16th November, 2016 Antibodies are the correlate of protection in most of the available, effective anti-viral vaccines. Therefore, it is important to understand the role...
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The microbiome has anti-tumor effects
14th November, 2016The microbiome does not only have a role in maintaining a healthy gut environment but has been found in a recent study to also have anti-cancer effects. The microbiome consists of...
Understanding the organization of TB-associated granulomas
11th November, 2016Active tuberculosis (TB) infection may result in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria entering the lung, leading to the development of granulomas
Using cell-specific knock-outs to study the function of genes
9th November, 2016One of the most effective ways of determining the function of a gene is to perform a gene “knock-out” where the gene is deleted...
Mycobacterium tuberculosis tricks body into autoimmunity
7th November, 2016Mycobacterium tuberculosis is responsible for causing tuberculosis (TB) disease, a disease which killed over 1.5 million people in 2014 according to the CDC.
HIV R4P Highlights: Dendritic cells which capture HIV in Female Reproductive Tract
4th November, 2016 It has been shown that young women are at higher risk of acquiring HIV as opposed to young men. Since sexual transmission...
HIV R4P Highlights: Inducing T cells in an HIV Vaccine
2nd November, 2016Although most HIV vaccine research focuses on eliciting antibody response, T cells should not be forgotten. An HIV vaccine eliciting T cells to conserved...
HIV R4P Highlights: HIV superinfection does not increase antibody breadth
31st October, 2016HIV superinfection provides a platform for investigation into how the immune system responds to various viral strains and therefore can be used to understand...
HIV R4P Highlights: New antibody lineages against HIV high mannose-patch
28th October, 2016The HIV Envelope (Env) is surrounded by glycans which serve multiple purposes. One of the purposes of glycans is to evade anti-HIV neutralizing antibodies...
HIV R4P Highlights: BV increases risk of HIV acquisition through neutrophils
26th October, 2016Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is condition caused by an imbalance between the “good” and “bad” bacteria in the female genital tract (FGT).