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2007 BIO International Convention
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Vaccine Development: What We Don't Know
Track : Bench to Products
Program Code: BTB070
Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Time: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM  
Location: 258 B
SPEAKER (S):
Alex Franzusoff
William Hildebrand, Ph.D.,, Chief Scientist, Pure Protein, LLC
Jon Weidanz, PhD, Chief Scientist, Receptor Logic, LTD
Zeling Cai, PhD, Principal Scientist, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical R&D, LLC
Description
New vaccine approaches are needed to treat cancer and complex infectious diseases such as HIV, influenza, HCV and West Nile. This panel will discuss gaps in traditional vaccine development; focus on MHC-presented epitopes; and offer innovative strategies to overcome technical and scientific obstacles.



Objectives:
  • Bring to light the possible reasons that most vaccines fail.

  • Discuss the scientific tools needed to further study mechanisms of vaccine failure.

  • Offer alternative approaches to vaccine design to improve success rates.

    • Streaming Audio with
    PowerPoint Slides
    (Code: BTB070)
      
    This session is a part of:
    Bench to Products 3-DAY TRACK
    Complete Set of BIO Online / CD-ROM - All 23 Tracks.