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Selected Press Releases, 1982 - 1988
These documents were prepared as statements, updates, or news releases to inform the news media about NIH research on AIDS. The documents were issued by individual NIH institutes, such as the National Cancer Institute (NCI) or the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), or by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the parent agency of NIH.

1982

Sept. 20, 1982

HHS

New Funding for AIDS Research

1983

April 25, 1983

HHS

Four New AIDS Studies Funded

May 1, 1983

HHS

Six New AIDS Grants Total $2 Million

May 12, 1983

HHS

Rare HTLV Virus Associated With AIDS

May 23, 1983

NCI

AIDS Reported in Hemophiliacs

May 31, 1983

NIAID

NIAID Awards Two AIDS Research Grants

July 22, 1983

NIAID

NIAID Searches Blood Specimens for Cause of AIDS

Sept. 14, 1983

HHS

HHS Secretary Announces $22.2 Million in Additional AIDS Funds

Sept. 20, 1983

NIAID

President's Supplemental Appropriation Expedites Funding for Six AIDS Research Grants

Sept. 30, 1983

NIAID

NIAID and NCI Join Forces to Study AIDS Epidemiology

Oct. 7, 1983

NIAID

NIAID and Georgetown University Sponsor Pilot AIDS Education Program

1984

Jan. 30, 1984

NIAID

NIAID Announces Nine New Studies to Find Cause of AIDS

Nov. 2, 1984

NIAID

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci Named New NIAID Director

1985

Jan. 11, 1985

NCI

Blood Test for AIDS Proves Reliable and Practical

Jan. 17, 1985

NCI

Genetic Structure of AIDS Virus Mapped

July 4, 1985

NCI

Antibody to AIDS Virus Detected

July 18, 1985

NCI

New Laboratory Research on AIDS Virus

Sept. 7, 1985

NCI

Scientists Find AIDS Virus in Teardrops of AIDS Patients

1986

Feb. 5, 1986

NIAID

NIAID Announces AIDS Research Program

Feb. 20, 1986 NCI AIDS Development in HTLV-III Infected Individuals

March 28, 1986

NCI

Removal of the tat Gene Renders HTLV-III Harmless

April 00, 1986

NCI

AIDS Virus Isolated From Cornea

April 9, 1986

NIAID

Scientists Engineer Virus to Help Study AIDS

May 00, 1986

NCI

NCI AIDS Research

June 24, 1986

NIAID

NIAID Announces AIDS Treatment Evaluation Units

July 00, 1986

NIAID

ELISA Sensitivity in Early HTLV-III/LAV Infection

Sept. 00, 1986

NCI

HTLV-III Mutant Developed With Limited Cell-Killing Ability

Oct. 8, 1986

NIAID

NIAID Announces AIDS Clinical Trials Coordinating Center

Nov. 14, 1986

NIAID

AIDS in Africa: An Epidemiological Paradigm

Dec. 9, 1986

NIAID

Productive, Persistent HIV Infection of Human Colorectal Cell Lines

Dec. 29, 1986

NIAID

Activation of HIV by DNA Viruses

1987

Jan. 5, 1987

NIAID

Five New AIDS Treatment Evaluation Units (ATEUs)

Feb. 24, 1987

NIAID

AIDS Workshop To Be Held in Philadelphia

May 19, 1987

NCI

HIV Prevalence Among U.S. Drug Users

June 1, 1987

NIAID

NIAID Press Releases From the Third International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC – Day 1

June 2, 1987

NIAID

NIAID Press Releases From the Third International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC – Day 2

June 3, 1987

NIAID

NIAID Press Releases From the Third International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC – Day 3

June 4, 1987

NIAID

NIAID Press Releases From the Third International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC – Day 4

June 5, 1987

NIAID

Cellular Hormones Found to Regulate HIV Production in Macrophages

June 5, 1987

NIAID

Mouse Model of HIV Latency Developed

July 23, 1987

NCI

AIDS Drug Development Program at NCI

Aug. 7, 1987

NIAID

United States and Japan Establish Joint Panel on AIDS

Aug. 18, 1987

NIAID

NIAID Begins Phase I Trials of AIDS Vaccine

Sept. 4, 1987

HHS

Lab Worker Infected With HIV

Sept. 23, 1987

NIAID

NIAID Announces New National Cooperative Drug Discovery Groups

Oct. 2, 1987

NIAID

NIH Establishes Eleven Clinical Studies Groups

Oct. 14, 1987

NCI

New Drug Therapy Developed for Pneumonia in AIDS Patients

Nov. 16, 1987

HHS

NIH Expands Clinical AIDS Research Program

Nov. 17, 1987

HHS

NIGMS Announces Structure-Based AIDS Drug Design Initiative

1988

Jan. 7, 1988

NCI

New Test for AIDS Virus Developed

Jan. 27, 1988

NIAID

HIV-Infection Rate Reported Among Patients at Baltimore STD Clinics

Feb. 00, 1988

NIAID

NIAID Funds AIDS Reagent Repository

March 1, 1988

NIAID

New Saliva Test for Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia

April 1, 1988

NIAID

AIDS Virus Binding Site on CD4 Determined

April 19, 1988

HHS

NIAID Funds Six National Cooperative Vaccine Development Groups

April 30, 1988

NIAID

NIAID Scientists Report First Results of U.S. AIDS Vaccine Study

May 2, 1988

NIAID

HIV: New Findings

June 12, 1988

NCI

Fourth International AIDS Conference Presentation: Dr. Hiroaki Mitsuya on HIV Suppression

June 12, 1988

NCI

Fourth International AIDS Conference Presentation: Dr. James Goedert on Heterosexual HIV Transmission

June 12, 1988

NCI

Fourth International AIDS Conference Presentation: Dr. Makoto Matsukura on Inhibition of HIV Replication

June 12, 1988

NCI

Fourth International AIDS Conference Presentation: Dr. Robert Gallo on Biology of HIV

June 12, 1988

NCI

Fourth International AIDS Conference Presentation: Dr. Samuel Broder on AZT and ddC

June 12, 1988

NCI

Fourth International AIDS Conference: Dr. Carl Saxinger on HTLV and Drug Users

June 12, 1988

NCI

Fourth International AIDS Conference: Dr. Robert Yarchoan on Long-Term AIDS Therapy

June 12, 1988

NIAID

NIAID Clinical and Laboratory Studies Support Combination of Alpha Interferon and AZT in HIV Infection

June 13, 1988

NIAID

AIDS Virus Binding Site to CD4 Elucidated

June 13, 1988

NIAID

HIV Found to Infect Bone Marrow Cells and to Persist in Monocytes

June 13, 1988

NIAID

Scientists Discuss Cell-Mediated Immune Responses to HIV Infection

June 13, 1988

NIAID

Scientists Report New Results of AIDS Vaccine Study

June 14, 1988

NIAID

New AIDS Virus Gene Discovered

June 14, 1988

NIAID

Transgenic Mice Develop AIDS-Like Disease

June 15, 1988

NIAID

Antiviral Drug Promising Against Eye Infection in AIDS Patients; Also Has Anti-HIV Effect

June 15, 1988

NIAID

Tumor Necrosis Factor Induces HIV From a Chronically Infected T-Cell Clone

June 30, 1988

NIAID

Institute Supports Studies of HIV Transmission During Pregnancy/Birth

July 12, 1988

NIAID

Volunteers Needed for Ongoing AIDS Vaccine Study

July 25, 1988

NIAID

Volunteers Needed for AIDS Drug Trial

Aug. 00, 1988

HHS

NIAID Tests Genetically Engineered AIDS Vaccine

Sept. 16, 1988

NIAID

HIV Nef Protein Slows Viral Production

Sept. 22, 1988

NIAID

Soluble CD4 Linked to Toxin: Potential New AIDS Treatment

Oct. 1, 1988

NIAID

Sensitive Assay for HIV Infection Developed

Oct. 12, 1988

NIAID

Recombinant Soluble CD4 Tested in AIDS Patients

Oct. 13, 1988

HHS

NIAID Funds Research on How HIV Causes Disease

Oct. 13, 1988

HHS

Seven Centers for AIDS Research Established

Oct. 13, 1988

NIAID

Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trial Units Established

Oct. 27, 1988

NIAID

Rising HIV Infection in Zairian Hospital Workers Due to Heterosexual Spread, Not Occupational Exposure

Nov. 2, 1988

HHS

NIAID Funds Study of HIV Transmission During Pregnancy/Birth

Nov. 2, 1988

NIAID

New Grant Awards Boost International AIDS Research

Nov. 24, 1988

NIAID

Alpha Interferon Effective Against Kaposi's sarcoma in AIDS Patients

Nov. 30, 1988

HHS

Clinical Trial of Ganciclovir in AIDS Patients

Dec. 5, 1988

NIAID

10 New AIDS Drug Discovery Groups Awarded

Dec. 15, 1988

NIAID

NIAID Funds Major Study of HIV Infection Among Heterosexuals

Dec. 23, 1988

NIAID

Transgenic Mice Develop AIDS-like Disease

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