croiHIV cure at CROI: new data on antibodies, vaccines and genetically engineered T-cells
Pre-conference Community HIV Cure Research Workshop outlines the results. Read Article
Boston GlobeModerna might seek emergency approval this fall of coronavirus vaccine for health care workers
Dr. Dan Barouch, head of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, welcomed the possibility of the government speeding approval of a coronavirus vaccine. His center is collaborating with Janssen Pharmaceutical Cos., the drug-making arm of New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson, on a rival effort to use a common cold virus to deliver a tiny part of the coronavirus protein into cells to stimulate the immune system.r Read Article
For physicians and nurses on the front line, there’s worry over bringing coronavirus home
“There’s a lot of uncertainty, there’s a lot of shifting, rapidly evolving guidelines, and there’s a limited amount of data,” said Dan H. Barouch Read Article
Massachusetts life-sciences industry at forefront of worldwide fight against coronavirus
“The battle against coronavirus has only underscored the state’s prominence in the life sciences, and the role its institutions will play in the coming months.” Read Article
Johnson & Johnson Announces Collaboration with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccine Development
“Dr. Barouch’s team is well-known for their work on the pathogenesis and immunology of viral infections and the development of vaccine strategies for global infectious diseases.” Read more
Scale the price for a coronavirus vaccine by the harm it averts
Dr. Dan Barouch surveys the genetic sequencing of the coronavirus (COVID-19) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Center for Virology and Vaccine Research in Boston last week. Read Article
Working Toward a Vaccine for Coronavirus
“Experts around the world are racing to find a vaccine for coronavirus. Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have been at it since January.” Read more
Why will it take so long to make a coronavirus vaccine that can prevent COVID-19?
“Both of these strategies take some time, and scientists worry that if they use them on novel viruses, they may not behave the way researchers predict, said Dr. Kathryn Stephenson, who runs the clinical trial unit at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Center for Virology and Vaccine Research.” Read more
Beth Israel is working with Johnson & Johnson on a coronavirus vaccine
“Dr. Dan Barouch, head of Beth Israel’s Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, disclosed the collaboration with Janssen Pharmaceutical Cos. in a live-stream video presentation by medical experts hosted by Massachusetts General Hospital.” Read more
