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HIV/Microbicides Network Node

Activities

  • Microbicides for HIV Infection Control
    • Determination of the effectiveness of bacterial expressed SVN and GRFT on HIV-1 subtype C viruses (NIC)
    • Transient expression of genes encoding anti-HIV microbicides, SVN and GRFT, in tobacco (CSIR)
    • Stable expression of genes encoding the effective microbicides in transgenic tobacco cell lines (CSIR)
    • Development of purification protocols for plant produced microbicides (CSIR/NICD)
    • Inhibition of mucosal receptor-mediated HIV-1 transmission by lectins (NICD)
    • Regional training workshop on production and biosafety considerations of plant-made pharmaceuticals (CSIR/NICD)