Abstract:
Investigating function of HIV-1 vpr gene

Title Investigating function of HIV-1 vpr gene
Recipient

Wei Chun Goh, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Tufts University

Award Date 2003 - Spring

Abstract

Ruth I. Connor, Ph.D.Dr. Goh seeks to study the cellular pathways HIV has co-opted for its replication and to explore novel ways of interfering with the replication of HIV by targeting these cellular pathways. The specific aims are as follows: 1) test the relevance of this association of Vpr function and HIV replication in mammalian cells, 2) to identify what other cellular proteins associate with Vpr in infected cells, and 3) to investigate and characterize the proliferation of infected primary CD4 cells in vivo. Dr. Goh’s study attempts to study the function of the vpr gene and to explore if interfering with the cell cycle will impact HIV replication.