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2019 Annual Report 2019 ANNUAL REPORT About IHV The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) is the first center in the United States—perhaps the world— to combine the disciplines of basic science, epidemiology and clinical research in a concerted effort to speed the discovery of diagnostics and therapeutics for a wide variety of chronic and deadly viral and immune disorders—most notably HIV, the cause of AIDS. Formed in 1996 as a partnership between the State of Maryland, the City of Baltimore, the University System of Maryland and the University of Maryland Medical System, IHV is an institute of the University of Maryland School of Medicine and is home to some of the most globally-recognized and world- renowned experts in the field of human virology. IHV was co-founded by Robert Gallo, MD, director of the of the IHV, William Blattner, MD, retired since 2016 and formerly associate director of the IHV and director of IHV’s Division of Epidemiology and Prevention and Robert Redfield, MD, resigned in March 2018 to become director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and formerly associate director of the IHV and director of IHV’s Division of Clinical Care and Research. In addition to the two Divisions mentioned, IHV is also comprised of a Basic Science Division, Vaccine Research Division, Immunotherapy Division, a Center for International Health, Education & Biosecurity, and four Scientific Core Facilities. The Institute, with its various laboratory and patient care facilities, is uniquely housed in a 250,000-square-foot building located in the center of Baltimore and our nation’s HIV/AIDS pandemic. IHV creates an environment where multidisciplinary research, education, and clinical programs work closely together to expedite the scientific understanding of HIV/AIDS pathogenesis and to develop therapeutic interventions to make AIDS and virally-caused cancers manageable, if not curable, diseases. A particular focus of IHV includes learning how to utilize the body’s natural chemistry for its own therapeutic potential and pursuing biologically-based treatment approaches that are less toxic to the body and, often, less costly to the patient and public. IHV also pursues the development of effective therapeutic and preventative vaccines, science’s greatest hope in putting an end to the AIDS pandemic. IHV’s more than 300 employees include more than 80 faculty whose research efforts are focused in the area of chronic human viral infection and disease. At present, more than 75 percent of the Institute’s clinical and research effort is targeted at HIV infection, but also includes hepatitis C virus, human T cell leukemia viruses 1 and 2, human papillomavirus, herpes viruses and cancer research. IHV’s patient base has grown from just 200 patients to approximately 5,000 in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and more than 2 million in African and Caribbean nations. In particular, IHV is internationally renowned for its basic science and vaccine research, which includes a preventive HIV vaccine candidate in human clinical trials and funded largely by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. 2 | INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY | ANNUAL REPORT Contents Director’s Message .....................................................................................................................5-10 IHV Leadership .................................................................................................................................. 11 Basic Science ...............................................................................................................................12-21 Vaccine Research .....................................................................................................................22-25 Clinical Care and Research ................................................................................................26-37 Epidemiology and Prevention ........................................................................................38-49 Immunotherapy .......................................................................................................................50-51 Center for International Health, Education, and Biosecurity (CIHEB) ........................................................................................................52-57 Scientific Core Facilities ........................................................................................................58-63 Global Virus Network (GVN) .............................................................................................64-65 IHV Faculty ....................................................................................................................................66-69 Financial Overview......................................................................................................................... 70 IHV Board Memberships ............................................................................................................ 71 The Institute of Human Virology is the first institute at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and is affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical Center. For more information call Nora Samaranayake at 410.706.8614 or visit www.ihv.org 2019 | 3 Our Mission The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) was established to create and develop a world-class center of excellence focusing on chronic viral diseases, especially HIV/AIDS, and virally-linked cancers. The IHV is dedicated to the discovery, research, treatment, and prevention of these diseases. Its unique structure seeks to connect cohesive, multi-disciplinary research and clinical programs so that new treatments are streamlined from discovery to patient. The IHV serves patients locally and the scientific community globally. 4 | INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY | ANNUAL REPORT Director’s Message A Look at the year The Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine experienced yet another milestone year. In October 2018, IHV hosted its 20th Annual International Meeting at the Four Seasons Hotel in Baltimore. IHV’s Annual International Meeting attracts hundreds of elite scientists who descend upon Baltimore to share ideas and inspire Robert C. Gallo, MD medical virus research collaborations. The meeting program’s organization was led by Man Charurat, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Director of the Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine. This year, among other viral and cancer related topics, the meeting is holding special sessions on the 40th anniversary of the first human retrovirus, Human T cell Leukemia Virus (HTLV), and the 15th anniversary of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). IHV’s Annual International Meeting attracts hundreds of elite scientists who descend upon Baltimore to share ideas and inspire medical virus research collaborations. Approximately 95 leading virologists and international researchers spoke during the meeting while hundreds attended. The gathering included world-renowned scientists from IHV and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as well as African, American, Asian, and European research institutions. The opening session of this year’s meeting highlighted that it has been 40 years since 1978, the discovery of HTLV, the first human retrovirus and the first virus shown to directly cause a human cancer, as reported at a scientific conference and published in 1980 by me and my colleagues. This session was devoted in a retrospective of HTLV-1 research, the current global state of the virus and new frontiers in HTLV-1 studies. 2019 | 5 Participants included, me and Yutaka the prevention of 2.2 million perinatal Tagaya, PhD from the Institute HIV infections; and, support for more of Human Virology, University of than 6.4 million orphans and other Maryland School of Medicine; Charles vulnerable children impacted by Bangham, PhD of the Imperial College HIV. Despite strides in controlling London; Genoveffa Franchini, MD of this worldwide epidemic, there is the National Cancer Institute; Antoin still a need for programs designed Gessain, MD, PhD of the Institut to advance the strengthening of Pasteur; Roberto Accolla, MD, PhD global capacity to prevent, detect and of the University of Insubria; Luigi respond to HIV and other Lloyd Mulenga, BScHB, MBCHB, MScID, MMED, Chieco-Bianchi, MD of the University of infectious disease threats. University of Zambia School of Medicine Padova; Masao Matsuoka, MD PhD of This special session on the Kyoto University; Eduardo Gotuzzo, PEPFAR included both MD of the Universidad Peruana Manhattan Charurat, PhD Cayetano Heredia; and, Anne Van den and Anthony Amoroso, Broeke, DVM, PhD of the Institute MD of the Institute of of Jules Bordet, Universite Libre de Human Virology, University Bruxelles. of Maryland School of The U.S. Presidents Emergency Plan Medicine; The Honorable for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) marked its Mark Dybul, MD of 15th Anniversary during our Annual Georgetown University; William Blattner, MD, Meeting. PEPFAR is the world’s leader Lloyd Mulenga, MD, PhD Co-Founder, Institute of Human Virology at the University of in responding to the global HIV/AIDS from the Ministry of Health, Maryland School of Medicine crisis since 2003, when President Zambia; Laura Guay, MD of George W. Bush initiated the program. George Washington University and PEPFAR has enhanced health security the Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS worldwide by delivering antiretroviral Foundation; and, Scott Geibel,
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