Saturday, August 25, 2007

Human trials for UWO HIV/AIDS vaccine possible in 2008

If all goes well, a vaccine for HIV/AIDS developed at the University of Western Ontario could be tested on humans in 2008.

“It’s possible we could begin human clinical trials by the middle of next year,” the project’s lead researcher said yesterday.

The vaccine uses a combination of killed HIV virus, plus a virus genetically altered in the lab to carry the harmless HIV cells through the body to prompt an immune response. read more

1 comment:

Chele said...

Gloria,
Very informative!

Nice blog, I hope to see more to come :)