Episode 230: HIV Then and Now: Advances in Immunity and Vaccination

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Episode 230: HIV Then and Now: Advances in Immunity and Vaccination

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This week, Jonathan welcomes Mark Connors to explore the advancements in HIV vaccine technology and the progress in global understanding of HIV since the 1980s, highlighting how these insights can inform approaches to other viruses. Use the following timestamps to navigate this episode:  (00:00)-Introduction (01:28)-Mark's perfect menu (03:23)-Choosing immunology and HIV research (05:30)-HIV in the early 80s (07:50)-T cell responses in controlling HIV (13:45)- HIV history lesson (20:50)-Merging our understanding of HIV with cancer immunotherapy (23:12)-Challenges and breakthroughs in HIV vaccine development (27:20)-T cell mechanisms at the sub-cellular level – the key to immunotherapies? (29:25)-Immune responses to other viruses (31:32)-Origin of HIV (33:28)-Mark's three wishes for healthcare  

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