HIV Cure Research Overview - Current Strategies and Future Directions
Harvard University via YouTube
Overview
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Explore the cutting-edge field of HIV cure research in this 39-minute faculty talk by Dr. Raj Gandhi from Harvard University. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the science behind HIV cure research, current strategies being employed, and future directions in this critical area. Learn why current antiretroviral therapy falls short of curing HIV, examine recent cases of HIV cure, and delve into various scenarios and trial focuses. Discover the efforts to reduce the HIV reservoir, exposure protection strategies, and the current state of HIV cure research. Analyze the timeline of studies and contemplate the possibility of achieving an HIV cure in the future.
Syllabus
Intro
Why does current antiretroviral therapy not cure HIV
Recent cases of HIV cure
Case 2 scenarios
What trials are focusing on
Reducing the reservoir
Exposure
Protect Strategy
Can we cure HIV
Where are we
Timeline of studies
Taught by
Harvard University