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GW will be a clinical trial site for Sanofi and GSK’s adjuvanted recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
Multidisciplinary effort boosts the George Washington University COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial. And when it comes to enrollment successes, Magnus points to GW's storied history in forming bonds with the local community. "The context of the HIV Prevention Network is so important and the…
A critical goal for the Phase 3 clinical trial is also to ensure that the pool of the vaccine test subjects reflects the nation’s diversity, including minorities, older Americans and people with preexisting health conditions. It’s all the more important given the disparate impact the pandemic…
George Washington University invited me to participate in Moderna’s vaccine trial because I am triple-risk: a Black woman, a Type 1 diabetic and asthmatic.
The George Washington University is one of approximately 90 sites chosen for the first Phase 3 clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the US. Watch: https://wjla.com/news/local/500-covid-19-…
Microbiologist and Clinical Immunology Lab Director, Jeffrey Bethony details progress in efforts to protect people from hookworms and schistosomiasis. You can learn more about the importance of vaccines for parasites and the progress that has been made with the schistosomiasis vaccine in this…
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is one of only two sites chosen for the first clinical trial of the eOD-GT8 60mer HIV vaccine candidate. Read more about the specifics of this study in this article!
“Schistosomiasis ranks among the most devastating poverty related neglected diseases - and a schistosomiasis vaccine would be a game changer both for global public health and poverty reduction,” said Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine…
This week, Goats and Soda learned of a pretty icky research experiment taking place in our nation's capital. People are becoming infected with hookworm in the name of science, as researchers seek to develop a vaccine. Check out this article on why there is a need to infect volunteers for the…
Researchers at George Washington University hope to develop a vaccine to prevent an infection that is afflicting more than half a billion people around the world. “This is one of the neglected tropical diseases that has the highest impact on health globally,” said David Diemert, an associate…