Antibodies Effective Against the AIDS Virus
Researchers at the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have identified three naturally occurring monoclonal antibodies that are able to kill 91% of strains of the HIV virus. One of these antibodies, named VRC01, has a high affinity for the virus and works by mimicking the HIV receptor. This discovery makes the development of an effective vaccine against the virus a real possibility.
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Wilnise Jasmin
Wilnise Jasmin is a third year attending the American University of Antigua College of Medicine. She is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University where she studied Biology concentrating in plant science. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and is interested in reducing health disparities found there. She has gained knowledge of the many different aspects concerning this issue by participating in New York City Mayor’s Office Health Literacy Fellowship, the Mentoring Minority Medical Students Advisory Committee in Mentoring in Medicine, Inc., the steering committee for the Black Women's Health Symposium and shares this knowledge through her writings.
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