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xavier contreras PhD molecular virology, immunology
Course and current status
PAST
PhD : Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, 2005, immunology/virology - "HIV-1 Tat induces production of IL-10 and TNF-alpha by human macrophages"
Post-doctoral fellow : UCSF, San Francisco, CA, 2005-2009 - "HIV latency : study of HIV transcription, P-TEFb, histone deacetylases and transcriptional interference"
Post-doctoral-fellow : IGH, CNRS, Montpellier, France 2009-2010
PRESENT
Research fellow INSERM : IGH, CNRS, Montpellier France 2011-present
Scientific summary
I am currently interested in transcription, HIV latency and HIV research. I am particularly working on mechanisms of transcriptional repression.
Please check our lab website (left) for details.
