Sentences with phrase «design vaccines using»

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Based on our knowledge of the flu virus and the human immune system, we can use computers to design the components of a vaccine that gives much broader and longer - lasting protection.»

«Our ability to control these reactions and use them to form a response to the vaccine will be critical in designing the next generation of vaccines,» Kemble says.

Unlike any other vaccine designed for human use, this product would be a DNA vaccine that only contains a particular part of the pathogen (rather than a vaccine with an inactivated live or dead virus, for example).

Flu vaccines are designed to prevent infection by eliciting antibodies against HA, which the virus uses to break into cells lining the airways.

We are looking for the proteins that make the tumour cells different to the host devils that they infect and then use these «tumour specific» proteins to design a vaccine that will save the devil from extinction.

To create a new dengue virus vaccine, Stefan Metz, Shaomin Tian in the laboratories of Aravinda de Silva, Chris Luft and Joe DeSimone at the University of Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA designed nanoparticles of various shapes and sizes using Particle Replication in Non-wetting Template (PRINT) technology.

«We think we can use our molecular, rational design approaches to make a better flu vaccine for people who really need it,» says study leader Andrew Pekosz, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Thanks to # 183,759 funding from the Leverhulme Trust to the University, Dr Siddle will lead a three - year research project to understand how the disease moves between the animals and then use this information to design a vaccine against the tumour.

Using the findings from this study, the team has designed vaccine immunogens to selectively trigger the cooperating antibody - producing B cells to cooperate to make broadly neutralizing antibodies in a manner that mimics broadly neutralizing antibody development in natural HIV infection.

Kang's primary research focuses on designing and developing effective vaccines against viral diseases such as influenza virus and RSV, but he partnered with a university and research institutes in South Korea that wanted international collaborative projects to study if ginseng can be used to improve health and protect against disease because of the potential benefit in fighting these viruses.

The ability to design new protein nanostructures could have useful implications in targeted delivery of drugs, in vaccine development and in plasmonics — manipulating electromagnetic signals to guide light diffraction for information technologies, energy production or other uses.

Global vaccine experts and officials from all 26 African «meningitis belt» countries have convened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to celebrate one of Africa's biggest public health achievements — the introduction of a vaccine, MenAfriVac ®, designed, developed, and produced for use in Africa, that in five years of use has nearly eliminated serogroup A meningococcal disease from meningitis belt countries and is now being integrated into routine national immunization programs.

Wang and collaborators designed a vaccine candidate using an HIV protein fragment linked to a sugar group.

Using this knowledge, Andino's team has designed a vaccine that should be less likely to go through these steps.

A critical implication of this work for the field of HIV vaccine design is the observation that the most potent and broad individual anti-HIV VHH, J3, was elicited in response to the gp140 immunogens used.

Working with a world - leading group at the University of Connecticut in the USA, who pioneered the development of self - assembling protein nanoparticles (SAPNs) for vaccine design, they have used advanced mathematical calculations to create a complete picture of the surface morphology of these particles.

Now as an Assistant Professor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Daniel uses membrane structure and function as a means to define B cell antigen recognition and inform vaccine design.

GLS - 5700, which was designed and tested in seven months, differs from conventional vaccines, which typically use inactivated or killed versions of a virus and can take years to develop and test.

As a part of VIOLIN, we have developed Vaxign, the first web - based publically available vaccine target design tool based on bioinformatics analysis of genome sequences using the strategy of reverse vaccinology.

A key program of VIOLIN is Vaxign, the first web - based publically available vaccine target design tool based on bioinformatics analysis of genome sequences using the strategy of reverse vaccinology.

«This is a straightforward study of the use of two established vaccine technologies in an attempt to design and test new Zika vaccines.

«The promising results show that personalised cancer vaccines designed to treat skin cancer are safe to use, and that for some patients, they can successfully harness the power of the body's own immune system to kill cancer cells,» Pickworth added.

Using enhanced DNA technology, the lab has designed DNA vaccines that drive immune responses in prophylactic or therapeutic settings against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Dengue (DV), Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, and Zika Virus (ZV).

Researchers used unique differences in each patient's cancer to design vaccines to spur the immune system into action.

The space was also designed with the public in mind, featuring interactive tour stops throughout the lab space that use technology to underscore IDRI's work in developing vaccines, drugs and diagnostics, as well as large built - in windows to showcase IDRI's specialized facilities, including manufacturing.

IAVI launched the Neutralizing Antibody Consortium (NAC) in 2002 to study the molecular structure and biochemistry of known broadly neutralizing antibodies and to use this information to design (reverse engineer) potentially powerful AIDS vaccine candidates.

That may mean saying no to your vet or, preferably, it means finding a vet who is paying attention to the damage vaccines can cause and is using vaccines (or not using them) to do what they were designed to do: protect your dog!

The two - dose inactivated vaccine, licensed for use in healthy pregnant sows and gilts, is designed to help them develop antibodies that can be transmitted to their newborn piglets.

We design a personalized vaccine protocol for each dog, maximizing protection against the diseases your pet is likely to be exposed to while using the fewest vaccines possible.

We design a personalized vaccine protocol for each cat, maximizing protection against the diseases your cat is likely to be exposed to while using the fewest vaccines possible.

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In addition to the preceding program, a few years ago I began using an intranasal (ocular - nasal) vaccine designed to be dropped in the eyes and nose.

In order to help prevent or treat any of these reactions, FloridaWild uses only Merial vaccines designed for ferrets.

develops autonomous drones designed to deliver vaccines, medicine and blood on request from health workers in rural areas, with the Tanzanian government to begin using more than 100 drones from four distribution centers to make up to 2,000 deliveries each day.

Zipline develops autonomous drones designed to deliver vaccines, medicine and blood on request from health workers in rural areas, with the Tanzanian government to begin using more than 100 drones from four distribution centers to make up to 2,000 deliveries each day.

Guided by the Behavioral Vaccine Theory of prevention, this study uses a no - control group design to examine intervention variables that predict favorable changes in depressive symptoms at the six - to - eight week follow - up in at - risk adolescents who participated in a primary care, Internet - based prevention program.