Despite major advances in HIV treatment many areas require more study in order to create
efficacious potent antiretrovirals that can suppress viral load completely and durably without
toxic side effects to define unknown drug targets and fine-tune known targets and to better
understand the interplay between viral and host factors. In HIV Protocols Second Edition
expert researchers provide clear state-of-the-art methods for the study of HIV. Directed
toward three specific goals this text aims to document up-to-date protocols for select aspects
of HIV biology to bring together both virological and immunological approaches in a single
convenient volume and to present a comprehensive account of a range of techniques not
available in any existing HIV protocol book. As a volume in the highly successful Methods in
Molecular Biology(TM) series the chapters include brief introductions to the subject lists of
the necessary materials and reagents step-by-step readily reproducible laboratory protocols
and Notes sections containing priceless tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Comprehensive and cutting-edge HIV Protocols Second Edition is an ideal guide to the wide
array of techniques used in fundamental or applied research into the biology and pathogenesis
of HIV-1.
