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Alternative Strategies to Eradicate the Latent HIV-1 Reservoir

Olaf Kutsch of the University of Alabama proposes that HIV latency is controlled by host-gene promoter interference, a mechanism that prevents the initiation of viral gene expression. Understanding how host-gene promoter interference controls latent HIV-1 infection may aid development of therapies to deplete latent HIV in patients.

More information about Create New Ways to Prevent or Cure HIV Infection (Round 1)