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One vaccinology? Overcoming challenges in vaccine development
Author(s) -
Benfield Camilla
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.i6099
Subject(s) - reverse vaccinology , global health , one health , key (lock) , political science , engineering ethics , medicine , alternative medicine , public health , biology , engineering , immunology , pathology , ecology , antigen , epitope
How might translational vaccinology contribute to tackling some of the greatest global health challenges of modern times? Camilla Benfield, a lecturer in virology at the Royal Veterinary College, recently attended an international conference that considered this question and how some of the key barriers to the development and launch of new global health vaccines might be overcome. Here, she highlights areas where cross‐fertilisation of ideas and techniques between veterinary and human fields could have mutual benefit