{"id":129892,"date":"2015-11-30T14:19:37","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T19:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=129892"},"modified":"2015-12-10T11:01:02","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T16:01:02","slug":"today-is-world-aids-day-129892","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/today-is-world-aids-day-129892\/","title":{"rendered":"December 1 is World AIDS Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Monday, November 30<\/strong><\/p>\n Tuesday, December 1<\/strong><\/p>\n December 1 marks the 28th annual World AIDS Day,\u00a0an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV<\/a>, to show their support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate those\u00a0who have died.<\/p>\n November 19, 2-15:<\/em> A\u00a0new study, led by the University\u2019s HIV Vaccine Trials Unit (also known as the Rochester Victory Alliance<\/a><\/strong>), will test an experimental antibody against HIV. Traditionally, people get a vaccine and researchers wait to see if they make effective antibodies\u2013proteins produced by our immune system to fight infections\u2013in response to the vaccine. In this study, researchers will skip that step and give people the antibody directly.<\/p>\n The research community is very excited about the trial, called \u201cAMP\u201d, which stands for \u201cAntibody Mediated Prevention.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe AMP study holds promise as a pathway to an HIV vaccine. If it prevents transmission it proves the principle that antibodies are protective, and a vaccine is the next logical step,\u201d said Michael Gottlieb ’73M (MD), associate clinical professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. \u201cThe Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ has a remarkable track record in HIV research and vaccine development, so it is easy to understand why the University was selected as a site for this important study.\u201d<\/p>\n Gottlieb, who attended medical school at the URochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and completed his residency at UR Medicine\u2019s Strong Memorial Hospital, is one of the most renowned HIV\/AIDS specialists in the world. In 1981, he made history when he identified AIDS as a new disease.<\/p>\n >> Learn more about this Rochester research into improved HIV vaccines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Thanks to catalogers at the URochester, more than 6,200 posters from 124 countries in 68 languages and dialects can be viewed by anyone with web access. The AIDS Education Posters Collection\u00a0was\u00a0donated to the University’s Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation by retired physician and alumnus Dr. Edward C. Atwater ’50, an emeritus professor of medicine at the URochester Medical Center.<\/p>\n Atwater began collecting the posters in 1990. The posters provide a visual history of the first three decades of the HIV\/AIDS crisis from 1981 to the present. Depending on their audience, creators of the posters used stereotypes, scare tactics, provocative language, imagery, and even humor to educate the public about the disease.<\/p>\n\n
\n7-9 p.m., Hawkins Carlson Room in Rush Rhees Library<\/em>
\nStudents will share their experiences working to translate a selection of German, Spanish, French, and Japanese posters.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
\n10 a.m.-2 p.m., Class of \u201962 Auditorium, URMC<\/em>
\nKeynote presentations will be given by Dan Barouch, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard
\nMedical School and Stephen Goff, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics and
\nMicrobiology & Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center<\/span><\/li>\n
\n6-9 p.m., May Room in Wilson Commons<\/em>
\nThis event is sponsored by GR Soccer. Purchase tickets in advance at the Common Market. <\/span><\/li>\n
\n6:30-8:30 p.m., Dewey Hall 1101<\/em>
\nThis event is sponsored by Susan B. Anthony Center, Rochester Victory Alliance, & Centers for AIDS Research.<\/span><\/li>\n
\n9:15 p.m., Eastman Quad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\nMedical Center researchers test new way to protect people from HIV<\/h3>\n
River Campus Libraries home to one of world’s largest online collections of AIDS posters<\/h3>\n
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