CHAPEL HILL -- When the 13th International AIDS Conference convenes July 9-14 in Durban, South Africa, it will mark the first time the annual event has taken place in a developing country. Moreover, the meeting is in sub-Saharan Africa, home to some 70 percent of the world's HIV-infected population. A contingent of scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including 15 faculty members affiliated with its Center for AIDS Research, are slated to report on a variety of topics. The center is funded by the National Institutes of Health so scientists can pursue new laboratory, clinical and societal solutions toward combating the HIV epidemic worldwide. Some of the presentations from Carolina faculty members include:
By LESLIE H. LANG UNC-CH School of Medicine
For more information on the presentations by Carolina researchers at the AIDS conference in Durban, contact Charles van der Horst, MD, associate professor of medicine, at 919-966-2536; or email: cvdh@med.unc.edu .