Recent HIV/AIDS News from NIAID and FDA

News from NIAID June 2, 2014: Scientists Uncover Features of Antibody-Producing Cells in People Infected with HIV "By analyzing the blood of almost 100 treated and untreated HIV-infected volunteers, a team of scientists has identified previously unknown characteristics of B cells in the context of HIV infection. B cells are the immune system cells that make antibodies to HIV and other pathogens. The findings augment the current understanding of how HIV disease develops and have implications for the timing of treatment."   News from FDA       May 30, 2014: June 17, Workshop on HIV Cure Research - Forum for Collaborative HIV Research   "On June 17, 2014, The Forum for Collaborative HIV Research will host an all-day workshop in Washington, DC at the Kaiser Family Foundation's Barbara Jordan Conference Center as part of an ongoing, open process to seek input from the broader HIV community on specific regulatory issues in cure research - such as acceptable risk, ethics, informed consent and appropriate populations. "The workshop is a collaboration between The Forum, NIH, and FDA, and will involve community, industry and academia."