Spotlight on Our PhD Students – Episode 2!

The Education Department continues its video series “My PhD at the Institut Pasteur”, aimed at showcasing the work of our PhD students.

In this new episode, discover the research project of Daniel Wikar, a first-year PhD student under the supervision of Marc Lavigne in the Virology Department, and recipient of the 2024 Sidaction Young Researcher Award.

His thesis focuses on the mechanisms of HIV latency: he studies how the virus remains hidden in cells, with a particular interest in the potential role of G-quadruplex (G4) structures in the HIV genome, which may help maintain this latent state. His goal is to identify molecules capable of targeting these G4 structures to reactivate the virus, making it detectable by the immune system.

Watch the video (in French)

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Are you a PhD student at the Institut and want to take part in the series? Contact Sarah Michel-Anfray at sarah.michel-anfray@pasteur.fr

Let’s encourage and shine a light on our young researchers!