Ghanaian chemist makes headway in HIV cure
A breakthrough research in drug composition for a more effective treatment of HIV has been made.
The research which was done within six years found new targets in the HIV virus that drugs can be developed in the treatment of the disease.
The research was undertaken by a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Chemistry of the University of Ghana (UG), Legon, Dr Jerry Joe Harrison.According to him, drugs targets specific proteins in the virus “and this is one that we never knew, and now that we know we can use it to develop more effective drugs against HIV”.
Interview
In an interview with the Daily Graphic after a public engagement on the topic “Chasing an enigma: Unmasking the mystery on HIV polyproteins for potential drug development” organised by the School of Physical and Mathe...
