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Meet the Army Lieutenant Racing to Develop a Coronavirus Vaccine

by Global Biodefense Staff
March 25, 2020
Meet the Army Lieutenant Racing to Develop a Coronavirus Vaccine

A research assistant with The Emerging Infectious Disease Branch (EIDB) at WRAIR studies SARS-CoV-2 protein samples. Photo credit: Mike Walters

For the only active-duty member on Walter Reed Army Institute of Research’s coronavirus vaccine development team, the job fulfills a dream he’s had since he was 14: to be an Army microbiologist.

The young officer and doctoral candidate at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences is helping the WRAIR team develop a protein vaccine, which targets a portion of the virus — its protein shell — that includes the nubs seen in photos of the virus and several other types of protein.

Read the rest of the story by Patricia Kime at Military.com

Tags: COVID-19Drug DevelopmentForce ProtectionPublic Health EmergencySARS-CoV-2VaccinesWRAIR

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