges for LRA use
CRISPR CCR5 edits safe but limited
Chinese scientists used CRISPR gene editing to alter CCR5 in stem cells from a 27 year old male. The edited
HIV reservoir changes dramatically during prolonged ART
HIV integration into the host genome, forming the HIV reservoir, represents the major barrier to HIV eradication. It is not
HIV May Play an Evolutionary Tug-of-War in Infected Cells
HIV can infect a cell, remain ‘intact’, and replicate but sometimes the virus becomes defective and can’t do so. Intact