Rational design of vaccines: A long but essential journey
Friday, May 15, 2009 - 00:28
in Health & Medicine
The holy grail of the defence mechanism against infectious diseases and tumours has not yet been discovered. In the search for a 'master switch' in the immune apparatus of humans and animals, many strategies still need to be explored before the enormous potency of this complex system can be activated and controlled in the right manner. In contrast to what happened in the past, a rational approach is the best way forward - according to Professor Virgil Schijns in his inaugural speech, given on 14 May, on the occasion of accepting the office of 'Professor by special appointment' in Immune Intervention at Wageningen University, Netherlands...
