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Gladstone Launches Center for PhAIge Therapy to Harness AI in the Fight Against Drug-Resistant...

The center, funded by an NIH grant, will become one of three national centers dedicated to accelerating the development of phage therapy.

Programmable kinetic barcoding for multiplexed RNA detection with Cas13a

Nature Biomedical Engineering - A multiplexed RNA detection method exploits crRNA-dependent variability in Cas13a activity on RNA targets for kinetic barcoding and can be used to distinguish among...

amfAR Launches $2 Million AI-Enabled, Collaborative Study to Map the HIV Reservoir

A groundbreaking effort aimed at transforming scientific understanding of how the virus disrupts immune function and persists in the body throughout treatment.

Programmable kinetic barcoding for multiplexed RNA detection with Cas13a

Nature Biomedical Engineering - A multiplexed RNA detection method exploits crRNA-dependent variability in Cas13a activity on RNA targets for kinetic barcoding and can be used to distinguish among...

Virologist Viewpoints: For HIV, ‘Manageable’ Is No Longer Good Enough

Once a godsend, antiretroviral therapy is not what we should settle on. The time has come to finally cure HIV/AIDS.

Public trust in science has declined since COVID — virologists need to unite around safety standards

Nature - Creating international viral biosafety guidelines are key to clearing up confusion, regaining trust and ensuring that essential research continues.

Beyond Viruses: Expanding the Fight Against Infectious Diseases

The newly renamed Gladstone Infectious Disease Institute broadens its mission to address global health threats ranging from antibiotic resistance to infections that cause chronic diseases.

Opinion: With vaccine research under attack, it’s time for California to lead again

Halting mRNA research right now is like banning ChatGPT, writes infectious disease expert Melanie Ott — not just scientific negligence, but strategic self-sabotage.