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Dr. Réjean Thomas speaks with Nicolas Chomont, Assistant Professor and Researcher in the Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology at Université de Montréal, on the characterization of HIV reservoirs.
The viral reservoir is defined as all the cells and tissues in which HIV persists, even in people who are receiving antiretroviral therapy.

The virus persists at blood levels so low that they are not detected using conventional viral load tests. However, as soon as treatment is discontinued, the viral load becomes positive again, generally within a few weeks.

Professor Chomont’s work is aimed at characterizing and quantifying HIV reservoirs, with a view to developing therapeutic strategies to eradicate or at least control the size of reservoirs, so that patients can pause or permanently stop their treatment.

Dr. Thomas and Professor Chomont discuss the latest developments in terms of research in this field.