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October 29, 2025
Discovery of viral entry routes into cells points to future prevention, treatment strategies
Decoy molecules to newly identified receptors prevent deadly viral infections in mice.
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July 30, 2025
Immune ‘bouncers’ protect the brain from infection
Mouse study uncovers mast cells’ role as gatekeepers against pathogens.
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February 6, 2025
The future of vaccines is needle-free
Source: Vox
February 5, 2025
Nasal COVID-19 vaccine based on WashU technology to enter U.S. clinical trials
Trial will assess safety, efficacy of next-generation vaccine given via nasal spray, inhalation.
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October 15, 2024
New Nasal Vaccines Offer Better Protection from COVID and Flu—No Needle Needed
Source: Scientific American
September 30, 2024
$12 million grant to research how vaccines induce lasting immunity
Source: The Microbiologist
September 26, 2024
$12 million grant aimed at probing how vaccines induce lasting immunity
Study may inform design of next-generation COVID-19, flu vaccines.
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September 16, 2024
WashU Medicine leads 2 major pandemic preparedness research projects
Two grants totaling $30 million a year for 3 years support efforts to design vaccines, drugs for understudied virus families.
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July 31, 2024
Nasal COVID-19 vaccine halts transmission
Study in hamsters indicates vaccines targeting nose, mouth may be key to controlling spread of respiratory infections.
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May 17, 2024
Repeat COVID-19 vaccinations elicit antibodies that neutralize variants, other viruses
Response to updated vaccine is shaped by earlier vaccines yet generates broadly neutralizing antibodies.
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May 8, 2024
Diamond, Queller elected to National Academy of Sciences
Two scientists at Washington University in St. Louis are among the 120 members and 24 international members recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences .
National Leaders
January 3, 2024
Study reveals clues to how Eastern equine encephalitis virus invades brain cells
Structural biology research also enables scientists to design decoy molecule that blocks deadly infection.
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