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William Schief

William Schief


The Scripps Research Institute’s Department of Immunology and Microbiology
United States


William Schief is a Professor at The Scripps Research Institute’s Department of Immunology and Microbiology, as well as an Executive Director of Vaccine Design at The Scripps Research Institute’s IAVI Neutralizing Antibody Center.

His work focuses on computation-guided and structure-based design of immunogens and immunization regimens, with the goal of inducing broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV and other pathogens that have frustrated traditional vaccine design strategies.

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