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Life-saving HIV/AIDS research at risk as U.S. cuts impact Canadian scientists
25 mins
Feb. 6, 2025

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CBC's Marcy Markusa speaks to Len Kuffert, a history professor at the University of Manitoba.


As the new U.S. administration makes sweeping cuts to government funding, a research team at the University of Manitoba is at risk of losing its funding for life-saving HIV/AIDS research.

Julie Lajoie holds the Francis A. Plummer professorship in global infectious diseases at the University of Manitoba.

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