56 Is there an implementation ethics to HIV cure-related research?

HIV research: enhancing engagement to improve ethics

Research on HIV cure: Mapping the ethics landscape

In an essay, Karine Dubé and coauthors discuss the ethics of preclinical and clinical studies relevant to achieving an HIV cure.

Is “teaching” an obstacle to “research”?

Introduction. Regarding the role of research in developing and improving a better culture, society and economics, 95% to 97% world finance in research belongs to developed countries while only 3%-5% to developing countries. Although the universities as the major organizations are to do research works, it seems that there are some problems to bring this true. We tried to find out if a load of t...

The ethics of talking about ‘HIV cure’

BACKGROUND In 2008, researchers reported that Timothy Brown (the 'Berlin Patient'), a man with HIV infection and leukemia, received a stem-cell transplant that removed HIV from his body as far as can be detected. In 2013, an infant born with HIV infection received anti-retroviral treatment shortly after birth, but was then lost to the health care system for the next six months. When tested for ...

Is there gender bias in HIV cure research? A case study of female representation at the 2015 HIV Persistence Workshop

According to the United States National Science Foundation 2015 report on women, minorities and persons with disabilities in science and engineering [1], 56.5% of college enrollees are women. Of the roughly 2.3 million freshmen who intend to major in biological and agricultural science, 63.2% are female. About 48% of people employed in life sciences are female. Of these 53.1% have doctoral degr...