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HIV Cure Newsletter – May 2025
30/05/2025
Learn about the latest HIV cure science from Melbourne and international researchers in this May issue of the HIV Cure Newsletter, which is published by the Melbourne HIV Cure Consortium.
Melbourne is a global hub of HIV science research with some exciting new developments:
- Super-charged anti-HIV antibodies help to eliminate HIV-infected cells
- Breakthrough in finding active HIV in single cells
- How a cancer drug can increase immune cells and be used to kill HIV cells once these are woken up in the HIV reservoir
- A modified version of gene-editing that does not involve cutting DNA and avoids possible long term DNA damage
Read other the key highlights:
- Update on HIV science presented at leading HIV conference, CROI, in the United States
- Latest updates from international HIV cure trials using broadly neutralising antibodies or bNAbs
- Meet the Community Advisory Board (people with HIV) who make up CAB members on the Melbourne HIV Cure Consortium.
- Listen to Dr Jillian Lau on Joy FM interview for an update on HIV Cure research.
GET INVOLVED: Learn about HIV cure studies seeking volunteers.
Download the HIV Cure Newsletter: Victorian HIV cure volunteer database vol 4
