Research
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amfAR Awards New
HIV Cure-Focused Research Grants Totaling $2.4 Million
High number of applications shows fierce competition for HIV research funding.
Researchers Target and Awaken Dormant HIV in Groundbreaking Advance
Researchers use lipid nanoparticles—LNP X—to insert mRNA capable of targeting and awakening dormant HIV, the main barrier to a cure.
The Importance of Sex in HIV Cure Strategies
A new amfAR-funded study led by Drs. Xu G. Yu and Mathias Lichterfeld suggests that sex differences influence the HIV reservoir, the main barrier to a cure.
How mRNA Could Help Create an HIV Vaccine
New technology might provide a workaround for creating an effective immune response.
What’s New in HIV Science?
amfAR’s Director of Research Dr. Andrea Gramatica leads a roundtable discussion about HIV research advances with Drs. Marina Caskey, Brad Jones, and Guinevere Lee.
Research Grants
Research Grants Awarded
Request for Proposals: Mathilde Krim Fellowships in Biomedical Research
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Publications from amfAR Grantees and Fellows
Each month, the findings of amfAR-funded researchers (names in bold) are published in peer-reviewed journals, which are listed below by month of publication. In each case you can click on the “ABSTRACT” link for a brief summary of the research paper as it appears in the journal. In some cases, you can click on the “READ MORE” link to access related articles written for a lay audience by amfAR staff.