Area of research
Virology · Immunology
Research interest
Research interests include HIV Research and Treatment, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, and T-cell and B-cell Immunology.
EZH2 inhibition mitigates HIV immune evasion, reduces reservoir formation, and promotes skewing of CD8+ T cells toward less-exhausted phenotypes
The latency-reversing agent HODHBt synergizes with IL-15 to enhance cytotoxic function of HIV-specific T cells
SARS CoV-2 mRNA vaccination exposes latent HIV to Nef-specific CD8+ T-cells
BCL-2 antagonism sensitizes cytotoxic T cell–resistant HIV reservoirs to elimination ex vivo
Targeting Cellular and Tissue HIV Reservoirs With Toll-Like Receptor Agonists
Long non-coding RNAs and latent HIV – A search for novel targets for latency reversal
Latent HIV reservoirs exhibit inherent resistance to elimination by CD8+ T cells
Dual TLR2 and TLR7 agonists as HIV latency-reversing agents
SAMHD1 Phosphorylation Coordinates the Anti-HIV-1 Response by Diverse Interferons and Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition
Benzotriazoles Reactivate Latent HIV-1 through Inactivation of STAT5 SUMOylation
T-cell responses targeting HIV Nef uniquely correlate with infected cell frequencies after long-term antiretroviral therapy
Microbiota promotes systemic T-cell survival through suppression of an apoptotic factor
HIV Integration Site Analysis of Cellular Models of HIV Latency with a Probe-Enriched Next-Generation Sequencing Assay
Comparative proteomics of exosomes secreted by tumoral Jurkat T cells and normal human T cell blasts unravels a potential tumorigenic role for valosin-containing protein
BIRC2/cIAP1 Is a Negative Regulator of HIV-1 Transcription and Can Be Targeted by Smac Mimetics to Promote Reversal of Viral Latency
<i>Ex Vivo</i>Bioactivity and HIV-1 Latency Reversal by Ingenol Dibenzoate and Panobinostat in Resting CD4<sup>+</sup>T Cells from Aviremic Patients
Modeling HIV-1 Latency in Primary T Cells Using a Replication-Competent Virus
An HIV-Encoded Antisense Long Noncoding RNA Epigenetically Regulates Viral Transcription
Ruxolitinib and Tofacitinib Are Potent and Selective Inhibitors of HIV-1 Replication and Virus Reactivation <i>In Vitro</i>
Downmodulation of CCR7 by HIV-1 Vpu Results in Impaired Migration and Chemotactic Signaling within CD4+ T Cells
An In-Depth Comparison of Latent HIV-1 Reactivation in Multiple Cell Model Systems and Resting CD4+ T Cells from Aviremic Patients
Reactivation of latent HIV-1 in central memory CD4+T cells through TLR-1/2 stimulation
HIV latency and integration site placement in five cell-based models
Kinase Control of Latent HIV-1 Infection: PIM-1 Kinase as a Major Contributor to HIV-1 Reactivation
Cyclin T1 and CDK9 T-Loop Phosphorylation Are Downregulated during Establishment of HIV-1 Latency in Primary Resting Memory CD4<sup>+</sup>T Cells
Kinase Control Prevents HIV-1 Reactivation in Spite of High Levels of Induced NF-κB Activity