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U of U-Sponsored SACNAS Explores Health Disparities in the Hispanic Community

October 23, 2017

During a session titled Health Disparities in Disease at the 2017 Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) conference in Salt Lake City, three researchers tackled how disease affects the Hispanic community.

$24 Million NIH Grant Funds HIV Research at U of U Health-Led CHEETAH Center

October 17, 2017

This $24 million grant, which will be distributed over five years, will empower research efforts to explore the fundamental structural biology of the HIV virus, from replication to infection.

Let's Talk About Sex..ually Transmitted Diseases

September 27, 2017

The number of sexually transmitted diseases hit an all-time high in 2016. According to the Centers for Disease Control more than two million new cases of gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia were reported in 2016.

Charlie Sheen Admits He is HIV Positive

November 17, 2015

Charlie Sheen is one of the 1.2 million people living with HIV in the United States.

Doctor Honored for Amazing Compassion

March 18, 2015

Kristen Ries cared for people with the illness before it even had a name; when an HIV diagnosis was an instant death sentence.

How AIDS Destroys Immunity—Biologist Finds HIV Gene Makes a Human Gene Bad

August 20, 2003

A human gene named ATR normally protects people by preventing the replication of cells damaged by radiation or toxic chemicals. Now, Utah and New York researchers have discovered how a gene in the AIDS virus hijacks the human gene.