Black History Month Spotlight: Interview with Dr. Kathryn Jones
Dr. Kathryn Jones shared how she discovered her vocation, how she unwinds at the end of the day and much more.
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Vaccines
The COVID-19 vaccine: What you need to know
Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi answers some of the frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccines.
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Hispanic Heritage Spotlight: Interview with Dr. María Elena Bottazzi
Dr. Bottazzi strives to lift the burden of tropical diseases from underserved populations while empowering young generations.
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A novel mechanism that triggers a cellular immune response
Viruses and other disease-causing microbes influence the type of immune response their hosts will develop against them. In some cases, the predominant response involves antibodies,
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Body of Work podcast: The importance of vaccines and public health
The United States is experiencing its worst measles outbreak since 1992. While the spread of measles can be prevented with the MMR vaccine, misinformation about
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Vaccines and autism: Next question, please!
As an autism researcher, there is one question that everyone asks when I tell them what I do for a living: “Do vaccines cause autism?”
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Throwback Thursday: Hatching a Virus
You may have heard about how vaccines are made – something about growing a virus in an egg, right? Unless you’re in the medical profession,
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Texas headwinds: The danger of anti-vaccination policies
In “Texas and its Measles Epidemics,” published in Public Library of Science Medicine (PLOS), I sounded an alarm about the real possibility that Texas will
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Rethinking global health practices in light of South Sudan catastrophe
Fifteen children died in the village of Nachodokopele in South Sudan. They died in pain, while struggling for air. Each death could have been easily
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Get vaccinated now to best prepare for flu season
Flu season is upon us and there’s no better time to get vaccinated than now. Dr. Pedro Piedra, professor of molecular virology and microbiology and
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