CFI and UMN Collaborators' articles
More memory B cells exist in those fully vaccinated with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, study says
A new study led by Dr. Kathy Pape from the Jenkins lab is revealing that people who received an mRNA vaccination for COVID19 have greater immune responses compared to others. The study shows differences in immune responses among those vaccinated, including the amount of memory B cells and their vaccine binding performance. Cell Reports paper
U of M scientists develop a novel virus-like particle COVID-19 candidate vaccine
U of M researchers, Fang Li, Ph.D., Marc Jenkins Ph.D., and graduate student Qibin Geng have developed a novel virus-like particle vaccine against COVID-19. Having been successfully tested in animals, the novel vaccine — created as part of a study whose findings were recently published in the scientific journal PLOS Pathogens — offers a new approach to a potential human vaccine in the global battle against COVID-19 and its emerging variants. Read the full article.