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Vaccine Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . October 22nd, 2003

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Malaria Vaccine - Lipid metabolism is possible new target for malaria chemotherapy

Smallpox Vaccine - Clonal vaccinia virus grown in cell culture as a new smallpox vaccine

Biomimetics - Biomimetic design in microparticulate vaccines reviewed

Cancer Vaccine - Frontier of tumor vaccines has gone from gene therapy to dendritic cells

Pneumococcal Vaccine - Genetic variation influences the B-cell response to pneumococcal vaccine

Tumor Markers - Tumor antigens and markers in renal cell carcinoma reviewed

Anthrax - Antibodies demonstrate efficacy against anthrax spore challenge

Anthrax - Antidotes to bioterror agent slow to arrive

Biodefense - Government reports "tremendous progress" in research

Cancer Immunotherapy - Electroporated dendritic cells are powerful cytotoxic T lymphocyte stimulators

Cancer Vaccine - Melanoma-associated antigen DNA vaccine invokes anticancer protection

Childhood Immunization - Have parents behaved irrationally towards MMR?

Dendritic-Cell Vaccine - Genetic tagging shows longevity of antigen-presenting dendritic cells

Dendritic-Cell Vaccine - Highly potent dendritic cell-tumor cell hybrid vaccines developed

Dengue Fever - Dengue fever vaccine best delivered at one year of age

Drug Delivery - European patent granted for aerosol formulations

Facilities - NIAID funds construction of biosafety laboratories

Gene Therapy - High-level of polyclonal antibodies generated by genetic immunization

Gene Therapy - Molecular basis for gene vaccines against autoimmune disease developed

Genomics - Activity of ABthrax described at ICAAC

Grants - Biotechnology company receives grants from NIAID, NIAAA

Hepatitis - Panel: Long-term efficacy of hepatitis A vaccination means no need for booster

Infectious Disease - TIGR and NIAID sign $65 million microbial sequencing contract

Influenza - Flu shot supply expected to be plentiful

Influenza - Nasty Australian flu bug has U.S. officials worried

Melanoma - Apoptotic tumor cells prime immune responder cells against cancer

Meningococcal Disease - New, affordable vaccine stops meningitis

Pancreatic Cancer - Data from phase I trial of Oncophage cancer vaccine reported

Personnel - Jerald Sadoff, MD, named CEO of TB vaccine effort

Pneumonia - Pneumococcal vaccine significantly reduces disease in South African children

Public Health - Health officials express concern about flu complacency

Public Health - National influenza recommendations updated to include FluMist

Research Funding - U.S. awards $81 million for HIV vaccine development

Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Eosinophilia linked to expression of substance P

SARS - New pact signed to develop vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome

SARS - Virus can change quickly and unpredictably, analysis indicates

Smallpox - Project aims to make inoculations safe by "leashing" current vaccine virus

Smallpox - Study of earlier vaccination during outbreak reveals no link to heart problems

Smallpox Vaccine - Duration of antiviral immunity after smallpox vaccination investigated

Streptococcus Vaccine - Vaccine of Streptococcus mutans antigens induces immune response

Survival & Mortality - TP10 development reinstated; cardiovascular surgical trial to be initiated

Toxoplasmosis - Long-term protective immune response elicited by Toxoplasma gondii vaccine

Tumor Antigens - Phage-display improved human cDNA library screening for breast cancer antigens

Vaccine Development - Multigene DNA prime-boost vaccines for SHIV89.6P developed

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