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Title

Interactions between arenaviruses and antigen presenting cells and evaluation of a novel nanoparticles based vaccine platform against arenaviruses

Author Ana Rita GONÇALVES CABECINHAS
Director of thesis Stefan Kunz
Co-director of thesis Melody Swartz
Summary of thesis

a) Study how lassa virus interacts with antigen presenting cells: check if it uses a-dystroglycan as an entry receptor.

b) Develop a new vaccine against lassa virus using a new vaccination strategy (nanoparticles as carriers).

Status
Administrative delay for the defence
URL http://www.unil.ch/index.html
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