All George Mason University articles

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    Measles elimination versus eradication: The difference explained

    2025-03-26T10:52:00Z

    As of March 13, the CDC has confirmed 301 cases of measles as well as the death of a child in Texas. Amira Roess, an epidemiologist and professor of global health, clarifies the benefits of vaccinating children and adolescents against measles.

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    Scientist studying parasite-derived vesicles in babesia virulence and vaccine development

    2024-09-24T13:02:00Z

    Fatah Kashanchi, Professor of Virology at George Mason University, has received funding for the study: ’Parasite-Derived Vesicles in Babesia virulence and Vaccine Development’.

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    Breakthrough study seeks functional cure for HIV

    2024-07-25T14:21:00Z

    Researchers in George Mason University’s Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR) and Tulane National Primate Research Center conducted a breakthrough proof-of-concept study in Nature’s Gene Therapy that found an HIV-like virus particle that could cease the need for lifelong medications. Source: Photo by Evan Cantwell/Office of University Branding/George ...