Alba Ruiz De Andrés
researcher
AIDS Research Institute
Pere Virgili Health Research Institute
Spain
Biography
Alba Ruiz graduated in Human Biology at the Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona in 2008. Then he took a Masters in Tropical Infectious Diseases at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2009) and a Master's Degree in International Health at the University of Barcelona ( 2010). In September 2011, he reached IrsiCaixa as a doctoral student in the group of Dr. José Esté. Since December 2014 he has been a postdoctoral researcher in the group of Dr. Julia García Prado, where he focuses on eradication strategies and investigates the recognition and antiviral response of CD8 + T cells against latent infected cells by HIV -1.
Research Interest
Immune Evasion and Vaccines (VIRIEVAC)
Publications
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Ruiz A, Pauls E, Badia R, Riveira-Muñoz E, Clotet B, Ballana E, Esté JA. Characterization of the influence of mediator complex in HIV-1 transcription. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2014 Oct 3;289(40):27665-76.
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Ruiz A, Pauls E, Badia R, Torres-Torronteras J, Riveira-Muñoz E, Clotet B, Martà R, Ballana E, Esté JA. Cyclin D3-dependent control of the dNTP pool and HIV-1 replication in human macrophages. Cell cycle. 2015 Jun 3;14(11):1657-65.
