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Peptides and Vaccines to inhibit Gonorrhoeae - (HJF 301-12)
Gonorrhoeae, a mucosal pathogen of the lower urogenital tract is remarkable in its capacity for antibiotic resistance. Its Multiple Transferable Resistance system (MTr) is known to enhance pathogen survival. Researchers at the Uniformed Services University (USU) and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation (HJF) have isolated the MtrE protein with possible application...
Published: 3/19/2026   |   Updated: 1/16/2026   |   Inventor(s): Ann Jerse, Amanda DeRocco
Keywords(s): Antibiotic Resistance, Antibodies, Antimicrobial, Inoculate, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Peptide, Urogenital Tract, Vaccines
Category(s): Diagnostic, Therapeutic
Filarial Intestinal Antigens as Vaccine Candidates and Testing in Novel Animal Model of Filariasis - (HJF 378-14)
Introduction Filariae are tissue-invasive parasitic nematodes that cause human diseases such as lymphatic filariasis, river blindness and African eyeworm; affecting over 200 million people worldwide. In addition to human disease, filarial parasites infect dogs and cats causing heartworm infections. Currently, no vaccine exists to prevent either human...
Published: 3/20/2026   |   Updated: 10/29/2025   |   Inventor(s): Edward Mitre, Christopher Morris, Sasisekhar Bennuru, Thomas Nutman
Keywords(s): B. malayi, Filarial Disease, Heartworm, Immunogen, Peptide, Vaccines
Category(s): Research Tool, Therapeutic