Sandhya Vasan

This paper develops a bispecific biologic that effectively reactivates HIV-1 and SIV latency in multiple models with minimal off-target effects.

This study uses ultra-deep single-genome sequencing to show strong purifying selection in early HIV-1 infection, with limited early genetic divergence from founder viruses.

The paper identifies a unique CD8+ T cell population that expands during ART and predicts delayed HIV-1 rebound.

The paper shows HIV causes collagen deposition in lymphoid tissue early in infection, linked to TGF-β+ macrophages and HIV RNA-producing cells, suggesting early ART may not prevent fibrosis.

The paper uses scRNA-seq to show that monocyte IL1B expression inversely correlates with HIV-1 reservoir size in ART-treated individuals.

The paper identifies a monocyte-derived transcriptome signature linked to antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis as a correlate of vaccine-induced protection against HIV-1 in clinical trials.