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Project

Study of hepatitis E virus infections in cell culture and in mice with humanized liver.
Code
01D36914
Duration
01 October 2014 → 31 December 2018
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Microbiology
    • Systems biology
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Immunology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
    • Immunology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
    • Immunology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
Keywords
infections hepatitis E
 
Project description

In this project we want to establish a cell culture and a small annimal model for the study of the hepatitis E virus (HEV. We will investigate the interactions between the virus and the host and will evaluate novel antiviral therapies against this pathogen.