P. falciparum and P. vivax Epitope-Focused VLPs Elicit Sterile Immunity to Blood Stage Infections

David C. Whitacre; Diego A. Espinosa; Cory J. Peters; Joyce E. Jones; Amy E. Tucker; Darrell L. Peterson; Fidel P. Zavala; David R. Milich

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0124856

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P. falciparum and P. vivax Epitope-Focused VLPs Elicit Sterile Immunity to Blood Stage Infections

David C. Whitacre ,

Contributed equally to this work with: David C. Whitacre, Diego A. Espinosa

Affiliations Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America, VLP Biotech, Inc., San Diego, California, United States of America
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Diego A. Espinosa ,

Contributed equally to this work with: David C. Whitacre, Diego A. Espinosa

Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Malaria Research Institute, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Cory J. Peters,

Affiliations Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America, VLP Biotech, Inc., San Diego, California, United States of America
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Joyce E. Jones,

Affiliations Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America, VLP Biotech, Inc., San Diego, California, United States of America
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Amy E. Tucker,

Affiliation VLP Biotech, Inc., San Diego, California, United States of America
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Darrell L. Peterson,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Fidel P. Zavala,

Affiliation Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Malaria Research Institute, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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David R. Milich

* E-mail: dmilich@vlp-biotech.com

Affiliations Vaccine Research Institute of San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America, VLP Biotech, Inc., San Diego, California, United States of America
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P. falciparum and P. vivax Epitope-Focused VLPs Elicit Sterile Immunity to Blood Stage Infections

David C. Whitacre,
Diego A. Espinosa,
Cory J. Peters,
Joyce E. Jones,
Amy E. Tucker,
Darrell L. Peterson,
Fidel P. Zavala,
David R. Milich

Published: May 1, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124856

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