Research

Research

amfAR funds highly innovative and sometimes high-risk studies that may lack the preliminary data required by traditional grant makers, with the goal of developing a cure for HIV.

Latest News

Researchers Target and Awaken Dormant HIV in Groundbreaking Advance

Researchers use lipid nanoparticles—LNP X—to insert mRNA capable of targeting and awakening dormant HIV, the main barrier to a cure.


Shaping the Future of HIV Research

amfAR interviewed Gladstone Institutes’ Dr. Melanie Ott about her work on HIV, hepatitis C, and other viruses, and the promise of new technologies.

Research Grants

Target Grants

Research Grants Awarded

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Target Grants: Request for Proposals

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Publications from amfAR Grantees and Fellows

Each month, the findings of amfAR-funded researchers (names in bold) are published in peer-reviewed journals, which are listed below by month of publication. In each case you can click on the “ABSTRACT” link for a brief summary of the research paper as it appears in the journal. In some cases, you can click on the “READ MORE” link to access related articles written for a lay audience by amfAR staff.