Julia Blanco

Julia Blanco (PhD in Biochemistry, Univ Barcelona, 1994) is and IGTP reasearcher leading the Cellular Virology and Immunology Team at IrsiCaixa (Badalona, Barcelona, Spain) Dr. Blanco has deeply studied the role of HIV envelope glycropotein (Env) in viral cytopathicity. This work has been useful to analyze anti Env drugs and antibodies, contributing to a better understanding of antibody protection and vaccine developement in HIV and other infectious diseases.