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AIDS vaccine research - back to drawing board  -  Feb 6, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,Last fall's spectacular failure of a three-shot regimen by Merck, which may have left some volunteers more susceptible to HIV infection, is prompting

Experts: AIDS Vaccine Research Has "Lost Its Way"  -  Feb 5, 2008
Science Magazine (subscription)By Jon Cohen BOSTON--Two prominent researchers have bluntly assessed the depressing state of AIDS vaccine research and have urged the US National Institutes

AIDS Vaccine Research to Be Reaasessed  -  Feb 6, 2008
MedIndia,Last fall it was reported that some volunteers for a three-shot regimen by Merck might have left some volunteers more susceptible to HIV infection than

Merck Aids Failure Signals Doom for African, US HIV Projects  -  Jan 30, 2008
BloombergAt the December meeting of the government advisory group, the AIDS Vaccine Research Subcommittee, most researchers said they were in favor of going ahead

Dr. Harriet Robinson Joins GeoVax Team as VP of R & D to ...  -  Feb 4, 2008
CNNMoney.comDr. Robinson has published extensively on HIV/AIDS vaccine research, with more than 150 referred scientific journal publications, 50 monograph reviews and

Full Text  -  Feb 14, 2008
Science Magazine (subscription)NIH devotes nearly one-third of the roughly $600 million it spends annually on AIDS vaccine research to developing and testing products in humans, yet,

Bush Budget Shows Startling Neglect of Domestic AIDS, says AHF  -  Feb 4, 2008
Business Wire (press release),...the President and Congress should also seriously consider reducing or eliminating government funding for AIDS vaccine research and allow private donors

ICMR asks national AIDS lab to explain questionable vaccine trial  -  25 Dec 2007
Indian Express,New Delhi, December 24: Two days after The Sunday Express reported how the country’s first-ever AIDS vaccine trial went for a full year although it was

Full Text  -  Dec 20, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)Last week, NIH's AIDS Vaccine Research Subcommittee met here to discuss the future of the NIH vaccine. Although no final decision has been made,

Support AIDS Vaccine Research on World AIDS Day  -  Nov 30, 2007
CSRwire.com (press release)IAVI and a team of experts will comb the globe for novel, unproven technologies that could revolutionize the way we view AIDS vaccine research.

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Announces Extended Research ...  -  Nov 30, 2007
CSRwire.com (press release)..."BD has been a valued partner of IAVI for the last six years, and we applaud the company's longstanding support for AIDS vaccine research," said John

Leading Healthcare Products Distributor Supports AIDS Vaccine ...  -  Nov 29, 2007
CSRwire.com (press release)Henry Schein, Inc., will provide critical consumable and clinical supplies to support AIDS vaccine research in the UK and Africa, the International AIDS

The IAVI - leading the hunt for an AIDS vaccine  -  Nov 30, 2007
Cordis News,When the IAVI was founded in 1996, there was very little AIDS vaccine research and most of this work was focused on developed countries.

Hope for paused AIDS vaccine  -  Dec 13, 2007
Scientist,Yesterday (December 12), the AIDS Vaccine Research Committee of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases met to discuss the PAVE100 study,

Daily HIV/Aids Report  -  Dec 6, 2007
AllAfrica.com,...is a need to significantly expand political support for AIDS vaccine research globally," Uganda first lady Museveni writes in a Monitor opinion piece.

WORLD AIDS DAY: "The Search for a Vaccine Must Go On"  -  Nov 27, 2007
IPS,Four years ago, for example, several AIDS vaccine research and advocacy organisations formed an alliance known as the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise.

Groups mark World AIDS Day 2007  -  Nov 30, 2007
Scientist,The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative is marking the day by encouraging increased attention on AIDS vaccine research. The organization recently sent our

The Human Face of Hope  -  Dec 6, 2007
The Emory WheelShe initially decided to participate in the study to be able to speak about AIDS vaccine research from a first-person perspective. “With my position here at

University primate research funding comes under scrutiny  -  Dec 5, 2007
UW Badger Herald,Thomas Friedrich, an assistant researcher in the UW AIDS Vaccine Research Laboratory, said the accusations of research being duplicated were often

World AIDS Day Teleconference for Media, Including Helen Epstein ...  -  Nov 28, 2007
Earthtimes,WHO: Helen Epstein - a public health specialist and molecular biologist who has worked on AIDS vaccine research. She is the author of The Invisible Cure.

Gates Foundation sponsors $100m of Aids vaccine research  -  Oct 12, 2007
SOS Children,The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced sponsorship of $100 million (£49 million) for research into Aids vaccines and other global health

Don't give up on an AIDS vaccine  -  Sep 27, 2007
Los Angeles Times,AIDS vaccine research needs fresh, bold approaches, including ideas from other fields. The biotech industry, for instance, is teeming with inventiveness

International AIDS vaccine trial shut down  -  Sep 24, 2007
PinkNews.co.uk,An experimental AIDS vaccine research trial has been terminated after recent findings that the drug has failed to prevent HIV infection in test subjects.

Outsider Takes Top AIDS Job  -  Oct 11, 2007
Science Now,By Jon Cohen Five years ago, the world's largest funders and advocates of AIDS vaccine research launched the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise to better

Full Text  -  Oct 4, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)..."We were all in shock and devastated," says Peggy Johnston, who heads AIDS vaccine research at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

AIDS vaccine tested locally failed in high-risk people  -  Sep 26, 2007
News 10NBC,More than a thousand local volunteers have taken part in AIDS vaccine research. To find out how you can become a volunteer call 756-2329.

Halt Of Merck's HIV Vaccine Trial Should Not 'Slow Progress ...  -  Oct 1, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),HIV/AIDS vaccine research "needs fresh, bold approaches, including ideas from other fields," Berkley writes, adding that "[s]ecuring funding for this vital

HIV vaccine found 'ineffective'  -  Sep 23, 2007
PRESS TV,..."It isn't the end of the line," said Mitchell Warren, executive director of a NY-based AIDS Vaccine research group, "Merck's data aren't the answers we

The good news about AIDS vaccine research  -  Aug 21, 2007
Seattle Times,THIS week, the international brain trust behind the search for the elusive HIV/AIDS vaccine is meeting in Seattle, a fitting venue as this city grows more

Researchers acknowledge AIDS vaccine remains a distant goal  -  Aug 21, 2007
Seattle Post IntelligencerFor nearly 20 years, Fauci and Corey acknowledged, the strategy of AIDS vaccine research was largely based on the assumption that someone -- as happened for

News Concerning AIDS Vaccine Research  -  Aug 23, 2007
Vaccine Rx (press release),Almost 1000 researchers from around the world recently gathered for the AIDS Vaccine 2007 Conference in Seattle with high optimism.

AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition receives $14 million from Gates ...  -  Aug 21, 2007
News-Medical.net,The AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) announced today at the AIDS Vaccine 2007 Conference that it has received a five-year, $14 million grant from the

Global Experts Explore Entire Spectrum of AIDS Vaccine Development  -  Aug 20, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Enterprise will release its first comprehensive report, detailing the successes and efforts of global AIDS vaccine research over the last four years.

$15M allocated to AIDS vaccine research  -  Aug 1, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full story Annual Map Of AIDS Vaccine Research Activity Worldwide (February 21, 2007) -- The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative's (IAVI) January 2007

Development Of HIV/AIDS Vaccine Crucial To Fight Against Pandemic  -  Jul 2, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,...funding to overcome the enormous scientific" barriers; and developing "novel incentives to increase private-sector involvement in AIDS vaccine research.

Microsoft Research Releases Tools to Help Science Progress Toward ...  -  Jun 14, 2007
HULIQ,The source code for a set of software tools developed by Microsoft Research to advance AIDS vaccine research and development is available for download

IAVI Signs 15-Year Lease With New York City for HIV/AIDS Vaccine ...  -  Jun 20, 2007
Kaiser network.org,The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative last week signed a 15-year lease with New York City for space in the Brooklyn Army Terminal, the New York Times

Bono not fighting fair with Harper  -  Jun 13, 2007
24 Hours Vancouver,Just this last February, Harper announced a $139-million package with Microsoft's Bill Gates to fund AIDS vaccine research. Canada's current African aid

Gates funds HIV/AIDS vaccine research  -  May 20, 2007
The Money Times,...by Anshul Sood - May 20, 2007 - 0 comments. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation has received a five-year, $9.7-million grant from the Bill

$9.7 Million Gates Grant for Pediatric AIDS Vaccine Research  -  May 18, 2007
SpiritIndia,The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation has received a five-year, $9.7-million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop and test

AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition Calls for Renewed Commitment to ...  -  May 16, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Bring new, young investigators into AIDS vaccine research. Ten years ago, President Clinton said, "[W]ith the strides of recent years, it is no longer a

Search for Aids vaccine continues  -  May 17, 2007
Daily Nation (subscription),The document defines benchmarks for Aids vaccine research, with responsibilities of various national institutions and committees clearly outlined.

Bush plans AIDS funding increase  -  May 30, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Annual Map Of AIDS Vaccine Research Activity Worldwide (February 21, 2007) -- The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative's (IAVI) January 2007 Annual Issue

We can't let our quest for an AIDS vaccine fail  -  May 25, 2007
Online Athens (subscription),AIDS vaccine research and development must be conducted in a variety of settings, including developing countries where 95 percent of new HIV infections are

World AIDS Vaccine Day, May 18th  -  May 18, 2007
Voice of AmericaThe earliest AIDS vaccine research was done in the United States and Europe. And it took some time to involve the clinicians and scientists and people in

Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report  -  May 18, 2007
AllAfrica.com,...we can be proud of the leadership role Kenya has played in supporting AIDS vaccine research and development," Anzala and Jaoko write.

A Decade of Growing Momentum and a Call for Innovation World AIDS ...  -  May 15, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...nearly 20000 volunteers are currently committed to advancing AIDS vaccine research in more than 30 vaccine trials across two dozen countries worldwide.

Nieman Foundation announces US, International Fellows for 2007-08  -  May 31, 2007
Harvard University Gazette,...study the politics, economics, and public policy implications of AIDS vaccine research as well as undertake an intensive review of the science of AIDS.

The puzzling rise and fall and rise of HIV and AIDS in Africa.  -  May 15, 2007
SlateShe abandoned her molecular studies of insects for a self-designed (though ill-fated) AIDS vaccine research project in Uganda and then visited half a dozen

Linwood residents chair Crohn's and Colitis event in Philadelphia  -  May 9, 2007
Press of Atlantic City,...program) and Junior Great Books program. She has raised awareness and funds for AIDS Vaccine Research; biking in Alaska and trekking in South Africa.

Warwick resident named chief people officer at Red Cross  -  May 18, 2007
The Photo News,During the past six years, Rencher has served as vice president for human resources at IAVI, the international AIDS vaccine research and development

CARE head to give invocation  -  Apr 24, 2007
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,Dr. Gayle is co-chair of the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise, an alliance dedicated to accelerating HIV/AIDS vaccine research; co-chair of the Global HIV

Canada's New Government And Gates Foundation Announce Support For ...  -  Feb 26, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today that Canada's New Government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have committed major new funding to

AIDS/HIV  -  Mar 9, 2007
EurActiv.com,This is, according to IAVI, possible through increased contribution and flexibility in the use of funds designated for AIDS-vaccine research and development

FACTBOX - South Africa's new HIV/AIDS plan  -  Mar 14, 2007
Reuters AlertNet,Support efforts to develop microbicides and AIDS vaccine research. - Monitor research on male circumcision and HIV prevention.

Trial and failure  -  Feb 28, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),This has been amply demonstrated by the history of AIDS vaccine research, where failed trials of products that hadn't even done well in animal models did

William Watson, Financial Post  -  Mar 14, 2007
Canada.com,Canada's New Government and Gates Foundation announce support for HIV/ AIDS vaccine research. - Prime Minister Harper announces Ecotrust funding for Alberta

Trial and failure  -  28 Feb 2007
Nature.com (subscription),This has been amply demonstrated by the history of AIDS vaccine research, where failed trials of products that hadn't even done well in animal models did

Canada's New Government And Gates Foundation Announce Support For ...  -  Feb 26, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today that Canada's New Government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have committed major new funding to

Bill Gates finances AIDS vaccine research  -  Feb 22, 2007
Gay.com UK,Beth Duff-Brown, AP. The Canadian government and Bill Gates announced an initiative Tuesday to establish a research institute to develop an AIDS vaccine,

Gates, Harper target AIDS vaccine research  -  Feb 21, 2007
Regina Leader-Post (subscription),OTTAWA -- Billionaire Bill Gates and Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Tuesday pooled up to $139 million in a quest to accelerate the discovery and testing

Big boost for AIDS vaccine research  -  Feb 20, 2007
Hamilton Spectator,A Hamilton researcher says a national network of scientists is needed to get the best results from a multimillion-dollar project aimed at discovering an

Feds Announce Major Funding For Aids Vaccine Research And Facility  -  Feb 20, 2007
580 CFRA Radio,The federal government is kicking in $111 million to fund an initiative to combat the virus that causes AIDS. Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the

Speech - Prime Minister Harper Announces Funding for HIV/AIDS ...  -  Feb 20, 2007
Government of Canada Newsroom (press release),On behalf of the Government of Canada, it gives me great pleasure to welcome Bill Gates to Ottawa. In addition to achieving enormous success in the business

Canada joins Gates foundation in HIV AIDS vaccine initiative  -  Feb 21, 2007
SpiritIndia,..."Canada has been a long-time supporter of AIDS vaccine research and has demonstrated laudable leadership in tackling the AIDS epidemic comprehensively,

Canada's New Government and Gates Foundation Announce Support for ...  -  Feb 20, 2007
Government of Canada Newsroom (press release),Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today that Canada’s New Government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have committed major new funding to

Vulnerable spot on HIV could lead to a vaccine  -  Feb 15, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle,A veteran of AIDS vaccine research, Kwong said he had begun to think the goal of an effective vaccine was an impossible dream. "Now, it's back to being a

30+ AIDS Vaccine Clinical Trials In 24 Countries, Research ...  -  Feb 4, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative's (IAVI) January 2007 Annual Issue of VAX, an editorially independent bulletin on AIDS vaccine research published

30+ AIDS vaccine clinical trials in 24 countries, research ...  -  Feb 1, 2007
EurekAlert (press release),...an editorially independent bulletin on AIDS vaccine research published by IAVI, reports that 13 new preventive AIDS vaccine trials were initiated in

Gates joins Ottawa to fight AIDS  -  Feb 21, 2007
Toronto Star,...should be doing more to help combat disease in Africa, says Bill Gates, who yesterday unveiled a joint AIDS vaccine research project with Ottawa.

Kenya: Society Blamed for Rising Crime  -  Feb 22, 2007
AllAfrica.com,Dr Pat Fast, from the International Aids Vaccine Initiative, broke down as she narrated Bwayo's contribution to the Aids vaccine research work.

AIDS resistance secret may be in blood  -  Feb 12, 2007
Science Daily (press release)AIDS Vaccine Research Offers New Insights On Survival (June 10, 2006) -- New insights into how a subpopulation of helper T-cells provides immunity and

Cycling Events for Fitness and Fundraising  -  Feb 23, 2007
OutOnTheNet.com,The primary purpose of the event is to build public awareness of HIV/AIDS, to raise money to support HIV/AIDS vaccine research, and to provide services for

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