TWiV 120: Ed Niles, a Km Vmax kind of guy

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Ed Niles

Vincent, Rich, and Ed discuss the transition from academic scientist to government work, the general program of drug and vaccine development in the biodefense world and at BARDA, and career opportunities for scientists in government.

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Links for this episode:

• ACAM2000smallpox vaccine
• Bavarian Nordic's smallpox vaccine Imvamuneand phase II trial
• Rich and Ed's paper on bacteriophage T7 mRNAs
• Quandaries of dengue vaccine development
• Tetravalent dengue vaccine
• VIVA- virology at Vassar
• TWiV on Facebook
• Letters readon TWiV 120

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