Senior scientists: 

Tamyo Mbisa  (Tamyo.Mbisa@hpa.org.uk)
Tel:  020 8327 6470

Technical Manager:

Adriana Alvarez

Tel:020 8327 7812

Reference services available:

• Genotypic resistance testing of HIV, including minority mutant detection
• Investigation of HIV transmission events
• HSV resistance testing

Further details of samples required - VRD Reference and Diagnostic Testing Services:

VRD User Manual (PDF, 262 KB)  

Other reference and training activities

• Organisation of UK EQA for HIV resistance testing
• Provision of training in laboratory and clinical aspects of HIV resistance testing, especially implementation of new assays
• Leading the UK HIV genotypic resistance working group

Our research activities include: 

• Development and roll-out of novel genotypic assays for detection of drug resistance in HIV
• Development and application of single-cycle phenotypic assays for investigation of HIV drug resistance
• Investigation of the role of accessory mutations in levels of HIV drug resistance and viral fitness
• Discovery of host factors involved in restriction of HIV replication

Request form for HIV Genotypic Resistance Testing:

S9 HIV genotypic susceptibility testing form (PDF, 378 KB)

Newsletter: 

Downloadable copies of the HIV and Antiviral Group Newsletter - Issue 1, February 2009 (PDF, 53 KB)

Seromolecular services:

For other HIV reference testing

Recent publications

For further details of  Publications 2006 - 2008 by members of the HIV group and Antiviral Unit

Useful links

UK HIV drug resistance database:  http://www.hivrdb.org.uk
British HIV Association:   http://www.bhiva.org
Stanford University HIV resistance database:  http://hivdb.stanford.edu/