John Mendelsohn, Former MD Anderson Cancer Center President, Dies
Ashley Yeager | Jan 10, 2019
The scientist and clinician helped develop a new form of cancer therapy, using a monoclonal antibody to treat head, neck, colorectal, and lung cancers.
MIT Researcher Allegedly Copied Other Groups’ Drug Designs
MIT Researcher Allegedly Copied Other Groups’ Drug Designs
Executives at a biotech that develops new antibodies argue that Ram Sasisekharan didn’t come up with the structures for at least two experimental therapies that his group has described.
Executives at a biotech that develops new antibodies argue that Ram Sasisekharan didn’t come up with the structures for at least two experimental therapies that his group has described.
Ebola Clinical Trial to Begin Amid Outbreak in DRC
Ashley P. Taylor | Nov 12, 2018
The study will examine the efficacy of four drugs—an antiviral and three monoclonal antibodies—that are already being used to treat patients in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Antibody Combo Knocks Down HIV in Clinical Trials
Kerry Grens | Sep 26, 2018
Some patients could suppress the virus without antiretroviral therapy for months after the drug infusions.
Ebola Update: More Experimental Treatments, Health Workers at Risk
Catherine Offord | Aug 23, 2018
The number of cases in Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest outbreak of the virus has now surpassed 100.
Q&A: Anthony Fauci Describes an Experimental Ebola Treatment
Shawna Williams | Aug 14, 2018
The monoclonal antibody, known as mAb114, is likely to be used in the current Ebola outbreak in DRC.
Using Mimics to Get Around Antibodies’ Limitations
Devika G. Bansal | Jun 1, 2018
Synthetic and natural alternatives to traditional antibodies offer more control, specificity, and reproducibility.
DNA-Delivered Antibodies Fight Off Lethal Bacterial Infection
Catherine Offord | Oct 3, 2017
Mice receiving the treatment produced their own monoclonal antibodies and survived infection with the life-threatening pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Technique Rapidly Generates Monoclonal Antibodies In Vitro
Josh P. Roberts | Jul 25, 2017
A new method stimulates B cells to make human antigen-specific antibodies, obviating the need for vaccinating blood donors or hunting for rare B cells.
Image of the Day: Fighting Filoviruses
The Scientist Staff | Apr 5, 2017
Researches develop a human monoclonal antibody against two filoviruses, Marburg and Ravn, which, like Ebola, can cause hemorrhagic fever.