Project

Hybrid CARs on the road to HIV cure

Code
01CD07425
Duration
01 November 2025 → 30 April 2026
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • 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).