Molly Clauss Erdman

Dr. Molly Clauss Erdman


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 September 2021 in Viruses
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EMEmma Parker Miller
Emma Parker Miller
MFMaxwell Finkelstein
Maxwell Finkelstein
MEMolly Clauss Erdman
Molly Clauss Erdman
PSPaul C. Seth
Paul C. Seth
DFDaniela Fera
Daniela Fera
Antibodies that can neutralize diverse HIV-1 strains develop in ~10–20% of HIV-1 infected individuals, and their elicitation is a goal of vaccine design. Such antibodies can also serve as therapeutics for those who have already been infected with the virus. Structural characterizations of broadly reactive antibodies in complex with the HIV-1 spike indicate that there are a limited number of sites of vulnerability on the spike. Analysis of their structures can help reveal commonalities that would be useful in vaccine design and provide insights on combinations of antibodies that can be used to minimize the incidence of viral resistance mutations. In this review, we give an update on recent structures determined of the spike in complex with broadly neutralizing antibodies in the context of all epitopes on the HIV-1 spike identified to date.