Speaker: Prof Simon Draper (University of Oxford, UK)
Simon Draper is a Professor of Vaccinology and Translational Medicine. The research undertaken in the Draper group focuses on the development of novel and improved approaches to blood-stage malaria vaccine design, as well as aiming to better understand molecular mechanisms of vaccine-induced immunity to blood-stage malaria infection. In particular, the group’s research interests span: strategies for improved vaccine antigen identification; development of improved vaccine delivery strategies; assessment of quantitative antibody correlates of protective immunity, and assessment of human vaccine-induced antibody responses to guide structure-based immunogen design and to better understand protective mechanisms of immunity.
A critical strength of the group is a strong dual focus on preclinical vaccine development in parallel with early-phase clinical vaccine testing and experimental medicine studies. There is a strong translational emphasis, with the most promising new approaches and/or candidate vaccines feeding into the Blood-Stage Malaria Clinical Trials Programme.
This seminar is within the theme "Malaria Prevention: Progress and Prospects", as part of the BRCCH 2022 Seminar Series.
28 ноя 2022
