VBI Immunology Research Thrust

VBI Spring Retreat was held May 15, from 8:30 am until 3:00pm at the Inn at Virginia Tech, Latham Ballroom B and C. Dr. Josep Bassaganya­‐Riera gave a presentation on VBI Immunology Research Thrust. The following are the summary points of this talk:

• Successful expertise in large‐scale programs
• Fully integrated immunology wet lab and computational modeling capabili?es
• Proven pre-­clinical and clinical study capabilities
  • Translational research
  • Drug and natural product discovery

• From molecular to whole organism level
• Mechanistic and applied research