Workshop Summary: Fit-for-Purpose Animal Models for Tuberculosis

On 20 January 2026, the Stop TB Partnership Working Group on New TB Vaccines (WGNV) convened a virtual, discussion-driven workshop focused on fit-for-purpose animal models for tuberculosis (TB). The aim of the workshop was to critically examine how well existing animal models reflect the human spectrum of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection and TB disease, and…

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ECR Network Event Summary: Mentorship and Networking

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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Summary: 2025 Working Group on New TB Vaccines Annual Open Meeting

The Stop TB Partnership Working Group on New TB Vaccines (WGNV) held its 3rd Annual Open Meeting on 17 November 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark, in advance of the Union World Conference on Lung Health. The meeting was part of “Innovate, Integrate, Impact: A symposium on New Tools to End TB”, organized by the Stop TB…

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Summary: 2024 Working Group on New TB Vaccines Annual Meeting

  The Stop TB Partnership Working Group on New TB Vaccines (WGNV) held its second annual meeting on 12 November 2024 in Bali, Indonesia. The meeting was part of the full-day New TB Tools Summit 2024 – a collaboration between WGNV, the Stop TB Partnership’s Working Group on New Drugs and New Diagnostics Working Group,…

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