Q&A: Assessing ‘spin-off’ impact of HIV/AIDS research

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Almost 40 years of HIV/AIDS research has led to substantial advances across many medical fields, according to aneditorial published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Tara A.Schwetz, PhD, branch manager in the strategic planning and evaluation branch at NIAID, said HIV/AIDS research hasnot only advanced the understanding of viral biology, pathogenesis and life-saving antiretroviral therapies, but also hashad led to “collateral broader scientific research progress.