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Mission Statement and Goals
Mission
Statement
The mission of the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) is
to conduct research that facilitates the development
of effective vaccines for human disease. The primary
focus of research will be the development of vaccines
for AIDS.
Goals
The Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes
of Health will conduct research that facilitates the
development of effective AIDS vaccines. Activities in
the Center will include 1) basic research to establish
mechanisms of inducing long-lasting protective immunity
against HIV and other pathogens that present special
challenges to vaccine development, 2) the conception,
design, and preparation of vaccine candidates for HIV
and related viruses, and 3) laboratory analysis, animal
testing, and clinical trials of such candidates. The
VRC will conduct a comprehensive program of research
on the NIH intramural campus and work with scientists
in academic, clinical, and industrial laboratories through
a program of national and international collaborations.
The VRC will actively seek industrial partners for the
development, efficacy testing, and marketing of vaccines
and focus the development of new methodologies and training
opportunities that will benefit all HIV vaccine researchers.
The potential scientific advances, methodologies, and
resources will also provide the basis for research on
vaccines for other diseases.
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