The study’s results were published in the prestigious scientific journal Science Advances.
For the first time in the world: a team of researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Institute for Biological Research have developed an mRNA-based vaccine that is 100% effective against a type of bacteria that is lethal to humans.
The study was led by Dr. Edo Kon and Prof. Dan Peer, Head of the Laboratory of Precision NanoMedicine and TAU’s VP R&D, in collaboration with researchers from the Israel Institute for Biological: Dr. Yinon Levy, Uri Elia, Dr. Emanuelle Mamroud, and Dr. Ofer Cohen.