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UCI infectious disease researcher wins international prize for COVID-19 vaccine design

UCI Health — June 23, 2021

UCI infectious disease expert Philip Felgner, PhD, is one of seven scholars to win Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research in recognition of their contributions to designing COVID-19 vaccines. “It is a great honor, and I am so happy the jury selected me for this…

Research provides a roadmap to HIV eradication via stem cell therapy

UC Davis Health — June 23, 2021

A groundbreaking study found that stem cells reduce the amount of virus causing AIDS, boost the body’s antiviral immunity, and restore the gut’s lymphoid follicles damaged by HIV. It provided a roadmap for multi-pronged HIV eradication strategies.

UC Davis Medical Center

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