CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Dr. Saba Valadkhan is a professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. But the next time you see her, it could be in history textbooks. Her extensive research on a possible cure for HIV is now being shared with the world.

“The concept is there. We now have a framework for how to achieve a cure,” said Valadkhan.

After 40 years of failed attempts to cure HIV, Dr. Valadkhan and other Case Western Reserve scientists say they have discovered the virus’s master plan for survival. New published research shows HIV does not randomly hide from treatment; it actively reprograms infected cells to become invisible sanctuaries.

“Previously, we thought this was a random event. Accidentally, some cells that have the virus in them go to sleep. What we have found out

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