Results from RV144 Send Scientists in Search of Clues. Whether or not this trial is the key that helps researchers unlock the mysteries of immunological protection against HIV, it provides an important clue—actually 8,000 of them.
One of the clearest lessons to emerge from the 2007 STEP trial came, oddly enough, not from human volunteers but from monkeys.
This year’s Retrovirus Meeting at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory featured research on all aspects of HIV biology, but host cell restriction factors took center stage.
NFID conference showcases how vaccines are gaining ground against global scourges.
A recent symposium captured the growing sense among researchers that HIV infection can be cured. But it also exposed the many challenges that lie ahead.