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Spring 2012 Immunogenicity Workshop Schedule

Come participate in one of the following hands-on demonstrations of our bioinformatics tools!  Each of these workshops features presentations and demonstrations led by our expert immunoinformaticians. Learn from the best! Hands-on Workshops! 5th Antibody Generation, Engineering & Design Conference Frankfurt, … Continue reading

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Happy New Year! Tregitope World Tour 2012

It’s a New Year (2012) and our resolution is to keep you better informed. Here’s a list of our upcoming conferences. . . . Continue reading

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Essential ingredient to Ending AIDS: Political Will

“We have something right now that can cure HIV around the world,” said Dr. Annie De Groot, founder and scientific director of Global Alliance to Immunize Against AIDS, based in Providence, and director of the University of Rhode Island’s Institute for Immunology and Informatics. “It’s treatment.” Continue reading

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Immunome Research – An Emerging Source for Great Ideas

Check out the new publications from the EpiVax team in Volume 7, No. 2 of Immunome Research ! http://immunome-research.net/journal/index.php/immunome/issue/view/4 Research Article A comparison of two methods for T cell epitope mapping: “cell free” in vitro versus Immunoinformatics PDF Timothy James … Continue reading

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EpiVax is proud to support “Hope is a Vaccine” awards

Access to treatment is the main reason that AIDS-related deaths have tumbled in recent years. That’s something 2011 Hope Is a Vaccine Award winners (International Category), Julio Montaner and Myron Cohen, would have predicted . . .according to UNAIDS, “An estimated 700,000 AIDS-related deaths were estimated to have been averted in 2010 alone . . . Continue reading

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Westin Immunogenicity Seminar September 27 2011, Tokyo, Japan

Westin Immunogenicity Seminar 2011 Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:45 am – 6:10 pm Kiri Room The Westin Tokyo 1-4-1 Mita Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8580 Japan Speakers: Annie De Groot M.D. Director and Professor, Institute of Immunology and Informatics,University of Rhode Island … Continue reading

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Any Prime-Boost Mix of Injected or Spray Flu Vaccine Shields Toddlers

Broadest Immune Response from Nasal Spray Vaccine, NIH-Funded Study Finds (The following is an excerpt from an article published by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on August 16, 2011. Featured in the article is Dr. Daniel Hoft, who … Continue reading

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Clinica Esperanza/Hope Clinic celebrates 1st Anniversary

According to EpiVax CEO De Groot, who is the volunteer Medical Director at Clinica Esperanza, improving access to care for uninsured patients will reduce the morbidity and mortality among the uninsured from preventable and treatable health problems. Dr. Peter Simon, medical director at the R.I. Department of Health, described the wide range of languages and cultures represented by volunteers, staff and patients as “a global health care experience at the reach of the local RIPTA bus line.”
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Bringing hope and healthcare to the uninsured

“We were interested in providing culturally sensitive care to ununinsured patients in the patient’s own language,” says Dr. Annie De Groot, EpiVax CEO, who is also cofounder and volunteer Medical Director of the new clinic. Last year, the clinic’s first permanent location opened. Continue reading

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Immunogenicity and Vaccine Talks 2011

Come hear the latest updates on better proteins and vaccines by design – See our list of speaking engagements and appearances here: Continue reading

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