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Our research explores how intrinsic cellular states and extrinsic factors govern viral life cycles, host-cell permissiveness, and disease pathogenesis.
From host-cell state to therapeutic opportunity
Projects in the lab cover HIV persistence, hypoxia- and purinergic control of infection and inflammatory host signaling, as well as virus-induced cellular remodeling. To dissect these processes, we combine infection assays, flow cytometry, imaging, CRISPR-based perturbation, drug testing, and systems-level transcriptomic approaches—linking cellular mechanisms to therapeutic vulnerabilities.
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A different audience, fresh perspectives: Hannah took our HIV persistence research to HypoxEU LIVE in Essen, connecting with colleagues across oxygen sensing, metabolism, and immunity.
Conference · 20–23 September 2026Ghent brought the HIV cure community together—and Hannah and Lisa were there with posters, questions, and plenty to share. A busy few days of science and catching up.
Lab blogSuccessful defenses, fond farewells, new papers, and the people behind them. Catch up on what’s been happening in the Schwarzer Lab.
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