Code
01CD07425
Duration
01 November 2025 → 30 April 2026
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Medical and health sciences
- Applied immunology
- Virology
Keywords
HIV
CAR-T Therapy
antibody secretion by Hybrid CAR-T cell
Project description
As an HIV cure strategy we propose Hybrid CAR-T cells that combine CAR-T cytotoxicity with secretion of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) to target both infected cells and cell-free virus. The Fc-IgG1 domain enhances innate immunity via ADCC and ADCP. This project evaluates Hybrid CAR-T cells’ functions in vitro, ex vivo (HIV-/+ donors), and in vivo (humanized mice).