Appointment
Regents’ Professor, Microbiology
Head, Department of Microbiology
Expert Areas
Infectious disease, HIV/AIDS
Research Focus
Preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS is the ultimate goal of infectious disease researcher Ashley Haase, who has spent more than 25 years investigating the deadly disease. Most recently, Haase and his research team identified a compound that, applied vaginally, prevents transmission of the primate version of HIV, called SIV. This compound, glycerol monolaurate (GML), is a naturally occurring compound that the FDA recognizes as safe. Haase’s breakthrough may bring scientists one step closer to preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Sources of Funding
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
Merck & Co.
National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
