mRNA Vaccine Shows Potential for C difficile Infections

Joseph Zackular, PhD, an assistant professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and an assistant professor of Microbiology, along with Mohamad-Gabriel Alameh, PhD, an assistant professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, the Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research, have developed a vaccine to prevent C difficile. Zackular spoke about why C difficile is so difficult to treat and prevent and why using mRNA offers new possibilities.