Mpox Crisis in Africa: The Emergence of Clade 1b and the Race for Effective Vaccination
In a recent news article for Nature, Sara Reardon discussed the spread of Monkeypox in Africa and examined how vaccines might help improve the situation (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02793-9). Here’s a brief summary of her piece. The WHO declared a public health emergency due to the new Mpox variant, clade 1b, spreading in previously unaffec
Enhancing anti-HIV vaccine development: the immunogenic potential of the Minibody format
Advancements in medical research have not yet yielded an effective vaccine against different pathogens, with HIV prevention remaining one of the most crucial medical needs that the scientific community is striving to address. The identification of epitopes on gp120 recognized by broadly neutralizing antibodies is a key approach to vaccine development. By pinpoi