Story Summary: Dendritic cells present material from invading viruses on their surface, allowing the rest of the immune system to identify and attack the invaders. In the current trial, dendritic cells were exposed to a sample of HIV RNA (ribonucleic acid) specific to the patient involved. This exposure encouraged the cells to develop defences specific to that viral strain. He is also an Associate Professor of Hematology at McGill University in addition to a senior clinical researcher with the Fonds de la Recherche en Sante du Quebec (FRSQ). PartnersThis article was co-authored by Rafick-Pierre Sekaly, Universite de Montreal, Mohamed-Rachid Boulassel of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Bader Yassine-Diab and Oleg Yegorov of the Universite de Montreal and Centre Hospitalier de lUniversite de Montreal (CHUM), Lothar Finke, Don Healey, Renu Jain, Tamara Monesmith ,Charles Nicolette and Irina Tcherepanova of Argos Therapeutics, In, Durham, USA. Located in Montreal, Quebec, the institute is the research arm of the MUHC, the university health center affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. The institute supports over 600 researchers, nearly 1200 graduate and post-doctoral students and operates more than 300 laboratories devoted to a broad spectrum of fundamental and clinical research. ca/researchThe McGill University Health Centre(MUHC) is a comprehensive academic health institution with an international reputation for excellence in clinical programs, research and teaching. Its partner hospitals are the Montreal Childrens Hospital, the Montreal General Hospital, the Royal Victoria Hospital, the Montreal Neurological Hospital, the Montreal Chest Institute and the Lachine Hospital. caAbout the MUHC Redevelopment ProjectGuided by its mission and its role as co-leaders of the McGill integrated university hospital network, the MUHC is carrying out a $2. 2-billion Redevelopment Project that will help the Government achieve its vision for academic medicine in Quebec. Excellence in patient care, research, education and technology assessment will be fostered on three state-of-the-art campuses–The Mountain, the Glen and Lachine–and through strong relationships with healthcare partners. www. www….Read the Full Story

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