Dr. Wilfred Jefferies is a Professor in the Michael Smith Laboratories and a Senior Research Scientist in the Vancouver Prostate Centre at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Jefferies is working on creating and testing a safe and effective vaccine for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

In January 2020, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was identified as the cause of an outbreak of pneumonia originating in Wuhan, China and has since spread to almost all countries and territories around the world. Small-molecule anti-viral  therapies targeting different stages of the corona virus lifecycle may be effective in treating COVID-19, however, in the absence of an effective vaccine, the probability of containment is low and the world must be prepared for a continuing pandemic. Therefore, the rapid development of protective vaccines against COVID-19 has become a societal priority but remains a scientific challenge. The ideal COVID-19 vaccine would elicit highly potent neutralizing antibody responses against a broad spectrum of emerging COVID-19 viral strains; induce protection against infection and transmission; and be safe by not inducing any harmful immune or inflammatory responses. These are particular challenges in vaccination against viruses such as COVID-19. This funding initiative builds upon groundbreaking research by Dr. Jefferies and his team on vaccines against Rubella, West Nile Virus, Smallpox, Influenza, and Cancers and seeks to create and test a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine for rapid implementation.  

Please click on the photograph just below for an article on Dr. Jefferies and his current work on the vaccine.

The Sullivan Urology Foundation supports Dr Jefferies in his work at UBC and the Vancouver Prostate Centre and is partnering with Dr. Jefferies in support of the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. 

For more information on Dr. Jefferies and his area of research at UBC, please click on this link.

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