Tuesday, July 12, 2011
VGTI awarded $25 million for HIV research; institute calls it boon for Port St. Lucie area

Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida will receive federal grants totaling $25 million to team up with the University of California, San Francisco, to research where and how HIV hides inside cells. ..

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Tuesday, June 07, 2011
FAU Partners with VGTI of Florida for Collaborative Research, Education and Training

Florida Atlantic University and the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute (VGTI) of Florida in Port St. Lucie have reached an agreement to collaborate on research, education and training. The collaborative research will focus on novel cancer therapies, gene therapy and virus research that includes the study of the HIV virus, and the role of the immune system in cancer. The collaboration also will involve sharing facilities and equipment, co-hosting joint seminars and preparing joint grant applications to state and federal agencies. ..

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Non-Human Primate Studies Reveal Promising Vaccine Approach for HIV

Research conducted at Oregon Health & Science University's (OHSU) Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute (VGTI) has produced a potential vaccine against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Details of this vaccine advance are published in the current online edition of the journal Nature, and the full study will be published in an upcoming print edition.  ..

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