New vaccine offers fresh take on malaria fight

Cytomegalovirus-based vaccines also being tested for HIV, TB

By Franny White January 23, 2019 Portland, Oregon

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Klaus Früh, Ph.D., (left) and Scott Hansen, Ph.D., in the Frueh Research Lab at the OHSU Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, Jan. 11, 2019. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Malaria vaccine research

Isolating lymphocytes from blood, Jan. 11, 2019 at the OHSU Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute. These lymphocytes will be used to assess vaccine-specific immune responses in vaccinated subjects. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Klaus Früh, Ph.D. (OHSU)

Scott Hansen Ph.D.

Scott Hansen, Ph.D., at the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute. (OHSU)

Frueh Research Lab

The Frueh Research Lab at the OHSU Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, Jan. 11, 2019. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Frueh Research Lab

Research assistant Teresa Beechwood, in the Frueh Research Lab at the OHSU Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, Jan. 11, 2019. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Frueh Research Lab

Research assistant Teresa Beechwood, in the Frueh Research Lab at the OHSU Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, Jan. 11, 2019. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Frueh Research Lab

Klaus Früh, Ph.D., (left) and Scott Hansen, Ph.D., in the Frueh Research Lab at the OHSU Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, Jan. 11, 2019. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Malaria vaccine research

Senior research assistant Kyle Taylor prepares lymphocytes for analysis, Jan. 11, 2019 at the OHSU Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Malaria vaccine research

Research assistant Megan Thran uses a centrifuge to pellet (concentrate) lymphocytes prior to analyzing these cells on the flow cytometer, Jan. 11, 2019.
(OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Malaria vaccine research

Research assistant Karina Taylor isolates lymphocytes from blood, Jan. 11, 2019 at the OHSU Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute. These lymphocytes will be used to assess vaccine-specific immune responses in vaccinated subjects. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)