GW Researcher Awarded $3.6M to Investigate HIV Antibody Treatments

A GW-led research team is investigating the ability of diverse strains of HIV-1 to escape broadly neutralizing antibodies
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WASHINGTON (July 16, 2020) – The National Institutes of Health has awarded $3.6 million to Rebecca Lynch, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, to investigate HIV-1 resistance to antibody treatments. To read the full press release, please visit the link below.

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