Hutch News
New Science Spotlight Articles
Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
September 16, 2019
Models identify cellular proliferation as driver of HIV persistence
From the Schiffer group, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Despite early rise, longterm ART decreases HSV shedding
From the Corey lab, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Hutch researcher, South African pediatrician recalls HIV hero Nkosi Johnson at AIDS 2016
At AIDS 2016, a South African pediatrician and Fred Hutch vaccine researcher pays tribute to a young HIV hero
Charlie Sheen’s announcement reveals ‘ugly ogre underneath’ public awareness of HIV
Reactions underscore disease’s lingering stigma
SCHARP played key role in scientific breakthrough of the year
Science magazine selected HIV prevention trial for its top honor of 2011; study showed early antiretroviral therapy reduced heterosexual HIV transmission by 96 percent
Study details how long-term nonprogressors control HIV
Local collaborative research has far-reaching implications for autoimmunity, chronic infection control
Initiation of antiretroviral treatment protects partners from HIV infection
Supported by SCHARP’s data management, HIV Prevention Trials Network shows 96 percent reduction in HIV transmission to uninfected sexual partners
Six-month drug regimen cuts HIV risk for breastfeeding infants
SCHARP data shows longer nevirapine treatment reduces infection by half for babies with HIV-infected mothers, 75 percent for infants of untreated moms
Study shows ART lowers HIV transmission
Antiretroviral therapy associated with 92 percent decreased risk of HIV transmission among HIV-1 discordant couples in large, multinational study
Faculty profile: Biostatistics and real world solutions
VIDI’s Elizabeth Brown studies mother-to-child transmission of HIV and more to make a difference in peoples’ lives