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October 25, 2015

Research Roundup: an aerosol TB vaccine, a new coating for HIV and AIDS drugs, drug-resistant malaria, and more

Researchers at Tulane University successfully tested an experimental aerosol tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in monkeys, demonstrating that the candidate was more effective in protecting against infection than BCG—the only TB vaccine on the market.

October 19, 2015

The R&D agenda and how it addresses access to vaccines

In this guest post, Dr. Jayasree K. Iyer—Chief Scientific Officer at the Access to Medicine Foundation—writes about the findings from their newest study, which examines the current state of the vaccine pipeline and how large pharmaceutical companies are considering access to these products.

October 18, 2015

Research Roundup: an HIV and AIDS vaccine candidate, inflatable incubator for premature babies, and US government R&D

Dr. Robert Gallo co-discovered the HIV virus and subsequently led the development of the first HIV and AIDS blood test.

October 4, 2015

Research Roundup: genetic protection against malaria, the vaccine pipeline, and counterfeit drugs and the FDA

A new study conducted by the Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network (MalariaGEN)—a community of researchers across malaria-endemic regions—reveals a formerly unknown genetic variations that make people less susceptible to malaria.