2012-2013 Qualifying Investor Exam

1)What is viral load?

2)What is a plasma viral load test?

3)What is the optimized production yield of adeno-associated vector (aav) genomes per roller bottle?

4)What is viral titer?

5)What is in vitro, what is in vivo?

6)What is a point mutation?

7)What is a recombinant virus?

8)What is a hybrid virus?

9)What does an adeno-associated virus (aav) packaging cell line consist of?

10)What is transfection?

11)What is viral transduction?

12)When working with adeno-associated virus (aav) what biosafety level (number) is typically followed?

13)What is the recombinant adeno-associated virus (aav) packaging size limit (kB)?

14)What is a haemocytometer?

15)Name the seven types of vaccines?

16)What is the full name for 'CHO' cells?

17)What is the full name for 'HEK-293' cells?

18)In the world of purification, what is the full name for 'HPLC'?