Dr. Myron Cohen, a professor of medicine, has received an award for his HIV prevention research.
The award — the 2011 Hope is a Vaccine award — is given to individuals for their commitment to the fight AIDS and improving HIV care.
The award was announced Dec. 1 as part of World AIDS day.
Cohen is the principal researcher in a study which showed that treating HIV-infected patients at an early stage can lead to a 96 percent reduction in transmission to partners.
Much of the research was conducted in Malawi, South Africa and China.
Cohen is also director of the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, associate vice chancellor for global health and chief of infectious disease medicine at UNC Hospitals.
