New vaccine against tropical disease yellow fever to be tested

Clinical trial for OHSU’s HydroVax vaccine platform to start in 2020

By Franny White September 30, 2019 Portland, Oregon

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Mark Slifka, Ph.D. (2019)

Mark Slifka, Ph.D., professor at the Oregon National Primate Research Center, 2019. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Mark Slifka, Ph.D., is a professor of molecular microbiology and immunology in Oregon Health & Science University's School of Medicine and a senior scientist in the neuroscience division of OHSU’s Oregon National Primate Research Center. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Chip Walter, M.D.

Emmanuel Benjamin "Chip" Walter, M.D., professor of pediatrics at Duke University School of Medicine and member of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute. (Photo courtesy Duke University)

Chris Woods, M.D.

Chris Woods, M.D., professor of medicine and global health at the Duke University School of Medicine. (Photo courtesy Duke University)