Judith I. Franco

Position: Research assistant at the TB/HIV Research Laboratory Brown University (Kilguss Building, WIH) Email: Judith_Franco@brown.edu Education: BS in biochemistry molecular biology, Richard Stockton College of NJ

Employment: Judith has been part of the lab since July of this year. Currently, her research focus entails designing and cloning antigenic multiepitopes for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) that will be tested for their efficacy to stimulate effective, long-lasting immune responses first in humanized mice models and, if found appropriate, in human subjects. She will also be involved in the process of selecting antigenic epitopes of HIV and making plasmid construct with the epitopes; these constructs will also be tested for their potential ability to awaken the immune system and provide protection against the virus.

More information on her projects can be found at the following websites:

http://www.Brown.edu/Research/TB-HIV_Lab http://www.Brown.edu/Research/Vaccine_Center http://www.HIVcorrections.org http://www.EpiVax.com http://www.GAIAvaccine.org