Development of broad nanovaccines targeting diverse coronavirus receptor-binding sites

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Abstract

Project Summary The first project of our pan-CoV proposal is titled ‘Development of broad nanovaccines targeting diverse coronavirus receptor-binding sites’. Our team’s expertise will culminate in structurally guided coronavirus nanoparticle vaccines to broaden CoV vaccine protection. This proposal utilizes our novel platform to develop potent, RBS-focused nanoparticle vaccines to induce broad protection across CoV lineages, escape mutations and potential pandemic CoVs that are of concern. The project aims are: (1) Create a library of mutants that escape coronavirus immunity (2) Develop RBS-focused nanoparticle vaccines to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies to conserved sites using nucleic acid delivery and (3) Develop vaccine regimens to induce broad immunity and protection across diverse CoVs.

Key facts

NIH application ID
10328140
Project number
1P01AI165066-01
Recipient
WISTAR INSTITUTE
Principal Investigator
Daniel Kulp
Activity code
P01
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
2022
Award amount
$1,244,471
Award type
1
Project period
2022-09-22 → 2025-08-31