Investigators
in the Research Triangle have a long tradition of leading clinical, public health,
and research efforts in infectious disease. In recognition of these accomplishments,
the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina have established the
Center for HIV/STDs and Infectious Disease at the Chapel Hill Campus (The Center
For Infectious Diseases). More details...
Lillian Brown is an MD epidemiology PhD student at UNC who will be working in Malawi this year on a randomized study of different methods of contact tracing and Jon Samuel is a surgical resident at UNC who will be conducting a comparative study of burn patients with and without HIV infection and the impact on various immunologic factors.
The Infectious Diseases Program, located in the Center for Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina has provided outstanding training, research and patient care for more than forty years. Information for applicants to the Infectious Diseases Program can be found here.
Friday Morning Conference
Slide Presentations
Additional Presentations
Research Ethics in a Developing Country: A Case History of the BAN Study, 10-11-2007 (Charles van der Horst, UNC)Clinical Case Conference
Presentation slides for April-June 2008
Presentation slides for January-March 2008
Presentation slides for 2007
The Center For Infectious Diseases includes 13 different research programs or centers, addressing HIV (behavioral prevention, vaccines, and treatment), STIs, microbicides, and biodefense and emerging infections.
UNC researchers presented over 30 abstracts at the 2008 CROI in Boston, MA.
A sampling of members' recent publications can be found here.
