Infectious Disease & Vaccines

A digital rendering of mRNA for mRNA vaccines

Sep 11, 2024|4 min read

By Touchlight, GSK

Touchlight and GSK sign license agreement for use of enzymatic dbDNA production technology for mRNA manufacturing

An agreement enables GSK access to enzymatic production technology for rapid GMP production of DNA template for mRNA vaccine manufacturing.

A person scratches at the mpox lesions on their arms against a light blue background.

Sep 06, 2024|3 min read

By RJ Mackenzie

Moderna mpox vaccine offers better protection against new strain

Nonhuman primates treated with the mRNA vaccine recovered faster and had less severe disease than those given available mpox vaccines.

A woman sits on a hospital bed holding her newborn baby and speaking with a pediatrician wearing blue scrubs.

Sep 04, 2024|7 min read

By Stephanie DeMarco, PhD

Predicting protection for maternal GBS vaccines

A new model predicts how well maternal vaccines protect babies from Group B Streptococcus, propelling much needed shots through late-stage clinical trials.

A group of four scientists, two men and two women, wearing white lab coats stand on a wooden platform in a laboratory setting.

Aug 28, 2024|3 min read

By Luisa Torres, PhD

Velcro-like antibiotic may inform new antibiotic design

Plectasin forms dense structures on bacterial membranes by binding to unique lipids in bacterial cell walls.

A 3D render of the measles virus’s green fusion protein floating with antibodies attached to it in blue.

Aug 26, 2024|4 min read

By Adam Boros, PhD

Visualizing the measles virus reveals a potential treatment

Researchers uncovered the structure of the measles fusion glycoprotein and identified a neutralizing antibody capable of decreasing its virulence.

Bubbles sit on top of an orange and blue background.

Aug 15, 2024|8 min read

By Marilyn Perkins

Busting biofilms with ultrasonic microbubbles

Biofilms render most antibiotics ineffective, but ultrasound may be the key to clearing these chronic infections.

A 3D illustration of a pregnant woman that highlights her uterus and growing fetus.

Aug 06, 2024|3 min read

By Adam Boros, PhD

Using mini placentas to study infections in pregnancy

Placental macrophages play a role in the immune response against pathogens.

An illustration of various colored microbes, including bacteria and viruses

Aug 23, 2024|1 min read

Combatting multidrug-resistant bacterial infections

Organic molecules with novel biological properties offer new ways to eliminate multidrug-resistant bacteria.

A group of enlarged, red Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria cells.

Jul 26, 2024|4 min read

By Andrew Saintsing, PhD

The search for new antibiotics goes macrocyclic

Zosurabalpin, a macrocyclic peptide, kills drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria by blocking cross-membrane transport.

Jul 22, 2024|5 min read

By Luisa Torres, PhD

Circular RNA: a new era in therapeutics

The durability and capacity to boost protein expression of circular RNA makes it a promising candidate for next-generation vaccines and gene therapies.