HIV-infected and uninfected immune cells interact. Courtesy NIH Image Gallery
Scientists Pinpoint New Mechanism that Impacts HIV Infection
A team of scientists led by Texas Biomed's Assistant Professor Smita Kulkarni, Ph.D. and Mary Carrington, Ph.D., at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, published results of a study that pinpointed a long noncoding RNA molecule which influences a key receptor involved in HIV infection and progression of the disease. This newly-identified mechanism could open up a new avenue for control of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The article was published in the journal Nature Immunology.
Collaboration
Texas Biomed teaming up with Science Friday!
Dr. Ricardo Carrion and Dr. Jean Patterson are featured speakers at the taping of the popular public radio show Science Friday with host Ira Flatow. They will be talking about the important research that takes place in our high containment labs on diseases like Ebola. Join us at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, August 10th. If they haven't sold out, tickets are available at this link! Or, you can catch it when it airs on Texas Public Radio, 89.1 KSTX-FM, on Friday, August 16th, at 1 p.m.
Education
Giving Students a Global View
Two groups of San Antonio area high school students taking part in the UT Health Public Health Camp this summer visited Texas Biomed. They got a tour of the Southwest National Primate Research Center and firsthand look at a malaria lab. They also learned about our scientists' efforts to find new treatments and cures for Ebola. A total of 70 students came to our campus.Their visit taught them to think about public health as a global issue!
