We have 3 aims for this project:
The searcHIV project was completed on May 31st, 2019. Even though the grant has ended, many of the ideas and activities will move forward. We started this project with the intention of exploring HIV cure research in the United States, … Read more
By Alice Zhang People living with HIV (PLHIV) often face stigma that is multilayered and multifactorial. The stigma that they face can be associated with misconceptions about HIV, but it can also be linked to marginalized behaviors and identities. For … Read more
By: Meredith Blumberg With some recent claims circulating in the media about HIV ‘cures,’ it is important to restate that, currently, there is no cure for HIV. With daily antiretroviral therapy (ART), the HIV virus can be effectively suppressed and … Read more
By: Meredith Blumberg On September 25th, the 2017 PrEP Summit was held at the JB Duke Hotel in Durham, NC. The event was co-hosted by the UNC and Duke Centers for AIDS Research (CFARs). This summit served as an … Read more
By Karine Dubé, David Palm and Jeff Taylor Carl H. June, MD delivered the keynote speech at a University of Washington conference on engineered T cells for cancer and HIV. Dr. June is the Richard W. Vague Professor in … Read more
By Karine Dubé The International AIDS Society (IAS) 2017 conference was held in Paris, France in July 2017. A HIV Cure and Cancer Forum took place before the conference to explore the interconnectedness of HIV and cancer … Read more
by Drs. Karine Dube and Joseph D. Tucker How do key stakeholders understand the risks and benefits associated with participating in an HIV remission research study? This was the core question asked in our team’s research study published in PLoS ONE. … Read more
9 HIV Cure Myths Debunked by Allison Mathews, PhD A few months ago, a man living with HIV reached out to the 2BeatHIV project to learn more about HIV and HIV cure research. The 2BeatHIV project is a research project … Read more
by Adam Gilbertson, PhD The searcHIV and 2beatHIV teams are proud to announce funding for a new R21 grant led by our own Stuart Rennie and Adam Gilbertson. The focus of this project will be the ethical issues concerning HIV … Read more
By Karine Dubé Every year, before the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infectious (CROI), HIV treatment and cure advocates gather to discuss updates around HIV cure science. Highlights from the CROI 2017 Community HIV Cure Research Workshop are below. Maureen … Read more
By Karine Dubé The 2016 Women’s Research Initiative on HIV/AIDS (WRI) meeting took place in Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, South Carolina from December 1 – 4, 2016. The theme for this year’s meeting was: Women in HIV Cure Research: Advocating … Read more
On Monday, December 12, the Durham County Board of Commissioners officially proclaimed December 14 as HIV Cure Research Day. Dr. Allison Mathews reflected on the importance of the day, “HIV Cure Research Day marks the one year anniversary of the … Read more
by Dr. Raul Necochea & Dr. Adam Gilbertson, Dept. of Social Medicine, UNC School of Medicine Cure research has long raised and troubled the expectations of people afflicted by infectious diseases. Prior to the 1940s, Hansen’s disease (leprosy) was an … Read more
By Karine Dubé The National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) hosted its most recent HIV cure strategies meeting from November 14 – 16, 2016. The purpose of the workshop was to facilitate and foster collaboration across the new … Read more
By Karine Dubé The IAS 2016 meeting was held in Durban, South Africa in July 2016. The IAS 2016 Towards an HIV Cure Research Symposium included a social sciences panel for the first time and the main conference featured talks … Read more
By: Meredith Blumberg, 2BeatHIV Intern, UNC-CH Health Policy and Management Major I love watching TED Talks; I find it fascinating to learn about such varied, yet similarly inspirational, topics through short presentations. However, my past viewing of TED Talks had been … Read more
By Qingyan Ma, PhD Bringing the voices of people living with HIV (PLHIV) into HIV cure research is critical to increase community engagement in clinical trial participation, enhance HIV treatment adherence, as well as improve psychosocial well-being of PLHIV. Therefore, … Read more
by Joseph Tucker, MD, PhD and Adam Gilbertson, PhD HIV cure research has expanded by leaps and bounds in the past ten years. There is no doubt about the progress in terms of laboratory science and overarching strategies. But how … Read more
searchHIV Q&A Answered by Dr. Stuart Rennie What is clear is that there is currently unprecedented excitement surrounding the possibility of a cure for HIV. Funding devoted specifically to HIV cure research is increasing, and there is more HIV cure … Read more
For general questions or inquiries about the searcHIV Working Group, please contact Adam Gilbertson, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, at adam_gilbertson@med.unc.edu or 919-428-5635.
