New Insights in Subunit Vaccines

Dear Colleagues,

Our Special Issue focuses on subunit vaccines. The COVID-19 pandemic has raised questions regarding the effective development of vaccines for global containment. It is important that available vaccines should be accessible and affordable for everyone, including low- and middle-income countries. Subunit vaccines differ from inactivated whole-cell vaccines, as they contain only antigenic parts of the pathogens necessary to elicit a protective immune response. By using recombinant proteins, subunit vaccines can be manufactured in a large volume at low cost. While subunit vaccines induce immune response, a generation of long-lasting immunologic memory remains a point of concern.

To address these issues, antigenic properties of potential subunits of a pathogen need detailed examination, and an understanding of particular combinations for effective, long-lasting immune response is needed. Therefore, in this Special Issue, we invite you to submit an original research or review manuscript. Articles related to development of a safe, practical, and effective subunit-based vaccine discussing identification of target antigen, adjuvant, and carrier, manufacturing of recombinant antigen, immunological responses, and testing of candidate vaccine efficacy in animal and clinical trials fall under the scope of this issue.

We look forward to publishing your exciting research.

Prof. Dr. Jagannadha Sastry
Dr. Vikas Saxena
Guest Editors

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