Looking for an unique holiday gift idea?

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Looking for an unique holiday gift idea?Do you have a friend that has everything? Are you looking for an unique and thoughtful gift idea?Why not make a contribution in their name to our project this holiday season!!!As of 2013 it was estimated that 35 million people were living with HIV and 2.1million were newly infected with HIV that year (http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs360/en/). A gift to our lab not onlyfurthers our research but also helps further the knowledge to fight against HIV!
To show our extremegratitude, we would like to send you or your gift receiver a personalized THANK YOU card for the holidays! After donating, pleasesend us a private message with a name and address. Help us spread the word and wewill help you spread Christmas joy!
As always, thank you for yourcontinued interest and support!
Happy Holidays from Roderick,Jessica and the Slavcev Lab

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About This Project

Can bacterial viruses be engineered to protect against human viral infections like HIV?

University of Waterloo

Bacteriophages (phages) are bacterial viruses that are very safe to humans, and can be manipulated both on the genetic and physical levels.

Our lab specializes in the engineering of phage to treat human diseases. We have made a phage that can target key immune cells in the body (dendritic cells) to deliver DNA that encodes a safe vaccine that can stimulate powerful immunity against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the causative agent of AIDS.