CMIID News - Penn State College of Ag Sciences http://vbs.psu.edu daily 1 2009-02-10T09:43:38Z O-antigen from B. parapertussis may drastically improve whooping cough vaccine efficacy against B. parapertussis. http://vbs.psu.edu/research/cmiid/news/2009/whooping-cough-vaccine Recent work by workers in Eric Harvill's lab in the center suggest ways to improving the vaccine for whooping cough. Examining the antigens expressed by B. parapertussis, a relative of B. pertussis which is responsible for whooping cough, they find that the O-antigen could be a critical component of future vaccines for this disease. No publisher axa45 2009-10-06T23:45:00Z News Item Center Students win 1st and 2nd Prize http://vbs.psu.edu/research/cmiid/news/2008/center-students-win-1st-and-2nd-prize Man Kit Law and Danny Bruce have won 1st and 2nd prize in annual graduate research fair of the College of Agricultural Sciences. No publisher axa45 2009-03-06T00:30:00Z News Item