Are you HIV positive with a low viral load, without medications? You could help us better understand HIV. Consider enrolling in our study! Learning the secrets of HIV Controllers' immune systems could lead to developing a vaccine against HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. The HIV Controllers Study brings together HIV researchers from around the world and promotes increased dialogue and collaboration.

INTERNATIONAL HIV CONTROLLERS STUDY

The goal of the International HIV Controllers Study is to help scientists understand why some people are able to control HIV infection without the need to take any medications. These findings could assist in the development of vaccines and new therapies.
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Dendritic Cells of Controllers Recognize, Mount Defense Against HIV
  • June 11, 2015
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Investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard have added another piece to the puzzle of how ...

Study Finds How Protein Blocks HIV Life Cycle in Elite Controllers
  • June 11, 2014
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Investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard have learned more about one way the immune sys...

Q & A with Bruce Walker, MD
  • September 24, 2013
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"Three decades into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, what is your assessment of where we stand?    We’ve learned an extraordinary...

“Elite controllers” provide clues to keeping HIV infection in check
  • July 12, 2013
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"During my residency at Mass General, patients started coming in with a completely new and scary disease, and every patient we saw died. That shaped m...