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. 2016 Jan;24(1):5-11.
doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2015.10.011. Epub 2015 Nov 28.

Towards Multidisciplinary HIV-Cure Research: Integrating Social Science with Biomedical Research

Cynthia I Grossman  1 , Anna Laura Ross  2 , Judith D Auerbach  3 , Jintanat Ananworanich  4 , Karine Dubé  5 , Joseph D Tucker  6 , Veronica Noseda  7 , Cristina Possas  8 , Dianne M Rausch  9 ; International AIDS Society (IAS) ‘Towards an HIV Cure’ initiative
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Towards Multidisciplinary HIV-Cure Research: Integrating Social Science with Biomedical Research

Cynthia I Grossman et al. Trends Microbiol. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

The quest for a cure for HIV remains a timely and key challenge for the HIV research community. Despite significant scientific advances, current HIV therapy regimens do not completely eliminate the negative impact of HIV on the immune system; and the economic impact of treating all people infected with HIV globally, for the duration of their lifetimes, presents significant challenges. This article discusses, from a multidisciplinary approach, critical social, behavioral, ethical, and economic issues permeating the HIV-cure research agenda. As part of a search for an HIV cure, both the perspective of patients/participants and clinical researchers should be taken into account. In addition, continued efforts should be made to involve and educate the broader community.

Keywords: HIV cure; cost-effectiveness; ethics; multidisciplinary; public understanding of science.

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All authors do not have any related conflicts of interest.

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Critical questions to address in the integration of social science in the HIV cure research agenda.
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