Media Coverage of the Institute

GW HIV/AIDS Institute Makes a Splash at National HIV/AIDS Conference
GW Progress - January 2008

Members of the GW HIV/AIDS Institute made several presenations at the 2007 National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta, GA in December. To continue reading this article, please click here.

The Forgotten H.I.V. Test
NYTimes - September 22, 2007

TWENTY-FIVE years after the outbreak of H.I.V. in the United States, there are about 40,000 new cases of infection a year, and an estimated quarter-million people who have H.I.V. but do not know they are infected. That's why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that every emergency room patient ages 13 to 64 should be offered an H.I.V. test. To continue reading this article, please click here.

Initiatives of the GW HIV/AIDS and Cancer Institutes
NBC 4's Viewpoint - September 9, 2007

Drs. Greenberg and Simon (HIV/AIDS Institute) and Patierno (Cancer Institute) were featured guests on NBC 4's Viewpoint (WRC-DC). The group discussed initiatives, research and goals of both the HIV/AIDS Institute and the Cancer Institute. To view the Viewpoint segment, please click here.

Group Takes on AIDS - Institute involves several GW departments
The GW Hatchet - April 9th, 2007

When Alan Greenberg was a medical student at GW decades ago, he described Washington as a "powerhouse of expertise" in the study and treatment of HIV/AIDS. But when he returned to Foggy Bottom in 2005 as the department chair of epidemiology and biostatistics in the School of Public Health, he noticed that Washington has a wealth of AIDS research, but lacks a system for networking the resources. To continue reading this article, please click here.

Targeting HIV, AIDS in DC
GW Medicine and Health - Spring 2007

Since the first AIDS case was identified in the US nearly 26 years ago, about one million cases have been reported. A multitude of national and international health organizations have their headquarters in the Washington, DC area, yet, DC has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS cases in the U.S. To continue reading this article, please click here.

Acting Locally, Thinking Globally - New GW institute unites bright minds to advance HIV/AIDS research
GW Research - Winter 2006

On August 29, 1981 GW's Gary Simon diagnosed the first recognized HIV/AIDS patient in Washington, DC. More than a quarter century later, Simon and other GW faculty members are leading the fight against this deadly virus by creating an institute that focuses on research, clinical care, and collaboration among those in the medical community. To continue reading this article, please click here.