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Work Visit Grant / Svearike Oeverdieck’s Experience at the University of WashingtonSupported by an Amsterdam institute for Immunology and Infectious diseases International Work Visit Grant, PhD candidate Svearike was able to spend a valuable period at the University of Washington (UW), working at the renowned Institute for Protein Design (IPD).
Run for Their Lives: Meet the AI&I Runners – Hung-Jen Oliver ChenOn March 15, AI&I researchers will lace up their running shoes for the Amstelveen Spring Marathon, raising funds for research into Post-Acute Infection Syndromes (PAIS). Every donation supports innovative projects to improve diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life for PAIS patients.
Early HIV Treatment Only Temporarily Prevents Immune System Dysregulation Despite effective HIV medication, the immune systems of people with HIV remain dysregulated in the long term. Researchers of the Amsterdam institute for Immunology and Infectious Diseases examined whether this disruption could be prevented by starting HIV treatment immediately after infection, within just a few days. They found that the immune system functioned similarly to that of people without HIV for about six months, but over time it became disturbed again.
