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Article July 17, 2026

Gladstone Scientists Are Awarded $2 Million to Map How HIV Affects the Immune System

By uniting the power of single-cell sequencing, organoids, and artificial intelligence, scientists are entering a new era of HIV research.

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Article April 20, 2026

Scientists Map How HIV Hijacks Human Cells—and How Cells Can Fight Back

A new genetic roadmap reveals hundreds of hidden players in HIV infection, including two proteins that stop HIV in its tracks.

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Video March 20, 2026

Science in Seconds | A New Path Toward Life Without Daily HIV Pills

In this video, Nadia Roan and Ashley George explain how they uncovered a new path toward long-term health without the need for daily HIV pills.

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Article March 20, 2026

Why Some People Naturally Control HIV Even After Stopping Therapy—and How We Can Leverage That to Treat Others

New research offers a path toward life without daily HIV pills, suggesting common diabetes pill could help achieve long-term remission.

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Gladstone in the News March 4, 2026

New Tool Reveals the Secrets of HIV-Infected Cells

The Microbiologist—Gladstone Investigator Nadia Roan and her team have developed a novel tool, named HIV-seq, for profiling the features of rare HIV-infected cells from people with HIV.

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Article March 3, 2026

Virologist Viewpoints: For HIV, ‘Manageable’ Is No Longer Good Enough

Once a godsend, antiretroviral therapy is not what we should settle on. The time has come to finally cure HIV/AIDS.

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Article March 3, 2026

New Tool Reveals the Secrets of HIV-Infected Cells

Developed by Gladstone scientists, HIV-seq could uncover new opportunities for treating HIV.

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Article February 20, 2026

Gladstone Scientist Nadia Roan Elected to American Academy of Microbiology

Roan has made great strides in understanding how persistent viruses including HIV cause disease and how immunity to viruses shapes human health.

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Article December 19, 2025

One Person’s Final Gift to Science Gets Us Closer to an HIV Cure

A new documentary follows Jim Dunn’s end-of-life decision to donate his tissues to HIV research.

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Gladstone in the News October 16, 2025

AmfAR Awards New HIV Cure-Focused Research Grants Totaling $2.4 Million

amfAR—Gladstone Investigator Nadia Roan and her collaborator at Stanford University are among five research teams to receive an amfAR grant for novel HIV cure strategies.

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Article September 25, 2025

Beyond Viruses: Expanding the Fight Against Infectious Diseases

The newly renamed Gladstone Infectious Disease Institute broadens its mission to address global health threats ranging from antibiotic resistance to infections that cause chronic diseases.

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Gladstone in the News August 14, 2025

With Vaccine Research Under Attack, It’s Time for California to Lead Again

The San Francisco Standard—In this opinion piece, Melanie Ott, director of the Gladstone Institute of Virology, writes that halting mRNA research right now is like banning ChatGPT—it's not just scientific negligence, but strategic self-sabotage. She proposes ways for California to take the lead by funding crucial research at the state level.

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Article March 18, 2025

Charting the Body’s Defense Against HIV Leads to Broader Immune Revelations

Gladstone scientists created a new tool to understand the immune system’s inner workings when confronted with a virus.

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Gladstone in the News March 5, 2025

Shaping the Future of HIV Research

amfAR News—In an interview with the Foundation for AIDS Research, Melanie Ott, director of the Gladstone Institute of Virology, discusses the future of HIV research, and describes how lessons from the field have laid a strong foundation for fighting other viral diseases.

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Video December 16, 2024

The Audacity of Hope: Stories of Resilience and Empowerment | World AIDS Day 2024

Rewatch The Audacity of Hope, a powerful webinar hosted in honor of World AIDS Day 2024.

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