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Ling Lab

The Ling Lab at Texas Biomed studies persistence of HIV in cellular and anatomic sites of the body. These include T lymphocytes and myeloid cells in tissues and organs such as lymph nodes, spleen, the gut, and brain.

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HIV/SIV Persistence in the Central Nervous System

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HIV/SIV Reservoirs in Lymphoid Tissues and Source of Viral Rebound upon Antiretroviral Therapy Interruption

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HIV/SIV and Aging

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The Ling Lab at Texas Biomed

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As of 2022, approximately 39 million people are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) globally, from which 9.2 million people do not have access to HIV treatment, and an estimated 630,000 people died from AIDS-related illnesses.

The Ling Lab studies pathogenesis and viral reservoirs of HIV infection. We utilize non-human primate models in infection of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) or chimeric simian-human immunodeficiency viruses (SHIVs) to study the persistence of HIV and related comorbidities. Our goal is to develop or use new approaches for prevention or therapeutics towards the eradication of HIV in human populations.

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Beyond the blood-brain barrier: HIV research at Texas Biomed gets NIH funding boost

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