CWRU AIDS Clinical Trials Unit

01/06/2026

MODELS NEEDED!

The LoveLeadsHere website is upgrading its design and launching a new media campaign in 2026. They are looking for models to participate. Please see the ad below and reach out to the marketing partner Better World Advertising if you are interesting in being a model. 📸 https://www.loveleadshere.org

01/05/2026

Thanks again for the awesome cookies, Sydney! 🎄

12/29/2025

from V Spehar Under the Desk news...

A cure for HIV could be a step closer after researchers found a new way to force the virus out of hiding inside human cells.

This paper, from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Melbourne, details how mRNA technology created during the Covid-19 pandemic has found a way to make HIV hidden within white blood cells visible to the naked eye by coating the cells containing HIV in fatty deposits. But more importantly… it might make the cells visible enough for the BODY to fight off. Meaning: this could POSSIBLY be an actual cure for HIV.

Folks, there are tens of millions of people living with HIV and taking medication every single day just to keep the virus at bay so they don’t experience symptoms or transmit the disease. The worst days of HIV are far behind us, but HIV is still a killer across the globe. If Covid-19 accidentally led to the cure for HIV, then there IS a silver lining potentially. And even if this isn’t the cure, it could LEAD to more effective treatments.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-60001-2

12/22/2025

Catch the newest Science@UH podcast

Daniel Simon, MD: Today, I am happy to welcome our guest, Dr. Igho Ofotokun, who recently joined University Hospitals as Chair of the Department of Medicine and Physician-in-Chief of our health system.

Igho Ofotokun, MD, MSc shares his journey from Nigeria to becoming a leader in HIV research, highlighting how pivotal experiences shaped his career in infectious diseases and guided his work addressing both HIV and COVID-19.

12/20/2025

This video memory of a tragic night 30 years ago was just posted by The Wandering Curator. Dr. John T. Carey was an accomplished and promising young doctor and director of the Special Immunology Unit at University Hospitals (later named in his memory). 💔 He left behind a beloved partner, family, many friends, and hundreds of patients living with HIV/AIDS. We miss him every day.

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12/12/2025

ACTG World AIDS Day Commemoration (recording)
with global leadership and community voices

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02c2JPrAVUM

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12/09/2025

Congenital Syphilis Advisory for NEO

The Cuyahoga County Board of Health would like to alert you to a public health advisory regarding a significant spike in congenital syphilis cases in Northeast Ohio. Please see the attached advisory for epidemiological data, along with recommendations for syphilis screening in pregnant women.

Thank you.

CCBH Epidemiology Team
Epidemiology, Surveillance, Informatics
Cuyahoga County Board of Health

12/09/2025

"World AIDS Day, even without national recognition, means celebrating our heroes who are living with HIV, remembering loved ones who’ve passed, gathering together for storytelling, concerts and vigils, loving each other, teaching the next generations to be kind and care for one another, and sharing about the amazing HIV prevention medications and treatments that literally save lives every day."

– a blog post from our friend Julie Patterson

https://www.communitysolutions.com/resources/on-world-aids-day-hiv-is-local

12/01/2025

Look at this awesome video Tiz created for our event tonight! 💜

12/01/2025

Our annual World AIDS Day Community Forum is TONIGHT at 5pm! 🔥 Please join us! 💜

11/30/2025

A World AIDS Day op-ed from our former CAB chair, Rob Toth. 💜

11/30/2025

A World AIDS Day message from ACTG leadership. 🔥

On December 1st, we are celebrating World AIDS Day. The theme this year is: Rethink/Rebuild/Rise. This is a time for remembering the importance of our mission to make care better for people with HIV , tuberculosis, hepatitis and other infectious diseases. This is a time to reflect on the last year, a year in which science was threatened, a year which reminded us that our work and partnerships are more important than ever. We should always hold onto our resilience, our determination and our commitment, keeping our work moving forward despite challenges. Finally, it is a time to look ahead, to remind ourselves of the important work we are doing and must continue to do, together with heads up and eyes forward. Each of us thanks you for your persistence, dedication and commitment.

Joe, Raj and Cissy