April 10 is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD). To read more about this impactful day on the UNC CFAR's website click here; med.unc.edu/cfar/2025/04/a…

Dr. Monica Maria Diaz a member of the UNC Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) was awarded the 2025 Mridha Spirit of Neurology Award by the American Brain Foundation (ABF). To read more about Dr. Monica Maria Diaz’s work on the UNC CFAR's website click here:med.unc.edu/cfar/2025/04/u…

The CFAR is excited to announce that four of our principal investigators are featured in the 2025 JAIDS Supplemental Issue: State of US HIV Implementation Science: Progress and Priorities to End the Epidemic by 2030. Click here to access the article; med.unc.edu/cfar/2025/04/u…

Center for AIDS Research members; Dr. Joseph J. Eron, Dr. Sonia Napravnik, and Dr. Thibaut Davy-Mendez reveal a significant rise in non-AIDS conditions among hospitalized people with HIV from 2008–2018. To read more of their findings please click here; med.unc.edu/cfar/2025/05/d…

The UNC CFAR wants to congratulate Dr. Maganizo Chagomerana, who is the winner of the 2024 UNC CFAR User Survey iPad Drawing. To read more about the CFAR User Survey and Dr. Chagomerana’s work, click here;med.unc.edu/cfar/2025/05/2…

The UNC CFAR is celebrating May 18th as National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day. This day is a chance to thank the volunteers, community members, health professionals, and scientists working together to find a safe and effective preventive HIV vaccine. #HVAD.

This May 19th is National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. This observance raises awareness of the impact of HIV, risk, and stigma surrounding HIV in the Asian Pacific Islander (API) community. #NAPIHAAD.

The UNC CFAR is proud to celebrate Dr. Jeffrey Stringer, a Clarke-Pearson Distinguished Professor and CFAR Director on receiving the 2025 Oliver Max Gardner Award. To read more about Dr. Stringer’s work click here; med.unc.edu/cfar/2025/05/c…

UNC CFAR investigator Dr. Monica Maria Diaz recently published a study revealing significant associations between internalized HIV stigma and cognitive decline in women aged 50 and older living with HIV. To learn about Dr. Diaz’s study click here; med.unc.edu/cfar/2025/05/c…

A new study titled HIV Index Case Testing (ICT) led by CFAR SBIS Core Co-Director Dr. Vivian Go and CFAR member Dr. Sarah E. Rutstein is vital to identifying people living with HIV. To read more about Dr. Go and Dr. Rutstein’s work, click; med.unc.edu/cfar/2025/06/e…

CFAR Biostatician Dr. Kimberly Enders, recently earned her Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) from the Gillings School of Global Public Health, was hooded by her father, Dr. Bert Peterson. Click here to read more; med.unc.edu/cfar/2025/06/c…

A new study by researchers from the UNC CFAR (SBIS) Core and CUE-HIV explores how trust and mistrust within social networks can impact the success of peer-led HIV interventions for Black sexual and gender minorities. To read more click here; med.unc.edu/cfar/2025/06/u…

June 27 is #HIVTestingDay. National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) was first observed on June 27, 1995. This is a day to encourage people to get tested for HIV, know their status, and get linked to care and treatment.

CFAR’s OCE Manager, Alicia Diggs, attended the 6th HIV Is Not a Crime National Training Academy (HINAC) — a powerful gathering of advocates, policy leaders, and people living with HIV (PLHIV) to advance justice. Click here to read more; med.unc.edu/cfar/2025/07/u…

UNC’s Dr. Subhashini Sellers, with CFAR support, led a study revealing alarmingly low lung cancer screening rates among people living with HIV at UNC Health. To read more about this Dr. Sellers's study and the CFAR’s involvement click here med.unc.edu/cfar/2025/07/u…

UNC CFAR Core Directors Dr. Vivian Go & Dr. Bill Miller, were named Honorary Professors by Hanoi Medical University. Their decade-long partnership in HIV research and training is transforming HIV care in Vietnam. To read more click here; med.unc.edu/cfar/2025/07/h…

The UNC CFAR proudly announces that Becky White, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, has received the 2025 Ada Adimora Citation Award from the HIV Medicine Association. To learn more click here; med.unc.edu/cfar/2025/07/b…

The UNC CFAR wants to congratulate Dr. Lindsey James, faculty in the UNC HIV Cure Center, on receiving a 2025 Hettleman Prize. To read more about Dr. James’s work click here; med.unc.edu/cfar/2025/07/d…

The FDA has recently approved Lenacapavir - a twice-yearly HIV prevention shot. UNC CFAR’s Dr. Joe Eron led clinical trials showing how it could especially benefit older adults. Click here to read more about Dr. Eron’s involvement in these clinical trials; med.unc.edu/cfar/2025/07/a…

Dr. Myron Cohen and Dr. Joe Eron from the UNC Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) recently led a Congressional briefing on the future of HIV treatment and prevention. To learn more about their research and the briefing click here; med.unc.edu/cfar/2025/08/c…