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Healthy children in Malawi participating in study to test efficacy of typhoid conjugate vaccine. Photo credit: TyVAC/Madalitso Mvula

Welcome to CVD's new electronic newsletter! We're excited to have you join our community and share valuable information with you.


We hope you'll find this newsletter informative and engaging.

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Colleague Spotlight

Scott Baliban has been working in the CVD since he arrived for a postdoc in 2014. Learn more about Scott and his research in this faculty spotlight video.

CVD in the News

Single-Dose Typhoid Vaccine Proven to Protect Children Long-Term

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CVD clinical trial volunteer Christopher Silva tells his story to Business Insider.

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CVD's Wilbur Chen helped readers of Time Magazine understand whether COVID-19 is a seasonal virus.

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The University of Maryland School of Medicine has released its newest strategic plan. GenMD: Solving the Generational Health Challenges of Our Time, is our plan to transform the future of health care.


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CVD Kudos

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We celebrate Dr. Milagritos Tapia's Dean's Faculty Award for Diversity and Inclusion at the School of Medicine Annual Diversity Dinner.


Dr. Tapia's passion and care for staff and participants accurately represent the Center for Vaccine Development's values. We are grateful for her contributions and extend our heartfelt congratulations on this well-deserved honor!

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Rachida Koudjra, laboratory research assistant in CVD, earned third place for the recitation of three original poems, “Trust,” “4 AM,” and “Mourning,” in the fourth annual ‘UMB’s Got Talent’ Show.

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Drs. Tennant, Levine, and Simon have been issued a final Indian Patent for their vaccinology work entitled "Compositions and Methods for Producing Bacterial Conjugate Vaccines."

Andrea Buchwald, PhD, has been awarded a Climate and Health Interdisciplinary Award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund for her proposal entitled  "Identifying predictors of climate resiliency in a malaria-endemic setting."


The Burroughs Wellcome Fund awards grants to support innovative, interdisciplinary approaches on the impacts of climate change on human health.

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CVD Clinical Trial Spotlight

Dr. Wilbur Chen's current EMIT-2 study produced this video to engage potential participants on the College Park campus.

CVD Happenings

A unique opportunity to learn about the latest scientific research on the impacts of climate change on global health.


HSF3, Ground Floor Symposium Room

April 24, 2024, 9am-10:30am


Breakfast provided

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Collaborators from AstraZeneca toured CVD.

A Japanese scientific delegation from The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo toured CVD.

CVD Careers

CVD is currently hiring for the following positions:

  • Laboratory Research Assistant (Sign-On Bonus), Requisition ID: 230000E7
  • Laboratory Research Specialist or Lead Laboratory Research Specialist with (Sign on Bonus), Requisition ID: 2300017M
  • Nurse I, Medical Research, Requisition ID: 240000B6 
  • Laboratory Research Specialist or Lead Laboratory Research Specialist with (Sign on Bonus), Requisition ID: 240000GY
  • Program Specialist, Requisition ID: 240000GZ
  • Specialist, Contracts and Grants, ID: 240000KN
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