Adjuvants are especially necessary to boost the immune response for subunit vaccines. (sciencedaily.com)
In addition, Dr. Polonis has been the project lead for development of HIV - 1 envelope subunit vaccine candidates from multiple subtypes in efforts to find an Env protein that will elicit protective responses. (hivresearch.org)
One, a so - called subunit vaccine that is based on the genetic blueprint for two proteins from the virus's outer shell and is developed by Moderna Therapeutics, is already in safety testing in women who are not pregnant and men. (sciencedaily.com)