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Maynard Teams Up With Synthetic Biologics To Fight Whooping Cough

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Maynard Teams Up With Synthetic Biologics To Fight Whooping Cough

Associate Professor Jennifer Maynard, the Laurence E. McMakin, Jr. Centennial Faculty Fellow, has teamed up with biotech company Synthetic Biologics, Inc. to develop a monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy for the treatment of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough.

Whooping cough causes an estimated 294,000 deaths annually worldwide, primarily among young, unvaccinated children.  Recent reports … Read the rest »