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Project

Transmission fo the hepatitis C virus: from understanding the mechanisms to clinical applications
Code
01GC1712
Duration
01 January 2012 → 31 October 2018
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Gastro-enterology and hepatology
    • Immunology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Palliative care and end-of-life care
    • Regenerative medicine
    • Other basic sciences
    • Gastro-enterology and hepatology
    • Immunology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
    • Palliative care and end-of-life care
    • Regenerative medicine
    • Other clinical sciences
    • Other health sciences
    • Nursing
    • Other paramedical sciences
    • Gastro-enterology and hepatology
    • Immunology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Palliative care and end-of-life care
    • Regenerative medicine
    • Other translational sciences
    • Other medical and health sciences
Keywords
chimeric mice transmission immunology HCV
 
Project description

Our team created a small animal model in which wild-type hepatitis

C virus (HCV) infections can be studied. Using this mouse model as well as

different in vitro models we will study in detail the diverse mechanisms of HCV

transmission. In addition we will evaluate novel strategies to prevent HCV

infection.