Just to give you a quick run down, without overcomplicating it… I work in a niche of neuroscience focusing on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and how it has negative cognitive effects on daily living. Most people, do not know that in addition to the known immunological deficits of HIV, individuals actually develop mild dementia earlier in life, and the prevalence is expected to increase.
So my job is to understand…. How? and If something can be done to help?
I’m usually in a cell culture hood treating cells (usually neurons, microglia etc) with drugs or proteins etc to measure changes that occurs and indicate the effects on the cells. EXCITING RIGHT? *smiles*
I will share a bit more on this later… until then….
World’s AIDS Day just passed December 1.. KNOW YOUR STATUS!!
