U of U Health-Led Research Awarded $28 Million to Explore HIV’s Inner Workings and Vulnerabilities

Credit: Janet Iwasa

Research from the CHEETAH Center investigating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is providing valuable insights into how the virus works and is leading to new types of therapeutic interventions.

« U of U Health-Led Research Awarded $28 Million to Explore HIV’s Inner Workings and Vulnerabilities

Credit: Owen Pornillos, Barbie Ganser-Pornillos

At 130 nanometers, HIV is about 60 times smaller than a red blood cell. Advances in cryo-electron microscopy (left) and molecular modeling (right) have made it possible to see the virus in unprecedented detail.

« U of U Health-Led Research Awarded $28 Million to Explore HIV’s Inner Workings and Vulnerabilities

Credit: Charlie Ehlert

CHEETAH Director and Professor of Biochemistry at University of Utah Health, Wesley Sundquist, PhD.

« U of U Health-Led Research Awarded $28 Million to Explore HIV’s Inner Workings and Vulnerabilities

Credit: Charlie Ehlert

Research from CHEETAH investigators Debra Eckert, PhD and Michael Kay, PhD, have carried out research that has led to an investigational HIV drug that is now being tested in clinical trials.

« U of U Health-Led Research Awarded $28 Million to Explore HIV’s Inner Workings and Vulnerabilities

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