Dr. BenMohamed has given a presentation on ocular herpes vaccine developent at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute 6th Annual Colloquium October 2012 You are invited to view UCI Ophthalmology’s photo album: Gavin Herbert Eye Institute 6th Annual Colloquium October 2012 Gavin Herbert Eye Institute 6th Annual Colloquium October 2012 Oct 12, 2012 by UCI Ophthalmology Gavin Herbert…Continue Reading Gavin Herbert Eye Institute 6th Annual Colloquium October 2012
Genital Herpes vaccine paper just accepted to be published in The Journal of Immunology
Targeting the mucosal immune system of the genital tract (GT) with subunit vaccines failed to induce potent and durable local immune response, crucial for protection against many sexually transmitted viral (STV) pathogens, including herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) that causes genital herpes. In this study, we investigated the potential of a novel lipopeptide/adenovirus type…Continue Reading Genital Herpes vaccine paper just accepted to be published in The Journal of Immunology
New member of Cellular and Molecular Immunology Lab
Dr. Huma Qureshi, from UC Davis, has recently joined our lab. She worked as a post-doctoral fellow in Dr. Christopher Miller’s lab for last 4 years. She was involved in pre-clinical development studies using an adenovirus vector to vaccinate against HIV and AIDS. As An Assistant Specialist, Dr. Qureshi will now be involved in vaccine…Continue Reading New member of Cellular and Molecular Immunology Lab
New publications from Cellular and Molecular Immunology Lab
For an update on herpes vaccine development; check out our recent clinical review in Clinical and Developmental Immunology Journal: Chentoufi AA, Kritzer E, Yu DM, Nesburn AB, BenMohamed L. Towards a rational design of an asymptomatic clinical herpes vaccine: the old, the new, and the unknown. Clin Dev Immunol. 2012; 2012:187585….Continue Reading New publications from Cellular and Molecular Immunology Lab