Methods

  • Mammalian cell culture (primary cells and cell lines)
  • Tissue processing (liver, gut, spleen)
  • Tissue-culture techniques under S2 and S3** conditions
  • Single-cell cloning
  • HIV-1 in vitro infection models
  • HIV-1 latency models
  • Assessment of NK cell function
  • Jurkat-Reporter assay (KIR/HLA interactions)
  • HLA stabilization assay
  • Generation of HLA Class I tetramers
  • Multiparameter flow cytometry (20 parameters)
  • Fluorescent-activated cell sorting (S3**, 4-way, 96-well, single cell)
  • RNA Flow cytometry (Prime Flow)
  • Chipcytometry
  • Seahorse Assay (Metabolism)
  • Multiplex immunoassays for Luminex
  • Molecular-biological and biochemical methods (DNA/RNA/protein)
  • RNA interference (siRNA)
  • Genome-wide CRISPR knock-out screen (GeCKO)/CRISPR/Cas9
  • Single-cell genomics/ single-cell transcriptome analysis (Fluidigm)
  • Organoid techniques including  parenchym-immune cell co-cultures in organoid systems
  • Viral infection of primary cells in organoids

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