When:
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Where: Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, Lurie Baldwin Auditorium, 303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Amelia Crowe
amelia.crowe@northwestern.edu
Group: Department of Microbiology-Immunology
Co-Sponsor:
Center for Human Immunobiology (CHI)
Category: Lectures & Meetings
Title: mRNA vaccines : why so good?
Decription: The development of mRNA vaccines have transformed our capacity to generate cell mediated immunity responses. How this platform works remains unclear and the seminar will explore the events that underly how vaccines induce CD8 T cell responses and how knowing this can help in the design of bespoke approaches to shape memory responses.