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Looking To The Promise Of New Vaccines
When planning initially began for the 2020 Annual Conference on Vaccinology Research (ACVR) sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19 had…
Evaluating Vaccine Safety
…with basic research and continuing long after a vaccine is recommended for use: Research and clinical trials: Vaccine development begins with studies in the laboratory and in animals. When there…
Celebrating 50 Years of Education, Prevention, and Impact
…founded. However, it was in 1972 that Jack Utz and I were in his office early one morning, sipping coffee, talking about the Washington Redskins, and moaning about how research…
Patricia N. Whitley-Williams, MD
…advancing health equity and community engagement in vaccine research and communication. A nationally respected pediatric infectious disease expert, Whitley-Williams has served NFID in numerous leadership roles, including as past president….
Vaccine Lessons Learned in Three Short Stories
Special thanks to Kathryn M. Edwards, MD, Sarah H. Sell and Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Pediatrics and Director, Vanderbilt Vaccine Research Program at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine for sharing…
October 1, 2025 News Briefing: Panelist Bios
…(COCONet), a pediatric practice-based research network. His research focuses on prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases through understanding clinical, attitudinal, and infrastructural barriers to vaccination, and developing and testing interventions to address…
Simple, Affordable, and Scalable Interventions to Improve Global Health
…research findings that led to public health interventions, he has played a leadership role in synthesizing the evidence to mobilize global commitments to address these problems. A keystone of Dr….
NFID Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Gala Honoring Public Health Heroes
…the Medical College of Virginia were concerned that research grant monies were becoming scarce. At the time, the National Institutes of Health was ending some of its training grants, reallocating…
The Double Helix, Spring 2022
The Double Helix, Spring 2022 Spring 2022 issue of quarterly NFID eNewsletter covering: The impacts of COVID-19 on vaccine research 2022 Annual Conference on Vaccinology Research (Online) Respiratory syncytial virus…
Grace M. Lee, MD, MPH
…and Medicine committee on vaccine research and development for pandemic and seasonal influenza and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine. Lee continues to manage and treat young…