Record #:

25552

Author(s):

Derewicz, Mark

Abstract:

J. Victor Garcia-Martinez and his lab at UNC transplanted human cells into mice to study diseases particular to humans. Their human-mouse model is the first of its kind and has enabled new possibilities for AIDS research. The Garcia-Martinez lab used the model to find that the Truvada drug can prevent HIV transmission.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 27 Issue 1, Fall 2010, p12-13, il

Subject(s):

AIDS (Disease); Medicine--Research; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Medical schools