Dr. Mark Brockman, a BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) Scientific Associate, recently presented at St. Paul’s Hospital as part of the BC-CfE’s Forefront Lecture series on the potential of using host T cells to eliminate the HIV viral reservoir. One of the principal challenges in achieving long-term ART-free HIV remission or a cure […]
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The fall HIV/ARV Update brought expert presentations about scientific findings on HIV decriminalization, phylogenetics, Indigenous health and more.
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On Sunday December 1, 2019, World AIDS Day, the Minister of Health Adrian Dix and the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) announced the end of AIDS as an epidemic in British Columbia (BC). The announcement was made along with the opening of the BC-CfE’s new laboratory on Powell Street. The new BC-CfE Research
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An American man who became the first person in history to successfully be cured of HIV spoke to a room full of scientists and patients in Vancouver Wednesday. Timothy Ray Brown had been HIV-positive for 11 years when he was diagnosed with leukemia in 2007. He had a stem cell transplant the following year. “It
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An anonymous stem cell donor cured Timothy Ray Brown of both his leukemia and his HIV. For years, experts wondered whether it was a cure or just a temporary remission. It’s been 11 years. Brown is still HIV and cancer-free. Brown, 53, is now frequently asked to speak around the world to scientists, people with
The spring HIV/ARV Update brought expert presentations about scientific findings on hepatitis B and HIV co-infection, breastfeeding policies, HIV cure strategies, and more.
Much is known about how HIV evolves and adapts to the human immune system during untreated infection, but in order to one day find a vaccine or cure, more knowledge is needed about the landscape of viruses lying dormant in the bodies of infected people, even when strictly adhering to antiretroviral therapy. Natalie Kinloch, a
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Researchers say a London man appears to be free of the AIDS virus after a stem cell transplant. It’s the second such success. Lead researcher Professor Ravindra Gupta at London’s University College says not only is it difficult finding a donor with genetic HIV resistance, a stem cell transplant is a difficult and risky procedure.
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The BC-CfE Laboratory is streamlining reporting processes for certain tests in order to simplify distribution and record-keeping, and to ensure completeness of results. Beginning September 2, 2025, results for the ‘Resistance Analysis of HIV-1 Protease and Reverse Transcriptase’ (Protease-RT) and ‘HIV-1 Integrase Resistance Genotype’ tests will be combined into a single ‘HIV-1 Resistance Genotype Report’.
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