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Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies Against West Nile Virus

West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that can cause fever and, in some cases, severe neurologic disease. There is no approved human vaccine or specific antiviral treatment for WNV. Researchers at NIAID's Vaccine Research Center (VRC), working with collaborators at Sheba Medical Center under the PREMISE program, identified...

Published: 4/24/2026 | Updated: 4/24/2026 | Inventor(s): Daniel Douek, Chaim Schramm, Ananda Chowdhury, Parker Dabbs, Lu Wang, Leonid Serebryannyy, Theodore Pierson, Kimberly Dowd, Laura Vanblargan, Katherine Burgomaster, David Gordon, Yuxiang Wang, Yaniv Lustig, Yael Ottolenghi, Dror Harats, Sarah Smith (Kerscher)

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Category(s): Application, ResearchProducts > Virus/Bacteria, ResearchProducts, ResearchProducts > Antibodies, TherapeuticArea, Application > Diagnostics

Neutralizing Antibodies Against West Nile Virus

West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne virus that can cause severe disease affecting the brain and nervous system, especially in older adults and people with weakened immune systems. There is no approved human vaccine or specific antiviral treatment for WNV. Researchers at NIAID’s Vaccine Research Center (VRC), together with collaborators...

Published: 4/23/2026 | Updated: 4/22/2026 | Inventor(s): Theodore Pierson, Kimberly Dowd, Daniel Douek, Dror Harats, Yael Ottolenghi, Gili Regev-Yochay, Yaniv Lustig

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Category(s): TherapeuticArea, Application > Vaccines, Application, Application > Diagnostics, ResearchProducts, ResearchProducts > Virus/Bacteria

Zika Virus Vaccines

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus transmitted by mosquitos that is strongly linked to neurological complications including Guillain-Barré syndrome, meningoencephalitis, and microcephaly. The association between active ZIKV infection during pregnancy and microcephaly and intrauterine growth retardation in the fetus has been confirmed in murine models...

Published: 8/13/2025 | Updated: 12/6/2022 | Inventor(s): John Mascola, Wing-pui Kong, Eun Yang, Wei Shi, Theodore Pierson, Leda Castilho, Kimberly Dowd, Lingshu Wang, Christina Demaso, Rebecca Pelc, Adrian Creanga, Julie Ledgerwood, Sebastian Ramesch, Barney Graham

Keywords(s): Chimera, DC5BXX, GENE-BASED, JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, vaccines, virus-like particles, VLP, Zika

Category(s): Collaboration Sought > Licensing, Application > Vaccines, TherapeuticArea > Infectious Disease