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UC San Diego Biologists Produce Potential Malarial Vaccine from Algae

May 16, 2012

UC San Diego biologists have produced a potential malarial vaccine from algae, an achievement that could pave the way for the development of an inexpensive way to protect billions of people from the disease.

Multimillion-Dollar Grant Funds New Vaccine Effort to Prevent Strep Throat Infections

September 3, 2019

CARB-X, an international funder of efforts to fight antimicrobial resistance, is awarding up to $15 million to develop a strep throat vaccine based on original research at UC San Diego.

2VIDA! Tackles COVID Vaccine Hesitancy and Barriers in Latinx, Black Communities

September 1, 2021

UC San Diego is collaborating with San Ysidro Health on an NIH-funded outreach program to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Latinx and African American communities. The team runs pop-up vaccination sites across San Diego, and goes door-to-door to homes and local businesses to spread awareness.

National Clinical Trial Launches, Will Test Promising Vaccine Against Novel Coronavirus

July 24, 2020

UC San Diego Health and the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute will be sites for an accelerated national clinical trial to assess the efficacy and immunogenicity of a vaccine intended to protect against SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

Though Risk is Minuscule, Infection after COVID-19 Vaccination is Possible

March 23, 2021

Investigators from UC San Diego and UCLA report COVID-19 infection rates for a cohort of health care workers previously vaccinated for the novel coronavirus. Risk of infection is minuscule, but exists.

With Time and Without Masks, COVID-19 Vaccines Wane in Protection

September 1, 2021

A study measured effectiveness of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines among health workers, most notably during the emergence of delta virus variant and coincident with end of state’s mask mandate, finding protection waned over time, dropping sharply 6-8 months after full vaccination.

New Algorithm Analyzes the Genetic Building Blocks of Immunity

May 14, 2020

…why a potential COVID-19 vaccine may be effective in some people but not others Image credit: Shutterstock/Kateryna Kon Scientists with UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering and the Qualcomm Institute have developed a new gene prediction algorithm, called MINING-D, that could help researchers investigate the genetic clues behind the…

A Nanomaterial Path Forward for COVID-19 Vaccine Development

July 15, 2020

From mRNA vaccines entering clinical trials, to peptide-based vaccines and using molecular farming to scale vaccine production, the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing new and emerging nanotechnologies into the frontlines and the headlines.

Groundbreaking Research Paves the Way for Acne Vaccine

December 20, 2023

In a groundbreaking development in the field of anti-acne therapies, a team of researchers has created an acne vaccine that, when used in a mouse acne model, neutralizes a specific variant of an enzyme produced by an acne-associated bacteria while leaving the healthy bacterial enzyme intact.

Boosting Immune Cell Memory to Improve Vaccines and Cancer Immunotherapy

August 28, 2017

…This approach could be used to improve how well vaccines and immunotherapies work and how long they last.

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