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Gladstone in the News April 20, 2026

CRISPR Screens Map Human T‑Cell Genes That Promote or Block HIV Infection

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News—Work from Alex Marson’s and Nevan Krogan’s labs show that genome‑wide CRISPR screens in primary human T cells reveal human genes that promote or block HIV infection, uncovering potent antiviral factors like PI16 and PPID.

Krogan Lab Marson Lab CRISPR/Gene Editing Human Genetics HIV/AIDS Immunology

Article November 30, 2017

An Anti-Aging Protein Could Be Targeted to Rejuvenate Immune Cells

New study explains what happens when the immune system ages

Ott Lab Aging HIV/AIDS Immunology

Article August 2, 2017

Study Reveals How to Reprogram Cells in our Immune System

The discovery could improve treatments for autoimmune diseases and cancer

Ding Lab Stem Cells/iPSCs Immunology

Article April 24, 2017

Inflammatory Pathways Link to Obsessive Behaviors in a Common Form of Dementia

Gladstone scientists identify inflammatory pathways as a potential therapeutic target for frontotemporal dementia

 

Gan Lab Aging Immunology

August 26, 2015

HIV Particles Do Not Cause AIDS, Our Own Immune Cells Do

Researchers from the Gladstone Institutes have revealed that HIV does not cause AIDS by the virus’s direct effect on the host’s immune cells, but rather through the cells’ lethal influence on one another.

Greene Lab Infectious Disease HIV/AIDS Immunology Infectious Disease