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src="/top-doc-banner.png" alt="Doctor lineup" /> <div class="hero-text "> <h2>IHV Physicians Named as Top Doctors in Baltimore Magazine</h2> <p>More than 260 University of Maryland Medical System Physicians were recognized as “Top Doctors” in the Baltimore Magazine 2024 Survey.</p> <a href='https://www.umms.org/news/news-releases/2024/umms-top-docs-2024' class='more'>Learn More <span class='visible-for-screen-readers'> about IHV Physicians Named as Top Doctors in Baltimore Magazine</span></a> </div> </li> <li> <img src="/greenebaum-banner.png" alt="Greenebaum banner" /> <div class="hero-text "> </div> </li> <li> <img src="/ihv-staff-banner-2-(1).png" alt="Ciheb at IAS 2024" /> <div class="hero-text "> <h2>Ciheb Global at International AIDS Symposium 2024</h2> <p> At the end of July, members of Ciheb convened at AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference hosted by the International </p> <a 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The Daily Record will honor the organizations and individuals who have improved the quality of health care in our state. </p> <a href='https://thedailyrecord.com/event/health-care-heroes/' class='more'>READ MORE <span class='visible-for-screen-readers'> about Natalie Spicyn, MD, MHS, AAHIVS and Sarah Kattakuzhy, MD, MPH nominated for Daily Record Health Care Heroes</span></a> </div> </li> <li> <img src="/EKE-BANNER2.jpg" alt="EKE Banner" /> <div class="hero-text "> <h2>Meet Dr. Uzoamaka Eke: Driven by a Supportive and Inclusive Environment at the Institute of Human Virology </h2> <p>Dr. Eke Uzoamaka's story is one of determination, driven by an intrinsic passion for medicine and fueled by the unwavering support of her family, mentors, and colleagues.</p> <a href='https://www.ihv.org/news/2024/meet-dr-uzoamaka-eke-driven-by-supportive-and-inclusive-environment-at-ihv.html' class='more'>Learn More <span class='visible-for-screen-readers'> about Meet Dr. Uzoamaka Eke: Driven by a Supportive and Inclusive Environment at the Institute of Human Virology </span></a> </div> </li> <li> <img src="/shiva-banner.jpg" alt="Shivakumar Narayanan, MBBS, MD" /> <div class="hero-text "> <h2>Infectious Disease Specialist Awarded Over $2.6 Million in Grants for Innovative Public Health Initiatives</h2> <a href='https://www.ihv.org/news/2024/infectious-disease-specialist-awarded-over-26-million-in-grants-for-innovative-public-health-initiatives-.html' class='more'>READ MORE <span class='visible-for-screen-readers'> about Infectious Disease Specialist Awarded Over $2.6 Million in Grants for Innovative Public Health Initiatives</span></a> </div> </li> <li> <img src="/iv-drug-grant-banner.jpg" alt="Kattakuzhy Banner" /> <div class="hero-text "> <h2>UM School of Medicine Awarded Nearly $30 Million to Prevent Infections Associated with IV Drug Use</h2> <p>NIH funding will be used to prevent rehospitalizations and lower complications from infections.</p> <a href='https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2023/um-school-of-medicine-awarded-nearly-30-million-to-prevent-infections-associated-with-iv-drug-use.html' class='more'>READ NOW <span class='visible-for-screen-readers'> about UM School of Medicine Awarded Nearly $30 Million to Prevent Infections Associated with IV Drug Use</span></a> </div> </li> <li> <img src="/Sajadi-Banner.jpg" alt="New Study: Deficient Generation of Spike-specific Long-lived Plasma Cells in the Bone Marrow After SARS-CoV-2 Infection" /> <div class="hero-text "> <h2>New Study: Deficient Generation of Spike-specific Long-lived Plasma Cells in the Bone Marrow After SARS-CoV-2 Infection</h2> <p>This study stemmed from a long-term collaboration between the teams in the IHV Division of Clinical Care and Research and Division of Vaccine Research.</p> <a href='https://www.ihv.org/news/2024/new-study-deficient-generation-of-spike-specific-long-lived-plasma-cells-in-the-bone-marrow-after-sars-cov-2-infection.html' class='more'>READ MORE <span class='visible-for-screen-readers'> about New Study: Deficient Generation of Spike-specific Long-lived Plasma Cells in the Bone Marrow After SARS-CoV-2 Infection</span></a> </div> </li>  </ul> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="content-wrapper"> <div class="page-title"> <div class="faux-title h1"><a href="/">Institute of Human Virology (IHV)</a></div> <div class="breadcrumbs"> Institute of Human Virology (IHV) </div> </div> <div class="inner-wrapper two-column"> <div class="content"> <h1 class="h1 black">Institute of Human Virology (IHV)</h1><style type="text/css"> .content .pdf:before { background-image:none!important; } .content .pdf { padding-left: 0px!important; } .flexslider { border-bottom-color: #103f61; } .content-right .silk-tabs .silk-tabs__content { padding: 10px 10px 0px 10px; } </style><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://medschool.umaryland.edu/media/UMB/Style-Assets/CSS/Common_Calendar.css" /> <h2>Research Initiatives</h2> <h3><span class="mceNonEditable"><img src="/media/som/microsites/ihv/images/building-long-shot.jpg" alt="IHV Building" style="border : #e4e2e3 solid 4px; margin : 0px 30px 20px 0px; float : left;" /></span>‌<a href="/research/">IHV Research is Leading the Way Toward Innovative Therapies</a></h3> <p>IHV scientists and researchers are<a href="/research/"> forging new paths in the fight against HIV and AIDS</a>, the deadliest pandemic in modern medical history. The IHV is the first research institute in the U.S. to link basic science, population studies and clinical trials in an effort to develop new vaccines and treatments.</p> <h2>Patient Information</h2> <h3><span class="mceNonEditable"><img src="/media/som/microsites/ihv/images/doctor-helping-patient.jpg" alt="Doctor helping patient" style="border : #e4e2e3 solid 4px; margin : 0px 30px 20px 0px; float : left;" />‌</span>‌IHV is Providing Compassionate Cutting-Edge Care</h3> <p>The IHV serves approximately 5,000 patients through six Baltimore area clinics and more than 500,000 patients in seven African and two Caribbean nations. The IHV specializes in the treatment of HIV/AIDS and other chronic viral diseases, such as Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, and the Human Papilloma Virus Infection.</p><script> var news312788 = [ { title: 'In Memoriam: Dr. Rohit Talwani  (1968-2024)', image: '/media/som/microsites/ihv/images/Talwani_Rohit.jpg', publishDate: 'Tuesday, April 16, 2024', teaser: 'A graduate of Cornell University, Dr. Talwani pursued his medical training and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of South Carolina, followed by a fellowship at Rush-Presbyterian St Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago. In 2000, he joined the Institute of Human Virology (IHV), where his fascination with the study of hepatitis became his life\'s work. Over the past two decades, he has propelled IHV\'s hepatitis program to new heights. ', url: '/news/2024/in-memoriam-dr-rohit-talwani-1968-2024.html' },{ title: 'In Memoriam: Tiffany Moritz (1975-2024) ', image: '/media/som/microsites/ihv/images/Tiffany-Moritz-1705667216.jpg', publishDate: 'Tuesday, April 16, 2024', teaser: 'Tiffany Moritz, a compassionate advocate and dedicated social worker, passed away on January 14, 2024. Tiffany\'s journey with the University of Maryland\'s Institute of Human Virology began in January 1999, when she joined as a clinic social worker for the Evelyn Jordan Center (EJC), the HIV clinic at the time. Over the course of her tenure there from 1999 to 2003, Tiffany demonstrated unwavering commitment to serving the HIV community, earning admiration for her integrity, knowledge, and profound compassion.', url: '/news/2024/in-memoriam-tiffany-moritz-1975-2024-.html' },{ title: 'New Study Reveals Insights into Lack of Durability in COVID Antibody Response to Infections & Vaccines', image: '/media/som/faculty/faculty-portraits/Sajadi_Mohammad.jpg', publishDate: 'Wednesday, March 20, 2024', teaser: 'Researchers at the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine published a new study in the Journal of Infectious Diseases investigating the short-lived antibody response following SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. ', url: '/news/2024/new-study-reveals-insights-into-lack-of-durability-in-covid-antibody-response-to-infections--vaccines.html' },{ title: 'Meet Dr. Uzoamaka Eke: Driven by supportive and inclusive environment at IHV', image: '/media/som/microsites/ihv/images/Eke_Uzoamaka.jpg', publishDate: 'Friday, March 15, 2024', teaser: 'Born and raised in Nigeria as the eldest of five children to educator parents, Uzoamaka\'s journey to becoming a respected infectious disease specialist at the University of Maryland Institute of Human Virology (IHV) is a testament to her relentless pursuit of excellence. ', url: '/news/2024/meet-dr-uzoamaka-eke-driven-by-supportive-and-inclusive-environment-at-ihv.html' },{ title: 'Infectious Disease Specialist Awarded Over $2.6 Million in Grants for Innovative Public Health Initiatives ', image: '/media/som/microsites/ihv/images/ihv-stories/Narayanan_Shiva.jpeg', publishDate: 'Wednesday, March 13, 2024', teaser: 'Dr. Shivakumar Narayanan, an infectious disease specialist affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical Center and the Institute of Human Virology (IHV), was recently awarded over $2.6 million in grants from prominent organizations to support groundbreaking public health initiatives in the Baltimore area. ', url: '/news/2024/infectious-disease-specialist-awarded-over-26-million-in-grants-for-innovative-public-health-initiatives-.html' },{ title: 'New Study: Deficient Generation of Spike-specific Long-lived Plasma Cells in the Bone Marrow After SARS-CoV-2 Infection', image: '/media/som/microsites/ihv/images/Sajadi.jpeg', publishDate: 'Wednesday, February 14, 2024', teaser: 'New study reveals insights into COVID-19 antibody persistence.', url: '/news/2024/new-study-deficient-generation-of-spike-specific-long-lived-plasma-cells-in-the-bone-marrow-after-sars-cov-2-infection.html' },{ title: 'Major Funding of Partnership for HIV/AIDS Progress (PFAP) Award from the National Institute of Health (NIH) Office of AIDS Research to the Research Initiative on Infectious Disease and Substance Use (RIIS)', image: '/media/som/microsites/ihv/images/RIIS-Team.png', publishDate: 'Friday, November 17, 2023', teaser: 'The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) received an annual award for $3 million funded by the NIH Office of AIDS Research. The PFAP award is projected to total approximately $9 million over four years. Principal Investigators are Elana Rosenthal, MD and Sarah Kattakuzhy, MD, MPH.', url: '/news/2023/major-funding-of-partnership-for-hivaids-progress-pfap-award-from-the-national-institute-of-health-nih-office-of-aids-research-to-the-research-initiative-on-infectious-disease-and-substance-use-riis.html' },{ title: 'Researchers from the Institute of Human Virology Discover that a Bacterial Protein Causes Genomic Instability and Contributes to Reduced Fertility, and Birth Defects', image: '/media/som/news/2023/group-featured.jpg', publishDate: 'Monday, July 17, 2023', teaser: 'A team of researchers from the University of Maryland School of Maryland’s (UMSOM) Institute of Human Virology (IHV), a Center of Excellence of the Global Virus Network (GVN), published new findings that emphasize the crucial role of the urinary and genital tract microbiota in adverse pregnancy outcomes and genomic instability that originate in the womb during fetal development.', url: '/news/2023/researchers-from-the-institute-of-human-virology-discover-that-a-bacterial-protein-causes-genomic-instability-and-contributes-to-reduced-fertility-and-birth-defects.html' },{ title: 'STAT: A looming penicillin shortage threatens pregnant adults with syphilis and their newborns', image: '/media/som/microsites/ihv/images/news/Sam-Agudu_Nadia.jpg', publishDate: 'Thursday, June 22, 2023', teaser: 'Pfizer announced last week that it expects to run out of a key drug for treating syphilis in the near future — a looming problem that health professionals say could exacerbate syphilis rates, widen racial disparities in sexually transmitted diseases, and stymie global access to the antibiotic, especially within lower-income countries. The drug in question is Bicillin, an injectable, long-acting form of penicillin most commonly used to treat syphilis in adults as well as childhood infections.', url: '/news/2023/stat-a-looming-penicillin-shortage-threatens-pregnant-adults-with-syphilis-and-their-newborns.html' },{ title: 'University of Maryland, Baltimore Leadership Helps IHV-Nigeria Launch State-of-the-Art Campus in Public Healthcare, Treatment Training, and Research in Nigeria', image: '/media/som/news/2023/IHV-Nigeria-thumb.jpg', publishDate: 'Monday, June 19, 2023', teaser: 'The Institute of Human Virology-Nigeria (IHV-Nigeria), an affiliate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s (UMSOM) Institute of Human Virology (IHV), recently announced the launch of its state-of-the-art multi-campus of excellence in public healthcare, treatment training, and research to bring quality health services within the reach of millions of Nigerians.', url: '/news/2023/university-of-maryland-baltimore-leadership-helps-ihv-nigeria-launch-state-of-the-art-campus-in-public-healthcare-treatment-training-and-research-in-nigeria.html' },{ title: 'HealthCare Middle East & Africa: Nigeria’s IHVN unveil their multi-campus in Abuja', image: '/media/som/microsites/ihv/images/news/twinTwr.jpg', publishDate: 'Wednesday, June 07, 2023', teaser: 'The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has officially opened the doors to its state-of-the-art multi-campus of excellence in public healthcare, treatment training, and research in Abuja. The IHVN campus is a combination of twin tower 7-story office buildings, and clinical laboratories for diagnosis, research, and training. It will also have a functional clinic space for patient care and clinical trials, bio-specimen repositories for storage and management of bio-specimens, multi-media lecture auditoriums, and meeting rooms and offices.\n\nThe campus unveiling was preceded by a scientific seminar on addressing local health challenges through quality research and partnership.', url: '/news/2023/healthcare-middle-east--africa-nigerias-ihvn-unveil-their-multi-campus-in-abuja.html' },{ title: 'Baltimore Sun: New UMD School of Medicine institute aims to change addiction treatment and prevention', image: '/media/som/faculty/faculty-portraits/Kattakuzhy_Sarah.png', publishDate: 'Wednesday, May 31, 2023', teaser: 'As the toll of America’s opioid epidemic continues to mount, the University of Maryland School of Medicine is preparing to open a new institute for addiction medicine, where researchers, substance use disorder specialists and doctors will work together to change the way addiction is treated, prevented and studied.The Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine, which state and health care leaders announced at a press conference Wednesday, will be housed on the sixth floor of the recently opened Health Sciences Research Facility III on the medical school’s downtown Baltimore campus.', url: '/news/2023/baltimore-sun-new-umd-school-of-medicine-institute-aims-to-change-addiction-treatment-and-prevention.html' },{ title: 'University of Maryland School of Medicine Receives One of the Largest Gifts in its History to Establish Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine', image: '/media/som/news/2023/Kahlert-Thumb.jpg', publishDate: 'Wednesday, May 31, 2023', teaser: 'With an urgent mission to address the alarming rise in drug overdose deaths, the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) has announced plans to open the new Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine. It will be funded with a $10 million gift from the Maryland-based Kahlert Foundation with an additional $10 million provided by the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and $5 million from UMSOM to renovate research facilities on campus. UMSOM has committed to raise an additional $5 million in philanthropic donations for the Kahlert Institute.', url: '/news/2023/university-of-maryland-school-of-medicine-receives-one-of-the-largest-gifts-in-its-history-to-establish-kahlert-institute-for-addiction-medicine.html' },{ title: 'MPower: MPower Sponsors CUGH 2023 Global Health Conference', image: '/media/som/microsites/ihv/images/news/Abimiku-CUGH23_400X300.jpg', publishDate: 'Monday, May 15, 2023', teaser: 'University of Maryland’s Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State co-sponsored the 14th annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference: “Global Health at a Crossroads: Equity, Climate Change, and Microbial Threats” in Washington, DC last month. Held in-person for the first time since 2019, the conference took place from April 14 through April 16. Over the course of those three days, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) faculty, staff, students were among 1,600 participants from around the globe.', url: '/news/2023/mpower-mpower-sponsors-cugh-2023-global-health-conference.html' },{ title: 'Livestrong: Why Terbinafine and Alcohol Don\'t Mix', image: '/media/som/microsites/ihv/images/news/baddley-john-1801841333.jpg', publishDate: 'Friday, May 05, 2023', teaser: 'If you\'ve ever dealt with a fungal infection in your nails or had a case of athlete\'s foot, you may be familiar with the medication terbinafine, or the brand name Lamisil. It\'s an anti-fungal medicine taken orally that treats fungal infections, per the Cleveland Clinic. Adults who are prescribed terbinafine usually take it every day for 6 to 12 weeks to cure an infection, according to the Mayo Clinic.', url: '/news/2023/livestrong-why-terbinafine-and-alcohol-dont-mix.html' },{ title: 'Current HIV Research: Milestones: Dr. Robert C. Gallo and the Discovery of HIV-1', image: '/media/som/microsites/ihv/images/news/gallo-250.jpg', publishDate: 'Thursday, April 27, 2023', teaser: 'In this issue of the journal, we inaugurate a new series entitled “Milestones.” This series will encompass interviews with some of the pioneers that have laid the foundations of HIV research. Revisiting these landmarks while taking into account the prospect of their founders should be an inspiration to our readers, particularly the youngest generation. Nobody better than Dr. Robert Gallo could be the protagonist of the inaugural “Milestone,” with his recount of the discovery of HIV-1, the causative agent of AIDS, and the development of the first blood test to diagnose HIV-1 infection.', url: '/news/2023/current-hiv-research-milestones-dr-robert-c-gallo-and-the-discovery-of-hiv-1.html' },{ title: 'Living Legend Dr. Robert Gallo and His Legacy at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Institute of Human Virology', image: '/media/som/microsites/ihv/images/news/Gallo_Robert-250.jpg', publishDate: 'Thursday, March 30, 2023', teaser: 'Dr. Robert Gallo, MD, is internationally renowned as a co-discoverer of HIV, the cause of AIDS, and as a two-time recipient of the prestigious Albert Lasker Award – a program established in 1945 to honor individuals who have made major contributions to medical science or who have performed public service on behalf of medicine. ', url: '/news/2023/living-legend-dr-robert-gallo-and-his-legacy-at-the-university-of-maryland-school-of-medicines-institute-of-human-virology.html' },{ title: 'Dan Rodricks: What I didn’t know about Dr. Gallo', image: '/media/som/microsites/ihv/images/news/gallo-250.jpg', publishDate: 'Wednesday, March 29, 2023', teaser: 'Until this week, when I looked deeper into his background for my current Sun column, I did not know Dr. Robert Gallo’s origin story as a scientist. It was the death of his six-year-old sister, Judith, when Gallo was a boy in Connecticut, that launched his career in cancer and virus research. He went on to become one of the leading biomedical researchers in the world, the co-discoverer of HIV and a founder of both the Institute of Human Virology in Baltimore and the Global Virus Network.', url: '/news/2023/dan-rodricks-what-i-didnt-know-about-dr-gallo.html' },{ title: 'The Baltimore Sun: Dan Rodricks: Renowned scientist Robert Gallo takes on emeritus role at Baltimore’s Institute of Human Virology', image: '/media/som/microsites/ihv/images/news/Gallo_Robert-250.jpg', publishDate: 'Tuesday, March 28, 2023', teaser: 'Dr. Robert Gallo, co-discoverer of the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS and one of the world’s most celebrated cancer researchers, has stepped down as director of the Institute of Human Virology that he established in downtown Baltimore 27 years ago. But it’s not like the 86-year-old virologist is retiring.', url: '/news/2023/the-baltimore-sun-dan-rodricks-renowned-scientist-robert-gallo-takes-on-emeritus-role-at-baltimores-institute-of-human-virology.html' },{ title: 'Two-Time Lasker Awardee and Internationally Acclaimed Virologist, Robert C. Gallo, MD, To Step Down as Director of UM School of Medicine’s Institute of Human Virology (IHV)', image: '/media/som/news/2022/images/Gallo_9_08.JPG', publishDate: 'Tuesday, March 28, 2023', teaser: 'Robert C. 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