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Biomedical research on HIV/AIDS in India
In India, research on HIV started in 1986. Currently, research on HIV/ AIDS is conducted in various institutions of the Indian Council of Medical Research, other research institutes, medical colleges, hospitals, voluntary organisations and also in public sector agencies. Sheela Godbole and Sanjay Mehendale present an overview of biomedical research on HIV/AIDS in India Read more
 

Vaccine development: Still a shot in the dark
There are more than 20 trials of HIV vaccine candidates across the world. But the most promising one has failed. We are far from achieving the goal of an HIV vaccine, says Dr Shahid Jameel of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Read more
 
What are the challenges in conducting clinical trials for an HIV vaccine?
India recently completed its first clinical trial for an HIV candidate, a Phase 1 safety trial at the National AIDS Research Institute, Pune. A second Phase 1 trial is ongoing at the Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC), Chennai. Sanjay Mehendale, Deputy Director of the National AIDS Research Institute (NARI), discusses the logistical and ethical issues involved in running a trial for an HIV vaccine Read more
 
AIDS vaccine trials in India: Ethical questions
The AIDS vaccine trials in India are one step closer to fruition. Sandhya Srinivasan examines the ethical problems posed by such trials, particularly in developing countries Read more