Human Vaccines Project Archive — Page 1 of 1

James Crowe Jr., MD, and colleagues are exploring how the body’s immune system gears up to fight off infection.
February 13, 2019

Researchers push forward frontiers of vaccine science

Using sophisticated gene sequencing and computing techniques, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the San Diego Supercomputer Center have achieved a first-of-its-kind glimpse into how the body’s immune system gears up to fight off infection.

By Bill Snyder
Portrait of a smiling bald man wearing glasses, a suit, and a striped tie.
November 1, 2018

Team seeks to identify immune response to influenza

Vanderbilt researchers, as part of the International Human Vaccines Project, are searching for the key to lasting protection against influenza by examining naturally protecting cells found in bone marrow.

By Craig Boerner
Several vaccine vials labeled “Vaccine For Health Protection” arranged with a syringe on a white background.
October 11, 2018

Symposium to focus on prospects for a universal flu vaccine

Internationally known vaccine experts including Vanderbilt University’s James Crowe Jr., MD, will speak next month at a symposium in Nashville on prospects for a universal flu vaccine.

By Bill Snyder
Portrait of a man in a dark suit and patterned tie against a warm brown background.
April 11, 2017

The Human Vaccines Project, Vanderbilt and Illumina join forces to decode the human immunome

The Human Vaccines Project and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) announced this week that they joined forces with Illumina Inc. to decipher the human immunome, the genetic underpinnings of the immune system.

By Bill Snyder
Two researchers in white lab coats work at a laboratory biosafety cabinet; the seated researcher wears purple gloves and handles a tray while the other observes.
June 21, 2016

Vanderbilt and Human Vaccines Project launch initial studies to decode the human immune system

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center this month began recruiting volunteers to participate in a clinical trial aimed at decoding the human “immunome,” the genetic underpinnings of the immune system.

By Bill Snyder
Exterior view of Vanderbilt University Medical Center buildings, including a brick high-rise marked “1211” and a modern glass-fronted tower, behind trees and a landscaped entrance.
July 16, 2015

VUMC joins Human Vaccine Project as first scientific hub

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), the Human Vaccines Project and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) announced this week that VUMC has become the project’s first scientific hub.

By John Howser