National Institutes of Health (NIH) Awards University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine $16 Million for HIV Structural Biology Center

PITTSBURGH, August 27, 2007 —The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that it is awarding the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine a $16 million, five-year grant to establish the Pittsburgh Center for HIV Protein Interactions (PCHPI). Research at the center will give scientists detailed new insights into the life of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and have important implications for developing new drug targets.