Background: Acrylamide is a chemical formed in many commonly consumed foods and beverages. It is neurotoxic, crosses the placenta and has been associated with restriction of fetal growth in humans. In animals, acrylamide causes heritable mutations, tumors, developmental...

The TRACVAC Consortium will eliminate the global problem of blinding trachoma through the development of a vaccine. Our strategy of the project will eliminate two important bottlenecks for the development of a trachoma vaccine 1) The lack of neutralizing antibody respon...