Rate My Professor Karine Dube

Dubé's research interests center on the socio-behavioral and ethical dimensions of HIV cure research, including analytical treatment interruptions, community engagement, participant-centered outcomes, end-of-life studies, partner protections, and enhancing involvement of women, youth, and underrepresented groups. Key publications include "People with HIV at the End of Life and their Next-of-Kin/Loved Ones Are Willing to Participate in Interventional HIV Cure-Related Research" (AIDS, 2023), "Participant Experiences in HIV Cure-Directed Trial with an Extended Analytical Treatment Interruption in Philadelphia, United States" (HIV Research & Clinical Practice, 2023), "A Partner Protection Package (P3) for HIV Cure-Related Studies Involving Analytical Treatment Interruptions" (The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2023), and "'With this study, we have hope that something is coming': Community Members’ Perceptions of HIV Cure-Related Research in Durban, South Africa" (HIV Research & Clinical Practice, 2023). She has received the Rhodes Scholarship (2003-2005), Morehead Scholarship (2000-2003), Arthur B. Holzworth Endowed Scholarship in Health Leadership (2015), and Rosalind Franklin Society Award in Science (2023). Dubé contributes to HIV cure collaboratories such as BEAT-HIV and amfAR Institute for HIV Cure Research, serves on the AIDS Clinical Trials Group Behavioral Science Subcommittee and International AIDS Society committees, co-founded the CUREiculum training program, and has given invited lectures including at UNC Chapel Hill's Parr Center for Ethics. Her scholarship shapes ethical standards and community involvement in global HIV research.