Vaccine Development - Dr. Gary Kobinger

Ebola vaccine developer, Dr. Gary Kobinger, talks COVID, asymptomatic carriers and the nature of viruses. Join the DemystifyingScience mailing list: http://eepurl.com/gRUCZL Dr. Kobinger is presently focused on non-profit production of a vaccine for the present pandemic. Professionally, he is best known for his role in the development of the first ebola vaccine, and ZMAPP, a monoclonal antibody treatment against the Ebolavirus. In addition to his biotechnology background, he’s got a pretty extensive teaching resume. He’s a professor at the universities of Pennsylvania and Manitoba, and at the University of Laval - where he serves as the Director of Infectious Disease Research. Our conversation covers all kinds of topics upon which Dr. Kobinger is uniquely qualified to ruminate. We talk about using gene therapies to treat diseases, how to leverage biology to cure sickness, the mysterious origin of viruses on Earth, the possibility of a non-profit approach to drug development, and the phenomenon of asymptomatic carriers. Subscribe & like so we can keep bringing the best conversations!!! Audio-only version available at all usual podcast locations or here: https://anchor.fm/demystifying-science More readings from us: https://demystifyingscience.com/blog Let's talk! @DemystifySci Twitter: https://twitter.com/demystifysci Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/demystifysci Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/demystifysci ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Music: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shilo Delay: https://soundcloud.com/laterisgone