Video made of images we've made and collected of Timothy Ray Brown, the first person to be cured of HIV, along with his own published words about his advocacy for HIV cure research. The images have been set to a cover of "Don't Let Me Down" by LP.

Drs. Keith Jerome and Hans-Peter Kiem of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center are co-leaders of the defeatHIV Martin Delaney Collaboratory. Here they discuss the impetus for their HIV cure research, and the impact one man's cure - Timothy Ray Brown (Berlin Patient) - is having on an entire field of medicine. Learn more at www.defeathiv.org.

HIV was thought to be incurable, but after undergoing risky stem cell transplant surgeries, several patients no longer exhibit the deadly virus. Scientist Dr. Hans-Peter Kiem takes that idea a step further and shares his pioneering research using new gene-editing techniques. His bold vision may one day allow patients anywhere in the world to receive a single injection to stop HIV and other deadly diseases in their tracks. Special thanks to core the TEDxSeattle organizing team, 100+ volunteers, and our generous partners – without you, this experience would not be possible. Find out more about our talks, speakers, entertainers, activities, and year-round events at TEDxSeattle.com. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark in-depth discussion and connection in a community setting. These events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. Hans-Peter, the Director of the Stem Cell and Gene Therapy program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, is known as a pioneer in the development of new gene-editing technologies. Through his work as an oncologist providing bone marrow transplants to leukemia patients, Dr. Kiem learned it’s possible to modify genes in blood marrow stem cells and convey those genetic changes to a patient. Hans-Peter and his team hope to achieve cures for diseases like HIV, cancer, sickle cell anemia, and other blood disorders with this ability to repair or modify genes by editing stem cells to carry healthier or disease-resistant versions of genes before transplant. He is currently pioneering “in vivo” and “ex vivo” approaches to make gene therapy and gene editing more broadly available and accessible to those living with HIV, especially in resource-limited settings. He received his M.D. and Ph.D., at the University of Ulm in Germany. Hans-Peter came to the United States in 1988 and completed research at Stanford University. He received a degree in internal medicine at Vanderbilt University before an oncology fellowship at the University of Washington led to his work with the Fred Hutch. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx Dr. Hans-Peter Kiem, the Director of the Stem Cell and Gene Therapy program at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, is known as a pioneer in the development of new gene-editing technologies. Through his work as an oncologist providing bone marrow transplants to leukemia patients, Dr. Kiem learned it’s possible to modify genes in blood marrow stem cells and convey those genetic changes to a patient. Dr. Kiem and his team hope to achieve cures for diseases like HIV, cancer, sickle cell anemia and other blood disorders with this ability to repair or modify genes by editing stem cells to carry healthier or disease-resistant versions of genes prior to transplant. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

A lesson about why it is so difficult to cure HIV using flowers as a metaphor.

Here is the first question that FRANÇOISE BARRÉ-SINOUSSI answered during our community event the defeatHIV CAB organized to give people the chance to meet this remarkable scientist and advocate for human rights everywhere.

An updated list of clinical trials and observational studies related to the research effort to cure #HIV http://bit.ly/1N5jUlt None of these studies is expected to produce an #hivcure—they represent research toward that goal. #getinvolved #getinformed #defeatHIV

Panel Discussion – Concepts and Perceptions of HIV Cure Research -- 2019 Community HIV Cure Research Workshop Moderator: A. Toni Young, BELIEVE CAB PANELISTS Tranisha Arzah, defeatHIV CAB Danielle M. Campbell, MPH, AIDS Treatment Activists Coalition, DARE Collaboratory CAB Itai Jeffries (Yèsah), Ph.D, Traditional Health Program Director, Seattle Indian Heath Board Rev. Rob Newells, Executive Director, APEB / amfAR Institute CAB Moses Supercharger, Head Stigmaless Uganda / Chair Joint Clinical Research Centre CAB Laurie Sylla, defeatHIV CAB / MDC CAB / Director, Mountain West AIDS Education & Training Center Jeff Taylor, CARE Collaboratory CAB / amfAR Institute CAB