Global health R&D at work in Connecticut
Scientists at the University of Connecticut Center of Excellence for Vaccine Research in Storrs are working to develop a vaccine against Zika using a new method devised by the center to speed an early stage of vaccine development. Using this technique, researchers can create a prospective vaccine in a week, rather than months, allowing them to generate multiple variations of a vaccine quickly for further testing. Beyond contributing to the fight against Zika—a mosquito-borne virus linked to devastating birth defects—this technique holds promise to speed vaccine development against many other long-standing and emerging global health threats.