The University of North Carolina AIDS Clinical Trials Unit (ACTU) is dedicated to conducting and developing research of HIV infection and its associated opportunistic infections and providing access to promising clinical protocols to persons living with HIV.
 
 
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UNC ACTU Application Submitted
In July the UNC ACTU application was submitted. Information about the application can be found here or by emailing UNC ACTU.

Supplemental grant information including Quality Assurance (QA), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), or additional forms (FORMS), can be found here.A special thank you goes out to all those who made this application possible.
Detection of Acute Infections during HIV Testing in North Carolina
A team of scientists from UNC ACTU, UNC CFAR, and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services published results of the first year of an enhanced program to diagnose HIV infection. See the New England Journal of Medicine (2005; 352:1873-1883). Link
Response to HIV in Africa
A number of UNC ACTU investigators are devoted to international work in HIV/AIDS. A highlight of this work is the UNC Project in Lilongwe, Malawi. Follow this link to access the website: Link   For other UNC ACTU & CFAR International HIV/AIDS Projects, follow this link. Link

UNC ACTU Faculty Leading in the Development of Antiviral Therapy as Part of HIV Prevention
Drs. Cohen, Eron, Kashuba, and others have conducted a series of studies designed to understand the pharmacology of antiviral therapy in the genital tract. Dr. Cohen is the Chair of the NIH HPTN-ACTG Prevention Working group (see HPTN web site and Science, August 6, 2005). Link to article HTPN Website

Clinical Trials

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Recent Publications

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UNC ACTU Staff

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UNC ACTU Community Advisory Board

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UNC ACTU Contact Info

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Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7215