vaccines

UBC-designed cooler combats vaccine spoilage in developing world

Many vaccines must be kept at temperatures between two to eight degrees Celsius or they may spoil, but storing them in that narrow range of temperatures can be a challenge in remote areas with limited refrigeration.

Mar 14, 2018

Polio setback

Polio setback

UBC’s Richard Lester discusses why polio was declared a global health emergency and how to eradicate it once and for all.

May 15, 2014

UBC researchers discover key to immune cell’s ‘internal guidance' system; could lead to more efficient vaccines

University of British Columbia researchers have discovered the molecular pathway that enables receptors inside immune cells to find, and flag, fragments of pathogens trying to invade a host.

Feb 5, 2012