Researchers have discovered important clues about the immune responses that may have played a role in protecting some volunteers from HIV in the RV144 Thai trial.
Dr. Doug Shaffer, Director of the Walter Reed Project–Kenya received both the Meritorious Civilian Service Award and Membership in the Order of Military Medical Merit.
New vaccine research in monkeys suggests that scientists are closing in on the critical ingredients of a protective HIV vaccine and identifies new HIV vaccine candidates to test in human clinical trials.