ADDRESSING THE MAJOR CHALLENGES IN HIV VACCINE AND CURE RESEARCH

Grant number: 1149990 | Funding period: 2019 - 2023

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Abstract

HIV remains one of the defining global health challenge of our times. 37 million people are living with HIV with 2 million new infections each year. Despite advances in management of HIV infection with antiretroviral therapy, there is still no cure, no effective vaccine, and several co-infections reduce life expectancy. This program assembles Australia’s leading HIV researchers to use innovative basic and translational science to tackle priority areas in controlling the HIV epidemic.

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