The mission of the Cape Town HVTN Immunology Laboratory is to determine vaccine-induced immunity in African populations using high-quality assays conducted according to Good Clinical Lab Practice standards. The laboratory is committed to training scientists in cutting-edge clinical laboratory research and to collaborate with the scientific community to discover novel immune responses to vaccination.
THE SCIENCE
CHIL employs a variety of cutting-edge technologies to profile immune responses to vaccination:
Multicolor Flow Cytometry
• Intracellular Cytokine Staining (ICS)
• Phenotyping
• Cell sorting
Gene Expression Profiling
• RNA sequencing using Next Generation Sequencing technology
• Droplet digital PCR
Mucosal Tissue Explant Models
• Ex vivo infection assays
• Confocal microscopy
Multiplex Protein Detection
• Profiling of inflammatory mediators
Cape Town HVTN Immunology Laboratory
Contact us
Cape Town HVTN Immunology Laboratory/HCRISA
First Floor
Wembley Square 3
McKenzie Street
Gardens, Cape Town 8001
TEL: 021 202 2228
EMAIL: info@hcrisa.org.za