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Could Tat be the right HIV Vaccine Target?
Written on 26 Nov, 2009 at 9:21 in Uncategorized | viewed 185 views times | 1 Comment
From a small clustering of men with Karposi’s sarcoma and Pneumocystis pneumonia in the early 1980s, HIV/AIDS has quickly become a pandemic that has killed more than 25 million people to date. Despite relatively inefficient mode of transmission, HIV continues... (Continue reading)
Issues with Vaccine Development for HIV/AIDS
Written on 13 Nov, 2009 at 10:00 in AIDS | viewed 66 views times | 2 Comments
My professor said something two days ago that shocked me: “I honestly don’t think we’ll ever see an effective vaccine for HIV/AIDS.” Considering how much of an expert he is, that was pretty demoralizing. And I don’t believe him; I... (Continue reading)
The Recent HIV/AIDS Vaccine: Thoughts
Written on 22 Oct, 2009 at 12:41 in AIDS | viewed 40 views times | 3 Comments
The HIV/AIDS Vaccine: A few weeks ago I was sitting in the basement of the biomedical research center at my school, just having made it through another fascinating class on pharmacology. It was time for lunch, so I made for... (Continue reading)