1. HIV Research – A Unique UWF Connection

2. Dr. Michael Summer B.S. Chemistry – UWF PhD Chemistry – Emory University Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator (1994- present) Numerous scientific awards Director of Howard Hughes Medical Institute for the Undergraduate Biological Sciences Program at UMBC 2011 William D. Smart Lecturer in Chemistry at UWF (April, 2011)

3. Joshua Brown Senior Chemistry Major at UWF Introduced to Dr. Summers after Smart Lecturer at UWF Immediately accepted in Howard Hughes Medical Institute for the Undergraduate Biological Sciences Program at UMBC for Summer 2011 Conducted research with Dr. Summers Has been accepted to MD/PhD programs for fall 2012 at UMBC, Washington University (St. Louis), and U of Colorado

4. The HIV/AIDS Epidemic Global Trends in the Number of People Living with HIV http://www.avert.org/worldstats.htm

5. HIV-1 Life Cycle

6. 33 60 59 138 Lead Compound 32 33 60 Avg K d = 34.5  M

7. New Target Molecules

8. Questions?