uConnect
Longitudinal cohort of Young Black MSM 16-29 starting in 2012
RADAR
The overall goal of the RADAR study is to identify and understand the connections among sexually transmitted infections (like HIV), drug and alcohol use, and romantic or sexual relationship patterns over time among young men who have sex with men.
Inter-CFAR Symposium at UAB: HIV and Women, December 6-7, 2016
Request for abstracts will be shared in the next several months.
RFA: Postdoctoral Positions at Eva Gottwein Lab
Postdoctoral Positions in the Laboratory of Dr. Eva Gottwein Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine Eva Gottwein, PhD, Assistant Professor in Microbiology-Immunology The Eva Gottwein lab studies oncogenic mechanisms of Kaposi’s Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus. Available projects focus on virally encoded microRNAs, the cell biology of KSHV-infected endothelial cells, and the investigation of viral B cell transformation using CRISPR/Cas9. Successful applicants [...]
Count Down to National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day
April 1st, 2016 Northwestern University’s IMPACT Program debuts video series leading up to National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day on April 10th. Dr. Brian Mustanski, Co-Director of the Third Coast CFAR and Director of the IMPACT Program, emphasizes the series’ importance in promoting education and resources for HIV-positive youth. “We want to encourage young [...]
New Study Challenges Previous Beliefs About Dormant Virus; Charts a “Path to a Cure”
A team of international scientists led by Northwestern University found that HIV is still replicating in lymphoid tissue, even when it is undetectable in the blood of patients on antiretroviral drugs. The findings provide a critical new perspective on how HIV persists in the body despite potent antiretroviral therapy. “We now have a path to [...]