Indian-origin biologist leads research to demonstrate world’s second HIV cure

Researchers have claimed that a second patient has been cured of HIV after undergoing stem cell transplant treatment. Ravindra Gupta, le author of study published in Lancet HIV, said that no trace of infection was found after patient stopped tritional treatment.

Last year, so-called “London Patient” grabbed media attention when researchers at University of Cambridge reported that no trace of AIDS-causing virus was found in his blood for 18 months. Gupta, an Indian-origin professor and researcher, said that new results were even more remarkable demonstrating patient was cured.

Researchers have cautioned that stemcell transplant can not be considered as a generalised cure for HIV since Castillejo’s treatment was a “last resort” because his blood cancer would likely have killed him. Professor Gupta, an HIV biologist, has been leing researcher who found out that his patient was cured of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).  professor conducted study on am Castillejo, ‘London Patient’ who revealed his identity this week, to demonstrate world’s second HIV cure by stem cell transplantation.

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Gupta is member of Africa Health Research Institute (AHRI) Faculty and was formerly Professor in University College London’s (UCL) Division of Infection & Immunity. Currently, Gupta is also a professor of Clinical Microbiology and Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow in Clinical Science at University of Cambridge. According to UCL, Professor Gupta completed his specialist medical training in infectious diseases and a Masters in International Public Health.

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Antiviral rapy for HIV treatment

biologist initially trained as a clinical infectious diseases physician and went on to do a PhD at UCL, where he examined epidemiology and virology of HIV drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa. Gupta’s work has mostly been focussed on antiviral rapy for treatment of HIV and has led a number of studies aimed at dressing global emerging threat of drug-resistant HIV.

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(With PTI inputs)