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Helen McShane: Women in science

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Women in Medical Science
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A career in juggling, organisation and guilt management
Professor Helen McShane has been working on a new TB vaccine for 10 years. There are about 9 million new cases and 1.7 million deaths every year from tuberculosis. She developed MVA85A, a vaccine with the aim to boost the cellular immune response induced by BCG. Developing countries are especially in need of a new vaccine since HIV and TB epidemics overlap and show a devastating synergy.

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Women in Medical Science
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Helen McShane
Keywords
helen mcshane
women in science
tuberculosis
Department: Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
Date Added: 07/10/2014
Duration: 00:23:03

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