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RESEARCH ARTICLE

HIV

Johnson Mak A and Stephen Kent B
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A Deakin University, and
CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory
Email: johnson.mak@deakin.edu.au

B Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Peter Doherty Institute
The University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Vic. 3010, Australia
Email: skent@unimelb.edu.au

Microbiology Australia 35(2) 71-71 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA14022
Published: 15 May 2014

Abstract

It has been nearly three decades since the discovery of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). The collective global research efforts on HIV-1 in the past 30 years have drastically changed HIV-1 infection from a previous 'death sentence' to a manageable clinical condition – providing adequate access of anti-retroviral therapy is available. Throughout this period, along with their colleagues around the globe, Australian researchers have made significant contributions to HIV-1 research in a number of areas, including but not limited to clinical research, basic science, plus more recently in HIV-1 cure research.