Vaccine technology and delivery
Novel materials and technologies are revolutionising the way vaccines can be targeted into the most appropriate parts of the body, while new ways of manufacturing vaccines may improve speed and availability.
- While traditional methods for constructing and delivering vaccines have been highly successful against many infections, it remains challenging to stimulate protection against many diseases of worldwide importance. Innovative strategies to deliver vaccines to the right cells in the right place at the right time are needed to induce protective immunity that is better than what can be achieved by the immune system naturally.
- Furthermore, we are developing new ways to construct and manufacture vaccines so that these processes are responsive to changes in need, such as emerging infections and outbreaks. Reducing the cost of vaccine manufacture is also a major focus to improve access in low and middle income countries.
Key members of this theme
Professor Jake Baum
Professor Jake Baum
Professor of Cell Biology and Infectious Diseases
Dr Andrew Blagborough
Dr Andrew Blagborough
Research Fellow
Anna Blakney
Anna Blakney
Visiting Researcher
Dr Rongjun Chen
Dr Rongjun Chen
Reader in Biomaterials Engineering
Dr James Choi
Dr James Choi
Lecturer
Dr Jason Hallett
Dr Jason Hallett
Reader in Sustainable Chemical Technology
Dr Jerry Heng
Dr Jerry Heng
Reader in Particle Technology
Professor David Holden
Professor David Holden
Regius Professor of Infectious Disease
Dr Beth Holder
Dr Beth Holder
Lecturer in Maternal and Fetal Health
Dr Cleo Kontoravdi
Dr Cleo Kontoravdi
Professor Andrew Livingston
Professor Andrew Livingston
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Professor Peter Openshaw
Professor Peter Openshaw
Clinical Consul for the Faculty of Medicine
Dr Karen Polizzi
Dr Karen Polizzi
Senior Lecturer
Dr Brian Robertson
Dr Brian Robertson
Reader in Systems Microbiology
Professor Nilay Shah
Professor Nilay Shah
Head of Department of Chemical Engineering
Professor Robin Shattock
Professor Robin Shattock
Chair in Mucosal Infection and Immunity
Dr Stacey Skaalure
Dr Stacey Skaalure
Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow
Dr Mike Skinner
Dr Mike Skinner
Reader in Virology
Professor Molly Stevens
Professor Molly Stevens
Professor of Biomedical Materials and Regenerative Medicine
Professor Xiao-Ning Xu
Professor Xiao-Ning Xu
Chair in Human Immunology