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PennCFAR @penn_cfar Dec 2, 2020

Join us today at 12:00 pm (EST) for the second installment of our virtual seminar series for the 20-21 Academic year!
In partnership with the Penn Dept. of Microbiology, we present Dr. Lydie Trautmann, EngD, PhD.
Access the live event via the link below:
primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event…

PennCFAR @penn_cfar Dec 1, 2020

Join the Penn CFAR CAB this evening for the Seventeenth Annual (and first virtual!) Red Ribbon Awards Ceremony!
Observe World AIDS Day with us by recognizing leaders in the fight against HIV/AIDS!

You can access this virtual event via the link below:

primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event…

PennCFAR @penn_cfar Nov 11, 2020

The Philadelphia Inquirer highlighted the work of Dr. Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, PSOM, and the significant contribution he has made towards the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Full article below!

inquirer.com/health/coronav…

www.inquirer.com These Penn scientists paved the way for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine The vaccine works by prompting human cells to make the coronavirus “spike” protein.

PennCFAR @penn_cfar Oct 12, 2020

Only six days until AIDS Walk Philly's virtual event!
You can #bealifeline by sponsoring or joining the Penn CFAR Team!
Sponsor: aidswalkphilly.org/sponsor. Enter team #6442.
Join: aidswalkphilly.org/login. Register for team #6442 and pick up a complimentary t-shirt in our office!

PennCFAR @penn_cfar Oct 1, 2020

The Penn CFAR is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Timothy Brown. Better known as "The Berlin Patient", Timothy was the first person to be cured of HIV. Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this time.

nytimes.com/2020/09/30/hea…

www.nytimes.com Timothy Ray Brown, First Patient Cured of H.I.V., Dies at 54 (Published 2020) Known initially as the “Berlin Patient,” he underwent an experimental stem cell transplant 13 years ago that rid his body of the virus. He died of leukemia.

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