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Preventing HIV-1 Infection Using a Simian CCR5 Mutant as a Vaccine Immunogen

In pursuit of a new type of AIDS vaccine, Zhiwei Chen of the University of Hong Kong will work to use a variant of the primate CCR5 gene as an antigen and test its efficacy in inducing cross-neutralizing antibodies against this important HIV co-receptor.

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

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