WashU Medicine Leads Major Pandemic Research

chikungunya, dengue and parainfluenza viruses
WashU Medicine scientists lead two large, multicenter programs to develop vaccines and antibody-based therapies for understudied viruses with pandemic potential, including the three shown above: (left to right) chikungunya, dengue and parainfluenza viruses. The programs are supported by two grants from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) totaling more than $30 million a year for three years. (Images: (from left) Cynthia Goldsmith, James Comer, Barbara Johnson, CDC; CDC and NIAID; Erskine Palmer, CDC)
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