Commentary
25 years of HIV-1 research – progress and perspectives
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* Corresponding author: Kuan-Teh Jeang kjeang@niaid.nih.gov
1 McGill University AIDS Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Chemin Cote Ste-Catherine, Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2, Canada
2 Molecular Virology Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0460, USA
BMC Medicine 2008, 6:31 doi:10.1186/1741-7015-6-31
Published: 31 October 2008Abstract
Twenty-five years after the discovery and isolation of the human immunodeficiency virus by French and American scientists, much progress has been made in basic research, clinical treatment, and public health prevention measures for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Here, we summarize, in brief, advances that have been achieved and provide some perspectives on future challenges.