January 4, 2012

Dr. Myron Cohen on 2011′s Biggest Global Health Breakthrough

Categories: Global Health Beat
Tags: , , , , , , , ,

The discovery that the sexual transmission can be virtually stopped when the infected person is treated with ARVs this year was heralded as the ‘Breakthrough of the Year’ by Science magazine. The team of researchers who completed the study was lead by University of North Carolina’s Dr. Myron Cohen. In the above video, Dr. Cohen shares how he and his team set about testing the idea. Additionally, he speaks to his motivations as a scientist searching for a way to end AIDS.

  • A R V Wastage

    “ARVs as HIV Prevention: A Tough Road to Wide Impact” by James D. Shelton was published in the same issue of Science. I guess you didn’t post it because it didn’t have a talking head ‘SUCCESS!’ video with an inspiring piano soundtrack. Or because it puts the ‘breakthrough’ into context. https://www.sciencemag.org/content/334/6063/1645.summary

  • http://aviewfromthecave.com Tom Murphy

    Thanks for the comment. Was not overlooked intentionally, just can’t catch everything. Know of a way to get an ungated version of the study? I would love to read it and potentially share.

  • http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2012/01/05/dr-myron-cohen-on-2011%e2%80%b2s-biggest-global-health-breakthrough/ Dr. Myron Cohen on 2011′s Biggest Global Health Breakthrough | Global Health Hub

    [...] Excerpt from: Dr. Myron Cohen on 2011′s Biggest Global Health Breakthrough [...]

  • A Cademic

    The author’s name and email address are on the gated version. I’m sure he would be delighted to send you a copy.

  • http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120106/UNC-HIV-researcher-Cohen-discusses-his-work-HPTN-052.aspx UNC HIV researcher Cohen discusses his work, HPTN 052

    [...] "Healthy Lives" blog features a video from the UNC Medical Center News Office in which Myron Cohen, a [...]

  • http://jovemsoropositivo.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/a-revelacao-do-ano/ A Revelação do Ano | Diário de um Jovem Soropositivo

    [...] conduzido pela Universidade da Carolina do Norte, foi liderada Dr. Myron Cohen, que aparece no vídeo acima, mostrando como a ideia começou. Ele também fala sobre as suas motivações como um [...]