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Dr. Claire Otero Awarded Michelson Prize for Proposal to Develop Cytomegalovirus Vaccines
Dr. Otero says the Michelson grant will allow her to develop the rabbit model to test her vFcR vaccine candidates, which she hopes will eventually lead to clinical trials.
Dr. Dennis Schaefer-Babajew Seeks to Understand How Antibodies Respond to Vaccine Boosters with 2023 Michelson Prize
Dr. Dennis Schaefer-Babajew, a physician-scientist and clinical scholar at Rockefeller University, studies a concept called antibody feedback. When the body encounters a vaccine for the first time, its B cells produce a variety of antibodies against molecules in the vaccine known as antigens.
Harnessing Dangerous Pathogens: Dr. Siyuan Ding Awarded ‘Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grant’ to Create Dual Vaccines Against Diarrheal Diseases
For his proposal to design vaccines for diarrheal diseases that kill hundreds of thousands of children per year worldwide, Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project have selected Ding as a recipient of the 2023 Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants.
Michelson Medical Research Foundation and Human Immunome Project Announce 2023 Michelson Prize Laureates
The Human Immunome Project (HIP) and Michelson Medical Research Foundation (MMRF) have awarded Dr. Siyuan Ding (Washington University in St. Louis), Dr. Claire Otero (Weill Cornell Medicine), and Dr. Dennis Schaefer-Babajew (Rockefeller University) the Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants, the organizations announced today.
Michelson Prize Finalist Dr. Joshua Tan’s Research Explores the Power of Monoclonal Antibodies to Treat Diseases
Dr. Joshua Tan, a finalist for the 2023 Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology, is working towards identifying powerful monoclonal antibodies to combat diseases like COVID-19.
Breaking New Ground: Dr. Aleksandar Obradovic's Research on Precision Immunotherapy Wins 2023 Michelson Prize
Dr. Obradovic, associate research scientist in the Department of Systems Biology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, was awarded the 2023 Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology grand prize in recognition of his essay: “Precision Immunotherapy – A Mechanistic Approach to Overcoming Treatment Resistance.”
