简介

Dr. Berman's laboratory examines the mechanisms that mediate HIV entry into the CNS and how viral and inflammatory mediators damage neurons and other CNS cells. More than 40 million people worldwide are HIV infected. As a result of antiretroviral therapies, HIV infected people are living longer. HIV enters the CNS early after infection and despite therapy, persists within the CNS. Prevalence of NeuroAIDS and its associated cognitive impairment is increasing. An understanding of mechanisms that mediate these effects are critical to the development of therapeutic strategies.