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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.

UC San Diego Joins Second Major National Clinical Trial for Novel Coronavirus

September 2, 2020

UC San Diego Health will be part of the Phase III national AstraZeneca clinical trial that will recruit up to 30,000 participants at multiple sites across the country to assess the safety and efficacy of a vaccine to prevent COVID-19.

Nanoparticle Vaccine Could Curb Cancer Metastasis to Lungs by Targeting a Protein

October 18, 2023

UC San Diego engineers have developed an experimental vaccine that could prevent the spread of metastatic cancers to the lungs. Its success lies in targeting a protein known to play a central role in cancer growth and spread, rather than targeting the primary tumor itself.

Q&A: Strengthening Antibody Armor for Tripledemic Times

November 3, 2022

This season there are three prevalent respiratory viruses to be aware of—influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), all of which are transmitted via aerosols.

How Well do COVID-19 Vaccines Work Over the Longer Term?

April 1, 2021

UC San Diego students will participate in nationwide clinical trial to assess if COVID-19 vaccination prevents infection and reduces risk of transmission.

Medtech Meets Cleantech: Malaria Vaccine Candidate Produced from Algae

February 18, 2015

…The method is the newest attempt to develop a vaccine that prevents transmission of the malaria parasite from host to mosquito.

Public Health Leaders Urge HPV Immunization in Time for Back to School

August 5, 2021

Local public health leaders, including Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego, are calling on parents to protect children from preventable diseases, in particular the human papillomavirus (HPV) which is responsible for 36,000 new cancer diagnosis yearly.

Researchers Say to Conquer Cancer You Need to Stop It Before It Becomes Cancer

September 16, 2016

In a Perspective piece published this week in PNAS, cancer researchers from across the country, including faculty at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center, write that a greater emphasis on immune-based prevention should be central to new efforts like the federal Cancer Moonshot program,…

Is the Next Big Step in Cancer Therapy Personalized Vaccines?

October 12, 2018

…at UC San Diego Health to test a personalized vaccine using her unique cancer mutations to boost an anti-tumor immune response.

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