Immunology
Research in fungal pathogenesis offers new hope of vaccine strategies for immunosupressed patients
Published in Vaccine Weekly, May 29th, 2002
Working under the leadership of Dr. John E. Edwards, Jr., director, Center for Emerging Infections, REI and chief, division of adult infectious disease, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, this group has discovered new insights into the mechanisms by which pathogenic fungi adhere to human tissue to gain an advantage in the onset and progression of serious infections. These discoveries provide powerful new possibilities to develop vaccines to protect individuals at increased risk of such...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2002-05-29)
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