NIH/FDA IIG Seminar - Viral reservoirs and rebound in a model of perinatal HIV infection

Dr. Chahroudi ’ s research group aims to discover mechanisms of HIV persistence, test translational cure-directed strategies, and uncover immunopathologies caused by Zika virus and SARS-CoV-2 infections using pediatric models and patient samples. Her group ’ s HIV research is centered on mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Using nonhuman primate models of pathogenic and nonpathogenic SIV infections, her group aims to elucidate the mechanisms responsible for breastfeeding transmission. Dr. Chaahroudi has found that sooty mangabeys, a natural SIV host species, rarely transmit SIV from mother to infant. A better understanding of the mechanisms underlying this protection from vertical transmission may have far-reaching implications for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.For more information go tohttps://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/immunology-seminarsAir date: 3/23/2023 4:00:00 PM
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