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The Spaceship Under the Microscope That Set Marty St. Clair on a Path to Revolutionizing HIV Treatment

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Nearly 60 years after she first fell in love with science, Marty St. Clair is preparing to retire after half a century at the same lab. This comes at a remarkable inflection point in HIV treatment and prevention—one she spent her career building. It is the culmination of her relentless work that has helped turn HIV from a death sentence into a manageable condition.

We’re working to end HIV, thanks to brilliant minds that break through barriers, driving innovations and progress that are transforming the lives of people affected by the virus. These are The Unstoppables, and Marty St. Clair is proud to be among them.

Recently, her focus has been on long-acting options—treatment and prevention tools that have longer dosing intervals, offering the promise of helping to liberate........

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