Ending HIV requires research in and with South Africa Recent changes to US federal funding policies have reinstated mechanisms for submitting foreign research component grants following a prolonged period of uncertainty. However, despite the absence of a...

Ending #HIV requires research in and with South Africa www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... (free access with website registration) @thelancet.com

Photo from a higher angle of the Lagan river flowing through Belfast at sunset. The sky is reflected in the water.

Cheers Belfast, you’ve been grand!

Cheers Belfast, you’ve been grand!

Lancet HIV: Ending HIV requires research in and with South Africa

Danielle Giovenco et al

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@lstmnews.bsky.social goes #MicroSoc! Phase separation between bacteriologists and virologists is an artifact just for the picture 😊 @microbiologysociety.org

Dylan Postmus presenting at the Microbiology Society 2026 meeting. A summary slide with the main experimental outline is displayed.

How we might be able to target the viral Nef protein to improve #HIVcure strategy efficacy - very much enjoyed presenting in the Virus Forum at this year’s #microsoc26 @microbiologysociety.org @lstmnews.bsky.social #HIV #virology #PhD

A view of the Belfast harbour from the deck of a ferry ship.

Arrived in Belfast by ferry for #microbio26 to add some discussion on #HIVcure to the virus forums @microbiologysociety.org @lstmnews.bsky.social 🦠

the trans pride flag

Here is some non-satire for you:

Trans rights forever.

Shotgun metagenomic analysis of the oral microbiomes of children with noma Author summary Noma is a rapidly progressing necrotic disease that destroys the tissues of the mouth and face, mainly affecting children living in abject poverty. Although antibiotic treatment can be ...

Very pleased to see this work published. We analysed the oral microbiomes of children with noma and found that previously uncharacterised Treponema bacteria were both prevalent and highly abundant.

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Two woman scientists in a lab coat and gloves conducting experiments with blue liquid samples and a microscope in a modern laboratory.

Today on International Women's Day 2026, we spoke to inspiring women in science from Nigeria to Spain, Sudan to Australia all about resilience, leadership & breaking barriers 👩‍🔬🔬

Read more here: https://microb.io/40GxXKC

#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 #WomenInScience

HIV-1 Vpr does more than degrade cellular proteins! Johanna and Carlos dug deeper and found that Vpr activates the transcription factor NFAT to reprogram T cells. Nearly half of Vpr-deregulated genes were NFAT-controlled, and NFAT inhibition eased Vpr-induced G2 arrest and reduced HIV-1 replication.

BREAKING: We reached a settlement that requires the Trump administration to permanently maintain medical research that had been erased on a government website.

The government doesn't get to censor science.

As of 17 December, a total of 1283 attacks on health care – on facilities, staff, patients, supplies and ambulances – have been reported during the year, causing 1980 deaths and 1163 injuries among health workers and patients.

As of 17 December, a total of 1283 attacks on health care – on facilities, staff, patients, supplies and ambulances – have been reported during the year, causing 1980 deaths and 1163 injuries among health workers and patients.
Health care is NEVER a target.

Last month, my team had the great pleasure of hosting a fantastic guest PhD student, Bridget Fisher, from Sharon Lewin's lab at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, for our collaborative work on #HIVCure. Looking fwd to continuing this exciting joint study. Very well done Bridget!

A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...

This World AIDS Day, we remember the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers lost to HIV and AIDS, and those living with HIV today. We must remind ourselves and each other that the fight isn’t over until the epidemic is over for everyone.

MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Molecular Regulation of Proteolysis by Hepatitis E Virus as a Basis for Therapeutic Intervention at University of Leeds on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Molecular Regulation of Proteolysis by Hepatitis E Virus as a Basis for Therapeutic Intervention at University of Leeds, listed on FindAPhD.com

Funded PhD opportunity through the DiMeN DTP: studying HEV proteolysis. You’ll be primarily based in the Herod lab at Leeds, and work with us on the use of MS-based proteomics to study proteolysis! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Report spotlights ‘system-wide slide’ in basics for health facility standards after Pepfar cuts A report by the community-led monitoring group Ritshidze has shown that among 326 public health facilities surveyed by the team, 48% reported reduced capacity after the Pepfar disruptions that took pl...

www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025... ".., despite a circular from ... National Department of Health, Dr Sandile Buthelezi, greenlighting six-month ART dispensation for eligible patients in February 2025, no facilities were officially implementing this strategy..."

@sauterlab.bsky.social

Dylan Postmus giving a presentation on his work at the RetroPATH meeting

View from a boat ride on the Neckar River in Tübingen, Germany.

Had an excellent time at this year’s #RetroPATH2025 meeting in Tübingen, Germany, talking about my work on #HIVcure. Many thanks to @agschindler.bsky.social and Daniel Sauter for hosting. Especially interesting was the variety of talks on #HERVs @goffinetlab.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social

Prof Flossie Wong-Staal, Virologist and molecular biologist Prof Flossie Wong-Staal was a virologist and molecular biologist who was the first to molecularly clone Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

Flossie Wong-Staal, née Wong Yee Ching, 黄以静, was a virologist and molecular biologist who was the first to molecularly clone HIV. She also created a map of its genes, which was crucial to proving that HIV causes AIDS. Read more and subscribe: adalovelaceday.subst...

The six-monthly anti-HIV jab is coming. But can SA keep track of millions of users?  - Bhekisisa In April next year, South Africa plans to start rolling out an anti-HIV jab, taken only twice a year, that could end Aids in the country within 14 to 18 years. But is our public health system…

💉 SA plans to roll out the twice-a-year anti #HIV shot, #LEN, in 2026. To end #Aids, we need millions of people on it.

Can our health system track who’s getting & staying on it? Find out.

#EndAIDS #PrEP

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👀Good thread on some very good news, for some countries, on #lenacapavir for #HIV PrEP, and what remains to be done to ensure affordable access for all.⬇️

📣 Infect-Net Lecture: Virologist Prof. Dr. Christine Goffinet
from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine will talk about #HIV and #MPox
📅 Sep 18, 2025
🕑 1 pm
📌 Max von Pettenkofer Institut Munich
Host: PD Dr. Hanna-Mari Baldauf
@baldauflab.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social @goffinetlab.bsky.social

Classic Welsh response to flags appears on bridge and people are loving it "I've been feeling so downhearted but this is glorious"

Proud of Wales for this super response to the appearance of St George flags everywhere. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Africa’s Outbreak Response Is the Global Standard Now From outbreak containment to clinical innovation, African nations are setting new global standards for success

I wrote about how much progress African countries have made in containing these outbreaks when they emerge and keeping the world safe while doing so.
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Many thanks Prof Henry Mwandumba and Prof Kondwani Jambo & teams for the warm welcome and hospitality at Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme, Blantyre. We had fantastic discussions and developed prospects for collaboration on #HIVCure. A truly inspiring visit!

HIV-1 manipulates CD96 on CD4+ T cells to subvert antiviral immunity HIV-1 down-regulates CD96, revealing the role for this receptor in regulating the antiviral immune responses in CD4+ T cells.

HIV-1 manipulates CD96 on CD4+ T cells to subvert antiviral immunity www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (open access) #HIV

This is how outbreak response should go: fast, transparent, and actionable.

Ebola will continue to spill over into humans. So will other viruses, some new, some old. Having this response capacity is what controls outbreaks, stops epidemics, & saves lives.

Very honoured to have visited the MLW Centre in Blantyre, Malawi to discuss #HIVcure. It was inspiring to hear about the research conducted by the teams of Prof. Jambo and Prof. Mwandumba - looking forward to building strong research partnerships @goffinetlab.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social