Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project have awarded the 2023 Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants to Dr. Claire Otero in recognition of her proposal to develop vaccines against cytomegalovirus (CMV), a virus that can cause birth...
Dr. Dennis Schaefer-Babajew, a physician-scientist and clinical scholar at Rockefeller University, studies a concept called antibody feedback. When the body encounters a vaccine for the first time, its B cells produce a variety of antibodies against molecules in the...
“Immunology is one of the fastest-growing disciplines with strong medical relevance to infection, cancer, and beyond. In particular, vaccinology has gained the spotlight due to the recent safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine development,” says Dr. Siyuan Ding. “I...
Dennis Schaefer-Babajew, Ph.D. is an Instructor in Clinical Investigation at the Nussenzweig Lab at The Rockefeller University. He was awarded a 2023 Michelson Prize: Next Generation Grant for his proposal, “Antibody feedback regulation of adaptive immunity to cognate...
Siyuan Ding, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology at Washington University in St. Louis. He was awarded a 2023 Michelson Prize: Next Generation Grant for his proposal, “Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of rotavirus-ETEC dual vaccines.” Dr....