At the 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston, two members of CIRM's HIV/AIDS Disease Team led by John Zaia at City of Hope presented new research showing the team's progress toward the clinic.
Duane Roth, my colleague on the CIRM governing board where he serves as one of the vice-chairs, has just published an article, with the title, "The Third Seat at the Table: An Insider's Perspective on Patient Representatives," in the Hasting's Center Report. The Center, an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit bioethics research institute, publishes its report six times a year to "explore the ethical, legal, and social issues in medicine, health care, public health, and the life sciences."
World AIDS Day seems like a good time to revisit a video we made this year featuring CIRM board member Jeff Sheehy, who is a long-time advocate for HIV/AIDS research:
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| Miracle of Hope I, Dave Putnam |
