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Zooming Forward -An Alumni Interview with Dr. Rupert Kaul

Baweleta IshoOctober 5, 2020October 4, 2020

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

James PollockOctober 5, 2020October 4, 2020

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....

The Social & Scientific Intricacies of Effective HIV Prevention

Tiffany KongAugust 19, 2019August 19, 2019

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...

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Syndemic Theory and Gay Men’s Health

Yoojin ChoiJanuary 27, 2017January 27, 2017

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...

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Better Safe than Sorry?

Sharon LingJanuary 27, 2017January 26, 2017

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...

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Driven By Discovery: Alumni Interview with Brad Jones

Michael LeSeptember 27, 2015September 27, 2015

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...

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Taking the Fight to the Heart of the Epidemic

Michael LeSeptember 30, 2014October 4, 2014

[caption id="attachment_1301" align="alignnone" width="500"] Dr. Rupert Kaul. Image credit: Mayra Cruz Tleugabulova.[/caption] The global challenge presented by the AIDS epidemic, by necessity, requires modern-day HIV and AIDS research to be...

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The Sisyphean Struggle for a HIV Vaccine

Kieran ManionSeptember 30, 2014September 30, 2014

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...

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The HIV Pandemic: A Visual Timeline

Ben WangSeptember 30, 2014October 1, 2014

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What Makes Men Resistant to HIV: Circumcision, Foreskin & HESN men

Sergey YegorovSeptember 30, 2014October 4, 2014

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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Zooming Forward -An Alumni Interview with Dr. Rupert Kaul

Sexually Transmitted Infections: The Silent Epidemic

Syndemic Theory and Gay Men’s Health

Better Safe than Sorry?

Driven By Discovery: Alumni Interview with Brad Jones

Taking the Fight to the Heart of the Epidemic

The Sisyphean Struggle for a HIV Vaccine

The HIV Pandemic: A Visual Timeline

What Makes Men Resistant to HIV: Circumcision, Foreskin & HESN men

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