The Burrill Report
The Burrill Report (September 16, 2013): Developing Vaccines for the Deadliest Diseases (.MP3,11.85 Mb)
Some of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases have proven difficult targets for vaccines, but the nonprofit Seattle BioMed is applying systems biology to develop new ways to halt their devastating effects. Such an approach has led to the development of an experimental malaria vaccines that’s showing promise in human clinical testing. We spoke to Stefan Kappe, professor at Seattle BioMed, about the research institute, the benefits of a systems biology approach, and what it will take to commercialize a malaria vaccine.
September 12, 2013
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