I am switching from B.S. and M.S. in toxicology to a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology with a focus on malaria
vaccine development research.
Not exact matches
The
research center will help GSK 12 separate
vaccine development programs for conditions ranging from shingles to Dengue fever.
Dr. Paul A. Offit provides detailed history of the discovery,
research, and
development of the
vaccine while reviewing the life of vaccinologist Maurice Hilleman.
At 10:30 a.m., U.S. Senate Minority Leader U.S. Chuck Schumer will urge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to increase
research,
vaccine development and treatment strategies to help stamp out tick - borne diseases like Lyme disease, Albany Medical Center, B Entry, Patient Pavilion, Floor E, corner of Myrtle Avenue and New Scotland Avenue, Albany.
The purpose of the visit was to urge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to double - down on efforts to fully implement new laws, passed by Congress last year, that Schumer's office says will significantly increase
research,
vaccine development and treatment.
In the world of
vaccine development, 3 1/2 months from design to injection is «warp speed,» says
vaccine researcher Nelson Michael of the Walter Reed Army Institute of
Research in Silver Spring, Md..
La Montagne chaired the World Health Organization Task Force on Strategic Planning for the Children's
Vaccine Initiative, advised the Pan American Health Organization on programs for vaccine - research implementation, and served as a member of the board for the Global Alliance for Tuberculosis Drug Devel
Vaccine Initiative, advised the Pan American Health Organization on programs for
vaccine - research implementation, and served as a member of the board for the Global Alliance for Tuberculosis Drug Devel
vaccine -
research implementation, and served as a member of the board for the Global Alliance for Tuberculosis Drug
Development.
Support for translational
research has helped with the
development of new drugs, diagnostics and
vaccines, Hotez says, but funding for basic
research has lagged behind.
For example, last year, the Prime Minister announced plans to create a UK
Vaccine Research and
Development Network to focus on threatening diseases including Ebola.
To fund the new approach to the work, tenOever contacted the Army
Research Office, which sponsors new technology for
vaccine development.
«A benefit of serving this area of
research and participating in the
development of a successful
vaccine is that it is immensely satisfying.
At the Ohio State Agricultural
Research and
Development Center in Wooster, immunologist Douglas Hodgins inoculated cows with a recombinant synthetic rotavirus
vaccine a week before their expected calving date.
A spokesperson for the journal's publisher, PLOS, wrote in an email that a committee on «dual use
research of concern» at the journal unanimously agreed that the benefits of publication, including «the potential improvements in
vaccine development» outweighed the risks.
«Understanding the host response will be a critical area in
vaccine research,» says George Kemble, vice president of
research and
development for MedImmune
Vaccines, recently purchased by AstraZeneca.
Hope for a
vaccine One possible implication of this line of
research is the
development of an HIV
vaccine.
An internationally - recognized scientist with more than 16 years of experience in translational immunoparasitology
research and
vaccine development for neglected tropical diseases, Bottazzi's major interest lies in the role of
vaccines as control tools integrated into international public and global health programs and initiatives.
Contributing to work on smallpox, polio, and
vaccine development, primates allow
research on potential treatments for hepatitis C and B, Ebola and Marburg viruses, and HIV / AIDS.
Maria Elena Bottazzi leads the
research, education and administration efforts of the school, is a Professor of Pediatric Tropical Medicine and the Deputy Director for the Sabin
Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for
Vaccine Development.
His laboratory
research has focused on developing a
vaccine that targets the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus and the fungus Candida; the
vaccine is undergoing clinical
development.
Under VAP, U.S. and Indian scientists carry out collaborative
research projects directed toward the
development and implementation of new
vaccines and diagnostics.
The
research, led by a scientist at the University of Maryland School of Maryland (UM SOM) Center for
Vaccine Development (CVD), was published recently in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The group created «heartier influenza viruses» to «streamline
vaccine production,» which places the
research in the GOF category, suggesting that its valuable contribution to
vaccine development efforts might not have been allowed under current policies.
The first live - attenuated Zika
vaccine still in the
development stage completely protected mice against the virus after a single vaccination dose, according to new
research from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Instituto Evandro Chagas at the Ministry of Health in Brazil.
«The microgravity environment of the International Space Station is now being used for myriad lines of
research, for example:
vaccine development, finding novel molecular targets against drug - resistant pathogens, and testing of molecules to be used against osteoporosis or cancer,» Zea says.
The move has outraged the broader community because the U.S. Military HIV
Research Program plays a unique role in AIDS
vaccine development.
This makes the
development of an effective
vaccine to protect against infection, as well as antiviral therapy to combat already - existing infections, particularly challenging,» says Dr. Grant Hansman, a virologist who leads the CHS
Research Group on Noroviruses at the German Cancer
Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) and Heidelberg University.
A chimpanzee virus could provide a useful alternative for
vaccine development, according to new
research in mice.
A 2010 survey by the market analysis firm BCC
Research identified 113 therapeutic
vaccines in
development, many already in human trials.
Dr. Michael's
research interests include HIV molecular pathogenesis and host genetics, HIV clinical
research, and HIV
vaccine development.
«A universal flu
vaccine based on the stalk would be more broadly protective than the ones we use now, but this information should be taken into account as we move forward with
research and
development.»
The Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, which will be set up primarily for the discovery and
development of new treatments,
vaccines, and cures for tropical diseases, will spend SG$ 220 million on
research over the next 5 to 10 years.
The cells have contributed to more than 60,000
research papers, the
development of a polio
vaccine in the 1950s and, most recently, an international effort to characterize the genome, known as ENCODE.
Ebola
vaccine for chimps works but may never be used Chimpanzees threatened by an Ebola outbreak could be protected by a new
vaccine, but cuts in chimp
research may stymie its
development
The
research, published in the September issue of Immunity, is part of a broad reverse - engineering effort by scientists around the world to use antibodies isolated from HIV - infected people to guide the
development of a successful
vaccine.
The researchers are now looking at how ICOS signals can be altered to diminish autoimmune disorders and augmented for more effective
vaccine development, and are beginning
research on how ICOS signaling may benefit Chimeric Antigen Receptor - T cell (CAR - T) therapies, which involves engineering of patient's own immune cells to recognize and attack their cancers.
They have become a valuable resource for biologists, enabling momentous scientific breakthroughs including the
development of the polio
vaccine the Nobel Prize winning studies defining the role of telomerase in aging, and
research on the causative role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in some types of cervical cancer.
WRAIR is working on the
vaccine in collaboration with other U.S. government agencies, including the NIAID, part of the National Institutes of Health, and the Biomedical Advanced
Research and
Development Authority, part of the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Gates Foundation brings treatment to the indigent and funds lifesaving
research, including
development of new tuberculosis, malaria, and AIDS
vaccines.
«The pace of preclinical and early clinical
development for Zika
vaccines is unprecedented,» said Barouch, corresponding author and director of the Center for Virology and
Vaccine Research at BIDMC.
Janda's team at the Scripps
Research Institute has prepared a
vaccine that is effective against fentanyl and has made progress in the
development of a combination
vaccine that offers protection from both heroin and fentanyl.
«We have learned in that period of time how formidable an adversary HIV is,» says immunologist Wayne Koff, senior vice president for
research and
development at the International AIDS
Vaccine Initiative (IAVI).
HHS's Biomedical Advanced
Research and
Development Authority (BARDA), which was established to speed development of treatments and vaccines for emergencies, has contacted two other outfits that can make the antibodies in toba
Development Authority (BARDA), which was established to speed
development of treatments and vaccines for emergencies, has contacted two other outfits that can make the antibodies in toba
development of treatments and
vaccines for emergencies, has contacted two other outfits that can make the antibodies in tobacco plants.
The Biomedical Advanced
Research and
Development Authority — a U.S. government agency tasked with speeding up the development of emergency drugs and vaccines — recently sent two staffers to Ames to help NewLink file documents needed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a U.S. government represent
Development Authority — a U.S. government agency tasked with speeding up the
development of emergency drugs and vaccines — recently sent two staffers to Ames to help NewLink file documents needed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a U.S. government represent
development of emergency drugs and
vaccines — recently sent two staffers to Ames to help NewLink file documents needed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a U.S. government representative says.
Metrics to establish the true burden of antibiotic resistance and methods also to assess the likely effect of other types of
research are needed; for example, preventive
research such as
vaccine development will affect future burdens of bacterial infections and resistance.»
«Taken together, these two studies suggest that the new scalable
vaccine formulation is likely to prove as effective as the original formulation — which would make it the first protective TB
vaccine in humans since BCG, which was introduced almost a century ago,» said Professor Ajit Lalvani, Director of the Tuberculosis
Research Centre, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London and a member of the DAR - 901
development team.
MedImmune, a Maryland company, created the live attenuated candidate H7N9
vaccine as part of a cooperative
research and
development agreement with NIAID.
Chimpanzees threatened by an Ebola outbreak could be protected by a new
vaccine, but cuts in chimp
research may stymie its
development
Indeed, the
development of medicines, antibiotics,
vaccines and surgical procedures currently used in human and veterinary medicine would not have been otherwise possible without this
research.
This morning in London, Merck and the Wellcome Trust unveiled an unusual joint
vaccine development effort, a $ 145 million non-profit
research institute to be formed in India by the end of next year.
Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness,
research, and
vaccine development.