3 Researchers
Posted on March 13, 2014 by A&U in Features
3 Researchers Scientists at Merck Weigh In on Work Done and Work Yet to Do by Chael Needle We know the drugs on the pharmacy shelves. We hear of the discoveries. We watch the pipeline. Unless we are lucky enough to travel to AIDS conferences, or sit down with some academic journals for some light [...]
Cheyenne Jackson
Posted on January 8, 2014 by A&U in Cover Story
Gentle Strength Cheyenne Jackson Soars On Stage, On Screen, And On Radio, But His Most Ambitious Work Is Through Philanthropy by Dann Dulin Photographed Exclusively for A&U by Adam Bouska That’s pretty fuckin’ cool!” says Cheyenne Jackson enthusiastically over lunch at a West Hollywood eatery. He’s speaking of Dr. Mathilde Krim, co-founder of amfAR, who [...]
The Battle of amfAR
Posted on November 28, 2013 by A&U in Movies & TV, The Arts
The Battle of amfAR Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman HBO Films Reviewed by Sally Hessney HBO premieres The Battle of amfAR, a documentary that celebrates the heroism and humanitarianism of two powerhouse AIDS activists—research scientist Mathilde Krim and screen legend Elizabeth Taylor. Directed by award-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (The Celluloid [...]
W.O.M.E.N.
Posted on November 15, 2013 by A&U in Features
Because of W.O.M.E.N. Catherine Wyatt-Morley Proposes an Innovative Research Project as a New Chapter for Her Non-Profit by Chael Needle Photos by Cody Emberton Tragedy to triumph—that’s the subtitle of Catherine Wyatt-Morley’s recently published account of her journey so far as HIV-positive. It’s also a portrait of her dedication to helping and amplifying the voices [...]
Preventative HIV Vaccine
Posted on May 27, 2012 by A&U in LifeGuide, Treatment Horizons
Express Lane A Vaccine Candidate Seeks to Prevent—Not Just Control—HIV Infection by Chael Needle Preventative HIV vaccine research has taken another step. The candidate, a granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF)-adjuvanted DNA/MVA vaccine being developed by GeoVax, recently received an “Allowed to Proceed” notice from the FDA for testing in humans. Opened in April, the Phase I [...]
Good Guys & Bad Guys
Posted on May 14, 2012 by A&U in Columns, Left Field
Left Field by Patricia Nell Warren When Commercial Interests Cloud AIDS Research, Who Wins & Who Loses? The AIDS establishment see themselves as the good guys. And they see “denialists” as the bad guys. According to establishment defender Nicoli Nattrass in a recent issue of The Scientist, “denialism” even includes “the conspiratorial argument that…HIV science [...]
Ruby’s Rap: Anthony Youn
Posted on January 3, 2012 by A&U in Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer Florence, Italy I feel like first-time explorer Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday—carefree and in love, as I scoot around Florence on my thrilling fire engine red Vespa. I’m in love with both this enchanting city and the place I’m hangin’ my backpack, The Grand Hotel Villa Medici. Celebrating fifty years, they’ve harnessed [...]
