McMaster University researcher Angela Huynh has won the Canadian Medical Association (CMA)’s Award for Young Leaders for her work in uncovering vaccine-related blood clots.
With Ontario in the sixth wave of the pandemic and infections and hospitalizations on the rise, new data challenges the idea that immunity from an earlier case of COVID-19 can prevent reinfection.
McMaster researchers are modifying red blood cells to transport viral agents which can safely trigger the immune system to protect the body against SARS-CoV-2, creating a promising new vehicle for vaccine delivery.