College of Medicine
Valente Lab
Led by Susana Valente · Immunology and Microbiology
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What we study
The lab studies HIV and other retroviruses and the host proteins they depend on to replicate. The goal is new antiviral approaches that go beyond current therapies. The lab is at UF Scripps in Jupiter, Florida, not on the Gainesville campus.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Cells in a dish
- No coding
- Projects
- 2
Current projects
Host proteins needed for replication
Finds host interactions each viral step requires.
Restriction genes
Host genes that evolved to limit virus replication.
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