Assistant Professor, MIT Chemical Engineering; Antibody Discovery Researcher
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Engineering improved malaria antibodies using machine learning platforms
NIH researchers discovered a new class of antibodies that attack malaria parasites at a never-before-targeted site. The antibody MAD21-101 protected four out of five mice from infection and works differently than existing vaccines, binding to a cryptic protein fragment exposed only after the parasite undergoes a specific chemical transformation called pyroglutamylation. The breakthrough opens a fresh avenue in the decades-long hunt for a highly effective malaria vaccine.
Updated Jan 7
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