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$3.25M NIH grant to support research in oral manifestations of HIV, including mouth cancer Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine will use a $3.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to better understand how HIV impacts the human body, from mouth lesions to oral […]

Case Dental gets $3.25M NIH grant to support research in ...

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ACTG launches A5383, clinical trial evaluating potential immunologic benefits of treating asymptomatic CMV in people living with HIV The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), the largest global HIV research network, today announced the initiation of A5383, a clinical trial evaluating whether the anti- cytomegalovirus (CMV) drug letermovir reduces inflammation when […]

A5383: ELICIT clinical trial of anti-CMV medication letermovir

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Injectable PrEP highly successful, despite HIV infections Experts say breakthrough HIV should still remain rare in those receiving ViiV Healthcare’s injectable Apretude to prevent infection. In a large clinical trial assessing Apretude, ViiV Healthcare’s recently approved injectable drug, as a form of HIV prevention, seven participants contracted the virus despite […]

Breakthrough HIV reported in injectable PrEP trial; experts say drug ...

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CROI2022 overview w/Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, head of NIAID NIAID director Dr. Carl Dieffenbach reviews updates from #CROI2022 (www.croiconference.org) in this 34-minute video. In an HIV.gov video conversation on Wednesday, February 16, NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach discussed some of the pivotal HIV research advances presented this week at the 2022 virtual […]

NIH’s Dr. Carl Dieffenbach Discusses Highlights of HIV Cure, Treatment ...

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COVID numbers down but immunocompromised still at risk COVID-19 cases are the lowest they have been in Cuyahoga County in months, and many schools and businesses are no longer requiring masks. But for people with compromised immune systems, like Lakewood resident Robert Toth, this is a difficult environment to navigate. In […]

Immunocompromised are still at risk as COVID-19 cases plummet in ...

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SAB-185 Polyclonal Antibody Graduates to Phase 3 The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), the largest global HIV research network, which recently expanded its focus to include evaluating outpatient treatment for COVID-19, announced that SAB-185, a novel polyclonal antibody therapy, has demonstrated safety and efficacy in phase 2 that meet the […]

ACTG Announces Graduation of Novel Polyclonal Antibody Therapy SAB-185 to ...

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Nominations are open for the annual Marilyn Kuczynski Faith & Strength Award National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NFHAAD) was founded by Khadijah Abdullah in 2016. She is also the founder of RAHMA (Reaching All HIV+ Muslims in America), an Islamic organization in Arabic (the name means Mercy). In 2016, advocates […]

Marilyn Kuczynski Faith & Strength Award nominations open

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HIV cure–related research focus group of serodiscordant couples A message from HIV researchers Danielle M. Campbell, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, and Karine Dubé, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC about their research on HIV cure research with HIV-discordant couples: […]

HIV cure focus group/interview study

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Researcher at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing focuses on aging-related health issues among people living with HIV-AIDS Nurse scientist Allison Webel, PhD at Case Western Reserve University is further expanding her research on aging-related health challenges increasingly faced by people living longer with HIV-AIDS. Her ongoing NIH-funded work investigating […]

CWRU Nurse Scientist Studies Aging Well with HIV

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Promising HIV vaccine to be tested with gay men and trans people This article is a helpful overview of Mosaico, a global HIV-prevention vaccine study enrolling 3,800 sexually active HIV-negative gay men and transgender people age 18-60.   Article: http://www.aidsmap.com/news/jul-2019/promising-hiv-vaccine-be-tested-gay-men-and-trans-people  Study: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03964415

Mosaico HIV-prevention vaccine study opening soon

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Trailblazer studies gene-editing HIV treatment at 3 sites Dr. Carl Fichtenbaum at our sister site at the University of Cincinnati talks about #Trailblazer, our HIV treatment study using zinc finger nucleases to perform gene editing on cells to reduce the reservoir of HIV infection. Link: https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2019/08/n20848753.html

Carl Fichtenbaum’s UofC IDRU takes on gene editing to reduce ...

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CWRU’s Blanton Tolbert appointed to NIH Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council (OARAC) June 3, 2019 Congratulations to CWRU chemistry associate professor and HIV researcher Blanton Tolbert, who was appointed to the National Institutes of Health’s Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council, a permanent position that advises on the direction […]

CWRU’s Blanton Tolbert appointed to NIH Office of AIDS Research ...

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Community Advisory Board (CAB) meetings, Awareness Days & Other Events  Visit our Facebook (www.facebook.com/clevelandclinicaltrials) and Twitter (twitter.com/CLEHIVtrials) pages for updates. JANUARY 8: CAB MEETING January 23: Bruce Richman, U=U / Prevention Access Campaign, visiting Cleveland February: American Heart Month February 7: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day FEBRUARY 12: CAB MEETING […]

2019 Calendar of Events

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