Immunomic discovery of adjuvants, delivery systems, and candidate subunit vaccines: A brief introduction

Darren R. Flower*, Yvonne Perrie

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Mass vaccination, when coupled to profound improvements in general sanitation, has given rise to the most remarkable transformation in public health in human history. Yet the development of vaccines remains largely trapped in the past, a hostage to the methodology of Pasteur. Infectious disease continues to threaten humanity, with new and renascent diseases emerging continually. The last two decades have seen a breath-taking revival in the commercial market for vaccines and the simultaneous emergence of a whole tranche of new technologies that promise to free vaccine development from the muddle of empirical thinking. In this short introduction, we set the scene for this renaissance, and explore how the combination of computational and experimental techniques promise so much for the future development of vaccines and the science of vaccinology.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationImmunomic Discovery of Adjuvants and Candidate Subunit Vaccines
PublisherSpringer
Pages1-11
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9781461450702
ISBN (Print)9781461450696
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2013

Publication series

NameImmunomics Reviews
PublisherSpringer
Volume5

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