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Researchers Find Potential Map to More Effective HIV Vaccine
By tracking the very earliest days of one person's immune response to HIV, researchers have charted a new route for developing a long-sought vaccine that could boost the body's ability to neutralize the virus. The research team, led by Barton F. Haynes, M.D., director of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute and faculty member at the Duke Global Health Institute, and John Mascola, M.D., acting director of the NIH Vaccine Research Center, have for the first time described the co-evolution of antibodies and virus in a person with HIV whose immune system mounted a broad attack against the pathogen. Findings were published in the journal Nature.
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DUKE STUDENTS TAKE ACTION
Students Bring Innovative Ideas to Clinton Global Initiative University
 A group of Duke students brought their ideas and best global health solutions to the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) in St. Louis last weekend, and their contributions were recognized. Their ideas ranged from ways to improve sanitation, to malaria and education of underprivileged youth - many of which were a part of the Duke ChangeWorks Startup Challenge.
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 Awareness and Inspiration Resonate Campuswide with Duke Global Health Week
From the Main Quad to the Fuqua School of Business, the energy of this year's Global Health Week reverberated across Duke University. Inspiring engagement and activism at Duke for the sixth year in a row, the annual student-led Global Health Week was a success. It was a big year of firsts, with the post popular event being the Global Health Alumni Panel, "Translating Passion Into Impact," which featured four young alumni who spoke to more than 80 students about their experiences in global health and how they carried their passion into their careers.
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