The Institute of Virology develops innovative viral vector vaccines based on the vesicular stomatitis virus.
The aim of the PhD project will be to develop a VSV-based vaccine vectors.
One project will focus on the development of an HIV vaccine, the other one on a therapeutic vaccine against the human papillomaviurs/cancerous lesions. Both projects will involve working with mouse immunization models. Moreover, we are using a wide spectrum of immunology, cell and molecular biology methods.