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SUMMARY:Computational Methods to Design Broad-Spectrum Medical Countermeas
 ures Against Antigenically Diverse Pathogens - Phil Palmer\, Department of
  Veterinary Medicine
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CONTACT:Fiona Roby
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nAntigenically diverse pathogens\, such as coronaviru
 ses\, highlight the need for broad-spectrum vaccines that protect against 
 a range of variants. In this talk\, I will introduce Spectravax\, a comput
 ational framework for designing vaccines optimised for genetic diversity i
 n both hosts and pathogens. Using Spectravax\, I designed a nucleocapsid a
 ntigen that elicited immune responses to SARS-CoV-1\, SARS-CoV-2\, and MER
 S-CoV—the three coronaviruses responsible for major outbreaks since 2002
 .\n\nSpeaker Bio:\nPhil recently submitted his PhD thesis\, which he compl
 eted in Prof. Jonathan Heeney’s lab\, focusing on computational methods 
 to design broad-spectrum vaccines and antibodies. He previously worked as 
 a bioinformatician in industry\, was a visiting researcher at MIT\, and co
 mpleted his undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of Southampt
 on.\n\nChaired by John Gibson\n
LOCATION:LT1\, Department of Veterinary Medicine
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