This week, we proudly highlight Boston Children's staff scientist Jonathan Kagan. Dr. Jon Kagan's research focuses on understanding signal transduction pathways within the innate immune system, with particular interest in Toll-like Receptor signaling. #PVPSpotlight #FeatureFriday

This week we proudly highlight Dr. Thomas McElrath, faculty at Harvard Medical School and clinical attending in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is also the PI of the LIFECODES birth cohort–one of the nations most comprehensive pregnancy cohorts. #PVPSpotlight #FeatureFriday

An experimental coronavirus vaccine made by Moderna provoked promising immune responses and appeared safe in the first 45 people who received it, researchers reported on Tuesday. Phase 3 tests involving 30,000 people are expected to begin on July 27. nyti.ms/2ZrQwn1

#ICYMI The office of Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll has proclaimed August 2020 Immunization Awareness month in Massachusetts as a reminder to our citizens about the importance immunization at all ages. #pandemic #COVID #vaccines

If we get 10 more followers, ppl interested in #systems #immunity we will hit 1,000. Our artificial goal! 📈 Follow us to read edgy research illuminating new complexities.

This week we proudly highlight Alec Plotkin, our lead social media rep and research assistant under Expanded Program on Immunization Consortium, who is investigating biomarkers in neonatal immune ontogeny and #vaccine responses. He aims to study #bioinformatics in grad school. #FeatureFriday #PVPspotlight

Thanks to a $25 million grant from the NIH, the Precision Vaccines Program (Precision Vaccines Program) at Boston Children's will work to develop a #vaccine against overdose from #opioids. on.bchil.org/37dVkB1

Will users take an anti-opioid vaccine? As part of the OpVax development project, Elissa Weitzman, ScD,MSc, of the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, will be investigating the attitudes/beliefs of at-risk youth and other stakeholders toward an anti-fentanyl vaccine.

New research from Precision Vaccines Program emerges about the development of a newborn’s immune system. Technology Networks talks to Boston Children’s Hanno Steel, PhD, about the findings: ms.spr.ly/6016T4Gxk

This week we’re taking the time to highlight recent #publications from our program members and collaborators. See thread:

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The Steen lab has just started working on organizing the first 1000 COVID-19 plasma samples here at Boston Children’s Hospital, part of a large NIAID sponsored IMPACC study on SARS-CoV-2. @hipcproject Precision Vaccines Program Expanded Program on Immunization Consortium #COVID19 #BCH

We are so excited to be working on this #NIAID funded project with them! #ResearchSpotlight #COVID19 #vaccine metabolon.com/national-insti…

This week we proudly highlight PVP staff scientist Dr. Asimenia Angelidou, who was recently published in the journal of American Academy of Pediatrics for her work investigating early life immunity and vaccination of newborns. Great work! neoreviews.aappublications.org/content/21/12/… #PVPspotlight #FeatureFriday

#ICYMI The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) has scheduled an open, public meeting on Thursday, Dec 10th to discuss Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of the Pfizer Inc. COVID-19 #vaccine. fda.gov/advisory-commi…

Preparing for Life: Plasma Proteome Changes and Immune System Development During the First We... ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33329546

Recent Frontiers article by Drs Oludare Odumade Kinga Smolen & Expanded Program on Immunization Consortium team suggests that ADAs play important roles in immune development & may inform development of better agents & approaches to prevent, diagnose or treat infection in early life. ow.ly/biPI50EZXq5

Breaking News: The FDA authorized Covid booster shots for Pfizer vaccine recipients who are over 65 or at high risk, including because of job-related exposure. nyti.ms/3ktm0Up