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Update: Release of Part 1 of EXPOSED scheduled for the week of May 20. Contact jrosen@aeras.org if you would like to host a screening event or get more information. EXPOSED is a four-part series of short films that tell the story of the deadly global epidemic of tuberculosis. The series will...

The results of the first TB vaccine efficacy trial in over 90 years was released today showing that the vaccine candidate MVA85A when given as a booster did not provide added protection to infants who had already received BCG. The trial adds scientific value to the field and enhances the field’s...

World TB Day Congressional Briefing Tuberculosis – We Can Beat this Global Killer Wednesday, March 21, 2012 A briefing and update on tuberculosis (TB), a disease that is curable but still takes the lives of 4,000 people each day and is the number one killer of people living with HIV. Special areas...

The 243rd American Chemistry Society National Meeting and Exposition is being held in San Diego, California, from March 26 to March 29. There are several presentations on tuberculosis. Here are the abstracts of a few of the talks. The first item received news coverage and discusses two approved...

The following post, which originally appeared on Science Speaks , is by Annmarie Leadman, Director of Communications at the Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation and Babs Verblackt, Associate Communications at TuBerculosis Vaccine Initiative – TBVI. Christine Sizemore of the U.S. National Institutes...

Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation Announces Appointment of Accomplished Pharmaceutical Executive as President and CEO James E. Connolly Committed to Accelerating the Development of New Vaccines to Prevent Tuberculosis Rockville, Maryland, July 1, 2010 — The Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation today...

www.aeras.org 8 million GBP will support the fight against tuberculosis Rockville, Maryland, USA, March 23, 2010 – Global efforts to combat tuberculosis gained momentum today when the government of the United Kingdom announced generous funding to the Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation . The first-...

Aren't These Lives Worth Saving, Too? This is a guest blog jointly submitted by Jerald C. Sadoff, MD, the President & Chief Executive Officer of the Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation and Mel Spigelman, MD, the President & Chief Executive Officer of the Global Alliance for TB Drug...