Zooming Forward -An Alumni Interview with Dr. Rupert Kaul
Dr. Rupert Kaul completed his medical training at the University of Toronto (UofT) in 1995 followed by a specialization in Infectious Diseases. After his medical training, Rupert took on a[…]
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Sexually Transmitted Infections: The Silent Epidemic
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis may not seem like major health issues anymore, but more and more Canadians every year are suffering from these infections.[…]
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The Social & Scientific Intricacies of Effective HIV Prevention
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that primarily infects CD4+ T cells, a population of immune cells that participate in host defense. HIV depletion of CD4+ T cells can[…]
Syndemic Theory and Gay Men’s Health
The term syndemic was first developed in the 1990s by medical anthropologist Merrill Singer to describe the co-occurrence of multiple epidemics and their tendency to mutually reinforce the negative outcomes[…]
Better Safe than Sorry?
Thousands readily poured into blood banks following the Pulse Nightclub shooting on June 12th, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Taking 49 lives and injuring over 50 more, the attack is believed[…]
Driven By Discovery: Alumni Interview with Brad Jones
Despite decades of research on HIV/AIDS, genuine cures for the widespread disease remain elusive. This challenge has not dissuaded University of Toronto Department of Immunology graduate R. Brad Jones, who[…]
Taking the Fight to the Heart of the Epidemic
The global challenge presented by the AIDS epidemic, by necessity, requires modern-day HIV and AIDS research to be ever more interdisciplinary and collaborative. This mentality is thoroughly embraced by Dr.[…]
The Sisyphean Struggle for a HIV Vaccine
In Canada, we are inundated with immunizations from the minute we enter the world – measles, mumps, tetanus, chickenpox and meningitis C, to name just a few. It can be[…]
What Makes Men Resistant to HIV: Circumcision, Foreskin & HESN men
In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended male circumcision as an effective means of reducing heterosexual HIV transmission in HIV endemic regions. This led multiple African countries to establish[…]
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