ebola Archive — Page 1 of 2
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September 8, 2016
Investigators create ‘Trojan Horse’ to fight Ebola
A multi-center research team including scientists from the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center has come up with a clever “Trojan Horse” strategy for thwarting the highly lethal Ebola virus. -
August 11, 2016
Research team takes aim at Ebola virus ‘decoy protein’
Using an antibody generated at Vanderbilt University Medical Center that neutralizes the Ebola virus, researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, have determined the structure of a “decoy” protein that may enable the virus to evade detection by the immune system. -
March 10, 2016
Media efforts during 2014 Ebola outbreak lauded
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Office of News and Communications has received national recognition for its efforts to educate and inform the general public during the 2014 Ebola virus disease outbreak that sparked fear across the nation and around the world. -
January 21, 2016
Antibodies may be ‘silver bullet’ for Ebola viruses
There may be a “silver bullet” for Ebola, a family of hemorrhagic viruses, one of which has killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa in the past two years. -
October 19, 2015
Two Ebola Survivors’ Blood Could Help Vanderbilt Researchers Find A Treatment
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September 24, 2015
Survivors of Ebola outbreak take part in VUMC vaccine study
Two survivors of a 2014 Ebola outbreak in Nigeria visited Vanderbilt University Medical Center last week to share their experiences and participate in a study aimed at finding ways to treat the often-fatal infection. -
September 10, 2015
Ebola symposium to feature Nigerian physicians
Three Nigerian physicians who survived Ebola virus disease in July 2014 after coming in direct contact with an Ebola-infected patient will speak at Vanderbilt University Medical Center next Wednesday, Sept. 16.