UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases

01/16/2026

A recent study led by Dr. Michael Herce shows that people with unhealthy alcohol use after being released from prison are more likely to have an unsuppressed HIV viral load and higher chances of loss of HIV viral suppression.
UNC Department of Medicine UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
-
Read more about the study here: https://go.unc.edu/p6R2Y

01/15/2026

Dr. Vivian Go and Dr. Bill Miller have found that tailoring implementation studies to local clinic needs significantly improved the delivery of a proven HIV intervention for people who inject drugs.
UNC Department of Medicine UNC School of Medicine UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health UNC Center for AIDS Research
-
Read more here: https://go.unc.edu/p9K8P

01/14/2026

Join this week's Friday Conference with Dr. Homer Venters. Dr. Venters is the former Chief Medical Officer of the NYC Jail System, and currently works as a court-appointed monitor and inspector of health services in jails and prisons.
UNC Department of Medicine NYU School of Global Public Health UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
-
More information here: https://go.unc.edu/Ai6q4

01/13/2026

With syphilis rates rising, Dr. Jonathan Parr speaks with Contagion Live about his work on helping develop a syphilis vaccine and how genomic sequencing might help.
UNC Department of Medicine UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
-
Watch the interview here: https://go.unc.edu/f5J2M

01/12/2026

A new research study led by Dr. Matthew Painschab shares insights about rituximab, a cancer treatment drug, showing an increased risk of malaria in patients taking this drug in an endemic region.
"Our findings suggest rituximab may increase vulnerability to clinically significant malaria in adults living in endemic regions."- Dr. Painschab

UNC Project Malawi UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center UNC Department of Medicine
-
Learn more: https://go.unc.edu/Fe9y7

01/10/2026

The state vaccination schedule includes required and recommended shots no longer part of federal guidelines after CDC revamp.

01/09/2026

UNC CFAR SBIS Core Director Vivian Go and Developmental Core Co-Director Bill Miller, along with their research team, recently published the findings from their implementation trial in ten provinces in Vietnam. The study aimed to compare two approaches to implementing the SNaP intervention: a “one-size-fits-all” approach and a tailored approach.

The results showed that using a tailored and locally informed approach to implement SNaP increased fidelity, compared to the “one-size-fits-all” method. Additionally, individuals who received the tailored SNaP approach had greater levels of viral suppression than those who received the standard version. Among both approaches, almost all participants initiated ART. These findings highlight the importance of using locally informed strategies when implementing evidence-based interventions related to HIV care and prevention for individuals who inject drugs.

Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/4bbavctr and https://www.med.unc.edu/cfar/2026/01/landmark-findings-from-study-on-a-tailored-implementation-approach-improves-hiv-intervention-for-people-who-inject-drugs-in-vietnam/

01/09/2026

Social worker Cassandra Durham is a champion for the workforce whose dedication is reshaping what it means to care for people with HIV. Here at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill UNC School of Social Work UNC Center for AIDS Research
-
Click the link to read more about Cassandra (center) and service to North Carolina 🩵: https://go.unc.edu/Li8f7

01/07/2026

Don't miss this week's Friday Conference on Mechanisms and Clinical Impact of Antibiotic Heteroresistance with Dr. David Weiss.
UNC Department of Medicine UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
-
More information here:

David Weiss, PhD is a Professor of Infectious Diseases and Director of the Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center. He received his PhD in Microbiology from New York University in 2004. Working under Dr. Arturo Zychlinsky, he studied how Toll-like Receptors work together to fight bacterial infections. He...

01/05/2026

Every month, the Institute’s Office of Global Health supports trainees who are doing research, publishing their work, and sharing discoveries at conferences and seminars.
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
-
Click here to see a month‑by‑month reflection on 2025—including milestones that lay the foundation for global impact: https://go.unc.edu/Gj98Z

01/02/2026

With measles outbreaks already reported in South Carolina, Dr. David Wohl shares insights with The Charlotte Observer on the potential risk to North Carolina.
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health UNC Department of Medicine
-
Read more here: https://go.unc.edu/Wm26N

12/30/2025

Dr. David Weber speaks with the Raleigh News & Observer on how to protect yourself from the measles as cases are predicted to appear in the coming weeks.
UNC Department of Medicine UNC School of Medicine
-
Learn more here: https://go.unc.edu/Pd3k6