Infection Control Today - Researcher Finds Connection in Pathogenesis of Neurological Diseases, HIV

Michael Bukrinsky, M.D., Ph.D., professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, was featured in Infection Control Today for his recently published research on similarities in the pathogenesis of prion disease — misfolded proteins that can lead to neurological diseases — and the HIV virus. This research was also featured by Medical Xpress, Science Codex, Science Daily, Science Recorder, and Medical News Today.

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