ECR Network Event Summary: Mentorship and Networking

By WGNV | March 24, 2026

On March 5, 2026, the Working Group on New TB Vaccines Early Career Researchers Network hosted an online discussion all about mentoring and networking—why they matter, and how to get better at both. Our thanks to Carly Young (South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative; WGNV ECR Network Co-Chair), Elisa Nemes (SATVI), Rebecca Clark (London School of…

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February 2026 Publications

By WGNV | March 5, 2026

Development of Exclusive and Efficient Intranasal or Pulmonary Dosing Methods for a Dry Powder Tuberculosis Vaccine for Use in Nonhuman Primates. Chen JZ, Tavernini S, Aisenstat M, Duong K, Wang H, McCollum J, McClary WD, Gerhardt A, Kuehl PJ, Martin AR, Vehring R, Fox CB. J Aerosol Med Pulm Drug Deliv. 2026 Feb;39(1):11-21. doi: 10.1177/19412711251383716.…

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January Publications

By WGNV | February 5, 2026

T cell-macrophage interactions in tuberculosis: What we’ve got here is failure to communicate. Mortensen R, Arlehamn CSL, Coler RN, Gerner MY, Goletti D, Lewinsohn DA, Modlin RL, Musvosvi M, Rengarajan J, Urdahl KB, Walzl G, Behar SM, Barber DL; Collaboration for Tuberculosis Vaccine Discovery – Conventional T cells Research Community, Gates Foundation. J Intern Med.…

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December 2025 Publications

By WGNV | January 8, 2026

Characterization and anti-tuberculosis effects of γδ T cells expanded and activated by Mycobacterium tuberculosis heat-resistant antigen. Guo F, Song Y, Dong S, Wei J, Li B, Xu T, Wang H. Virulence. 2025 Dec;16(1):2462092. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2025.2462092. Epub 2025 Feb 8.   RNA vaccines: The dawn of a new age for tuberculosis? Li J, Liu D, Li X, Wei J, Du W, Zhao A, Xu M. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2025…

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November 2025 Publications

By WGNV | December 4, 2025

Finding and filling the knowledge gaps in mechanisms of T cell-mediated TB immunity to inform vaccine design. Lefrançais E, Hudrisier D, Neyrolles O, Behar SM, Ernst JD. Nat Rev Immunol. 2025 Nov;25(11):798-815. doi: 10.1038/s41577-025-01192-z. Epub 2025 Jun 13.   Immunogenicity, biodistribution, and toxicology evaluation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ag85a plasmid DNA in cynomolgus monkeys, mice and guinea…

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