Category: Infectious Diseases
Proof-of-Concept HIV Immunotherapy Study Passes Phase 1 Safety Trial
Julia Sung, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, has proven the safety of a new immunotherapy to re-educate the body’s immune system to better fight HIV infection. The results were recently published in the journal Molecular Therapy.
NIH Funds UNC Study to Investigate Maternal-Fetal Transmission of Zika
UNC researchers led by Elizabeth Stringer, MD, Sylvia Becker-Dreps, MD, and Aravinda de Silva, PhD, along with collaborators in Nicaragua, have been given a five-year, $2.7 million R01 award from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to better understand the epidemiology of Zika virus in pregnancy and the impact the virus has on infant neurodevelopment.
Weber and Colleagues Earn Award for Publication Excellence
In 2017, Dr. David Weber and colleagues published a study in the American Journal of Infection Control about the effectiveness of ultraviolet light and hydrogen peroxide for cleaning hospital rooms. As the most read study, it recently earned an award of publication excellence.
Floris-Moore Joins HIVMA Board
Michelle Floris-Moore, MD, MS has been elected to serve board of directors for the HIV Medicine Association.
Dr. Jonathan Juliano is named Yang Family Biomedical Scholar
The award, which recognizes the research achievements of young tenured faculty, is made possible through a generous donation from Lenovo chairman and CEO Yuanqing Yang, with additional financial support from Mr. To Hing Wu.
Farel and Mathews, Honored with Red Ribbon Awards
Faculty and staff from UNC’s Institute of Global Health & Infectious Diseases were well represented at the 2018 Red Ribbon Gala, hosted by the North Carolina Community AIDS Fund.
UNC experts respond to CDC’s advisory regarding increase in mosquito and tick borne illnesses
The CDC recently issued a report on the rising rates of tick and mosquito borne illnesses across the United States. In an interview with CNN, Myron Cohen, MD, spoke about the importance of the advisory and increasing public awareness. David Weber, MD, MPH, spoke with the New York Times about how to protect yourself from mosquitoes and ticks.
Juliano Fights Antimalarial Resistance
Jonathan Juliano, MD, MSPH, associate professor of medicine, has been asked to join the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network’s (WWARN) Scientific Advisory Committee.
UNC School of Medicine Announces Three New Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professors
Three exemplary physician-scientists at the UNC School of Medicine – David Margolis, MD, Ada Adimora, MD, MPH, and Janet Rubin, MD – have been named Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professors.
Bridge Counselors Engage Patients in Care
Robin Akins remembers receiving a phone call from a patient living with HIV she had been trying to reach for months. Dealing with the sudden loss of a family member had prevented the patient from keeping appointments at the UNC Infectious Diseases (ID) Clinic. Akins works as the clinic’s bridge counselor, ensuring people living with HIV remain in care.
Research Highlights: Infectious Diseases
Mina Hosseinipour Women compromised 59 percent of adults living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa in 2014 according to the World Health Organization. Creating HIV prevention efforts that target women is critical to stopping new infections. Mina Hosseinipour, MD, MPH, is scientific director of UNC Project-Malawi in Lilongwe, Malawi, and a professor of medicine at UNC. She is co-chair … Read more
New Approaches to HIV Clinical Trials for Black Women and HIV
US black women and HIV prevention is the focus of a new intervention strategy by Drs. Ada Adimora, Joe Eron and Stephen Cole in the department of medicine’s division of infectious diseases.