The New World Arenaviruses are highly pathogenic viruses spread by rodents ubiquitous in the Americas. No vaccines or therapeutics are yet approved. My lab is characterizing first-in-class antibodies that neutralize these viruses through a combination of cutting-edge antibody discovery and structural biology. These same innovative strategies will be used to uncover more such antibodies against complementary target sites to aid in the development of life-saving therapeutics against a family of viruses with pandemic potential.
Development of a therapeutic antibody cocktail against New World Arenaviruses
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