Featured Links

Research Tools

HIV Sequence Database
This site contains many useful components, including Reviews from the Human Retroviruses and AIDS Compendia; access to DNA, cDNA, and Protein sequences from HIV and SIV as well as analysis programs; tools and tutorials for the construction of evolutionary trees; and information on geographic distribution of isotypes.
http://hiv-web.lanl.gov/ This link goes to an external web site

HIV Molecular Immunology Database
An annotated, searchable collection of HIV-1 cytotoxic and helper T-cell epitopes and antibody binding sites. It also publishes yearly reviews of HIV immunology.
http://idiotype.lanl.gov:80/immunology/index.html This link goes to an external web site

HIV Database at Stanford
A curated database of RT and protease sequences -- an excellent resource for researchers studying the molecular bases for the evolution of antiretroviral drug resistance.
http://hivdb.stanford.edu/hiv/ This link goes to an external web site

AIDS Reagent Program
Catalog of available reagents, application forms, online ordering, and instructions for submission of reagents.
http://www.aidsreagent.org/ This link goes to an external web site (Reagent Program Main Page)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/reposit/tetramer/index.html This link goes to an external web site(Tetramer facility)

UMass Medical School Library online journals
Online listing of electronic journal subscriptions at Lamar Soutter Library
http://library.umassmed.edu/ejournals.aspx This link goes to an external web site

UMass Bioinformatics Tools
Primer Selection, BioNetbook, Restriction Mapping, Database Searches, etc.
http://biotools.umassmed.edu This link goes to an external web site

All the Virology on the Web
The title says it all, photos, tutorials, links !!
http://www.virology.net/ This link goes to an external web site

NIH Grant Forms and Applications
The Forms, the instructions, the bulletins …..
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm This link goes to an external web site

National Center for Biotechnology Information
All your favorites: Genbank, PUBMED, OMIM, Entrez, Genome Project, etc.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ This link goes to an external web site

UMass CFAR Core Facility Personnel
A listing of CFAR contacts and their email addresses & phone numbers. Not sure what you need or who to ask??? Then send an email inquiry to CFAR@umassmed.eduand someone will get back to you as soon as possible.

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