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NIAID Discovery News

Spring 2008  
 

NIAID Discovery News, a quarterly online publication, features in-depth stories and snapshots of the latest NIAID-supported research in infectious and immunologic diseases.

 

IN DEPTH


Dr. Lipkin, center, at the Chinese Academy of Military Medicine during the 2003 SARS outbreak. To the left is molecular biologist Ruifu Tang; at the far left is Chen Zhu, current Chinese Minister of Health. On the right is an interpreter. (Credit: Ian Lipkin) A Microbe Hunter On Call to the World

Ian Lipkin, M.D., finds needles in haystacks throughout the world of infectious diseases. Using precision tools that he and his collaborators continue to develop and perfect, he scouts, tracks, bags, and tags viruses and bacteria. He is on call on at least five continents.


Insights from People Who Keep HIV in Check Naturally

David first learned he had HIV in 1986. “I of course assumed that I’d be dead in two or three years at most,” he recalls. Twenty-two years after his diagnosis, David has not developed HIV-related disease despite never having taken medications to fight the virus. Remarkably, his immune system has remained healthy on its own.

 


BRIEFS


Bacteria

Novel Way Found to Block Bacterial Toxins

Influenza

Study May Help Bring New Life to Old Flu Drugs

Tuberculosis

TB Genome Knowledge May Lead to Improved Diagnosis

Transplantation

New Hope for Kidney Transplant Patients

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BRIEFS


Bacteria

Novel Way Found to Block Bacterial Toxins

Influenza

Study May Help Bring New Life to Old Flu Drugs

Tuberculosis

TB Genome Knowledge May Lead to Improved Diagnosis

Transplantation

New Hope for Kidney Transplant Patients

View archive sorted alphabetically by topic

View archive sorted chronologically by issue