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Evolutionary biologist gets grant to study HIV

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:17pm

Dr. Sara Sawyer, an evolutionary biologist, will use a $120,000 grant from the Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) to study how the HIV virus and the cells it attacks have evolved together over time.

The goal of her research is to discover new targets for drugs. When HIV infiltrates cells, the virus hijacks its host's genetic [...]