Development of vaccines against outbreak pathogens
Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert presented the 88th Stephen Paget Memorial lecture, “Development of vaccines against outbreak pathogens”.
Professor Same Sarah Gilbert, of the Pandemic Science Institute at the University of Oxford, is celebrated – among her many other accomplishments in science – for her leading role in the rapid development of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19.
Prof Gilberts’ brilliant lecture discussed the many challenges of developing vaccines for outbreak viruses. It was a fascinating insight into the deep complexity of preparing defences against a range of viral menaces and the essential role that animals have in the process, both as research models and as vectors and reservoirs of disease. The warmly received lecture was followed by a lively question and answer session.
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