1st Year (2023-2024)

In 2023-2024, I researched the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is a sexually transmitted retrovirus that attacks the immune system and causes chronic inflammation. A practical cure still doesn't exist as of 2024.

Emma Chang - Mind Map 1st Year

HIV Mind Map

This was my compilation of background research done on HIV during the summer of 2023 in a visual form ("mind map.")

I covered three basic topics: the life cycle, treatment, and possible cures for HIV.

As of 2024, there still exists no practical cure for HIV mainly because of the virus's ability to hide within CD4+ or helper T-cells, among other factors.

Emma - Journal Article Presentation Poster

Journal Article Poster

This was a summary of a journal article I had read during the school year about HIV: "Breakthrough mother-to-child transmission of HIV in a low-health facility in Uganda" (Okello et al.)

EmmaChangSymposiumTemplate.FinalPoster.pdf

Somers Proposed Study

HIV causes chronic inflammation, which accelerates the epigenetic aging of people with HIV. My initial proposed project would evaluate the effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), such as aspirin or tylenol, on the epigenetic aging of people with HIV.

EmmaChangSymposiumTemplate.FinalPoster.pdf - Google Drive.webm

Mentor: Edwin Caballero ramon.caballero@mail.mcgill.ca, McGill University

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