Priti Kumar, Université de Montréal

Research

Adcc Hiv-1 Eradication Humanized-Mice Cure Env Humanized Mice Small Cd4 Mimetics

Latest funding

Characterization and elimination of Env-expressing cells: a new path towards HIV eradication
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$2,000,000
Metformin and Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies to Accelerate HIV-1 Reservoir Decay During ART
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$200,000
Unlocking HIV-1 Env Towards a Cure
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$2,000,000

All 3 grants and awards

Characterization and elimination of Env-expressing cells: a new path towards HIV eradication

Principal investigatorCIHR2024TG: Biomedical Res. for HIV/AIDS and STBBI-Next-Gen. Therapeutic Interventions

Principal investigators: Finzi, Andrés; Monteith, Kenneth M; Kumar, Priti

Keywords: Adcc; Eradication; Hiv-1; Humanized-Mice

$2,000,000

Metformin and Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies to Accelerate HIV-1 Reservoir Decay During ART

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Ca. Gr.: Biomedical Res. for HIV/AIDS/STBBI -Next-gen. therapeutic interventions

Principal investigators: Ancuta, Petronela

Keywords: Ampk, Mtor, Creb, Rorc2, Ahr, Pparg; Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity (Adcc) Assay; Antiretroviral Therapy; Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies (Bnabs); Cd4+ T Lymphocytes, Nk Cells; Hiv-1; Humanized Mice Nsg-Hil15; Metformin; Rna-Seq, Chip-Seq, Atac-Seq, Pcr, Rt-Pcr, Voa, Tilda; Viral Reservoirs

$200,000

Unlocking HIV-1 Env Towards a Cure

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Team Grant: HIV/AIDS Biomedical and Clinical Research - Cure - Focused

Principal investigators: Finzi, Andrés; Kaufmann, Daniel E; Kumar, Priti

Keywords: Adcc; Cure; Env; Hiv-1; Humanized Mice; Nk; Small Cd4 Mimetics

$2,000,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Adcc Dear Professor Kumar, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on adcc connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Characterization and elimination of Env-expressing cells: a new path towards HIV eradication" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]