The Wistar Institute Receives $17 Million NIH Grant for Personalized HIV Cure Research
Summary
The Wistar Institute received a five-year, $17 million NIH award to launch the iCure Consortium. The consortium will develop personalized HIV cure regimens by combining antibodies, mRNA therapy, viral binders, CAR-T cells, NK cells, and latency-reversing drugs. Researchers will tailor treatment strategies to each participant's HIV mutations and immune profile. The project involves multiple academic and clinical partners and builds on prior BEAT-HIV research efforts.
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$17.0M
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Date
August 19, 2025
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
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wistar.org
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