Recent Discoveries and Developments in RNA and DNA Vaccines
A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X). This special issue belongs to the section "DNA and mRNA Vaccines".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 3750
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida de Universidade, Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, China
Interests: novel therapeutic antibodies development; venom-based peptide & natural biomolecule prototype drugs development; cancer biomarkers & immunotherapy markers discovery for prognostic and therapeutic validation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With a long history of humans fighting against disease, scientists developed a biological preparation called a vaccine during the 10th century. A vaccine provides an active acquired immunity to a particular infectious or malignant disease. The effectiveness and safety of vaccines are always a significant concern to humankind; thus, scientists have undertaken considerable efforts and performed many pre-clinical and clinical studies to verify these in the last 60 years. RNA or DNA vaccine discovery and development for preventive and therapeutic applications has evolved rapidly in the previous decade. This Special Issue will focus on the most recent advanced research related to RNA or DNA vaccine discovery and development for preventive and therapeutic applications to fight against infectious or malignant diseases. The safest and most efficient RNA or DNA applications underlining the advantages and disadvantages of current RNA or DNA vaccines will be discussed. Both research (in particular) and review articles proposing novelties or overviews, respectively, are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Hang Fai (Henry) Kwok
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- RNA vaccine
- DNA vaccine
- prevention
- therapy
- delivery system
- lipid nanoparticles
- infectious diseases
- immune response
- cancer
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