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UCF researchers win state grants to study Zika virus according to : fsu

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FSU scientists receive $2.17M from state to combat Zika virus


FSU scientists receive $2.17M from state to combat Zika virus
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Florida State University scientists received nearly $2.17 million from the Florida Department of Health as part of a state initiative to develop treatment and prevention methods related to the Zika virus."We are pleased with the Department of Health's faith in Florida State as a partner to combat the effects of the Zika virus," said Associate Vice President for Research Ross Ellington."The research conducted by our faculty will help move the needle as scientists and doctors work to find a cure for this devastating disease."Gov.
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New Zika vaccine candidate shows potential to protect against virus with single dose


New Zika vaccine candidate shows potential to protect against virus with single dose
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A new Zika vaccine candidate has the potential to protect against the virus with a single dose, according to a research team led by scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.As reported in Nature this week, preclinical tests showed promising immune responses in both mice and monkeys."We observed rapid and durable protective immunity without adverse events, and so we think this candidate vaccine represents a promising strategy for the global fight against Zika virus," said senior author Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, a professor of Infectious Disease at Penn.
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UCF researchers win state grants to study Zika virus


UCF researchers win state grants to study Zika virus
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Five UCF scientists are receiving a total of $1.3 million from the state to advance their Zika research projects.Among them are two College of Medicine researchers who received $500,000 to study how the Zika virus, and the saliva from the mosquitoes that carry it, interact with our immune system.They are among 34 groups in Florida to receive a piece of $25 million in state funds that Gov.
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Powerful Zika vaccine protects mice and monkeys from the virus


Powerful Zika vaccine protects mice and monkeys from the virus
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Manjurul Haque/EyeEm/GettyA new vaccine against Zika virus gives mice and monkeys immunity in tests.The vaccine is based on the inactivated virus, and just one low dose is needed."The critical difference between ours and everybody else's is that it's not a live virus.
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