Part 1 — The Case of the Missing Vaccine

Science Will Win

Medical advancements don’t just spring up—they happen by building on decades of previous discoveries. Today, one of these advancements might be on the verge of another breakthrough. But what had to happen first for it to exist?

In this episode, co-hosts Dr. Raven Baxter and Dr. Ronald Gamble explore how a vaccine candidate for a deadly, once-mysterious bacterial disease came to be. The story takes them from one doctor’s groundbreaking connection in the 70s, all the way to a real lab where vaccines are being developed today.

Featured Guests:
– Carol Baker, Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
– Isis Kanevsky, Senior Director, Vaccines, Pfizer
– Ksenia Krylova, Senior Director, Vaccines, Pfizer

Dive into the episode here:
02:54 - Getting into the problem
05:11 - The basics of immunity and vaccine science
09:32 - What is a conjugate vaccine?
14:44 - Group B Strep: A case study
22:23 - Talking to a GBS pioneer
31:40 - A trip to the lab
43:08 - What's next, and closing thoughts

Season 5 of Science Will Win is created by Pfizer and hosted by Dr. Raven Baxter and Dr. Ronald Gamble. It’s produced by Acast Creative Studios.

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