Immunoassays

Immunoassays that we currently run using plasma include: 1) Intestinal fatty acid binding protein (iFABP) 2) Zonulin 3) Soluble CD14 (sCD14)

Drug Resistance Testing from Dried Blood Spots

Genotyping of HIV to test for nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (nRTI) or non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI) resistance mutations from dried blood spots (DBS) Drug...

DNA Quantitation by Droplet Digital (ddPCR)

Absolute quantification of total HIV DNA species and 2-LTR circles from cellular DNA at a detection limit of 1 copy per million cells HIV DNA species remain at detectable levels even among suppressed...

Quantitative Viral Outgrowth Assay (Q-VOA)

In-vitro production of replication-competent HIV in resting CD4+ T cells expressed as infectious units per million (IUPM) To achieve cure or remission in HIV infection, the latent reservoir where HIV...