John R. Mascola

John R. Mascola
John R. Mascola, M.D.
Director of the Vaccine Research Center
DeputyJulie E. Ledgerwood
Richard A. Koup
Scientific career
FieldsImmunology
Virology
InstitutionsNational Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Vaccine Research Center

John R. Mascola is an American physician-scientist, immunologist and infectious disease specialist. He was the director of the Vaccine Research Center[1] (VRC), part of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH).  He also served as a principal advisor to Anthony Fauci, director of NIAID, on vaccines and biomedical research affairs. Mascola is the current Chief Scientific Officer for ModeX Therapeutics.

An internationally recognized expert on vaccine and antibody-based product development,[2][3][4] Mascola has led biomedical research efforts targeting a wide breadth of viral pathogens for more than 30 years.

As part of the United States Government COVID-19 Response, Mascola led[5] the Vaccine Development Team (VDT) of Operation Warp Speed facilitating the rapid development, evaluation, and subsequent authorization of effective COVID-19 vaccines.[6]

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  2. ^ "NIAID Selects New Director of the Vaccine Research Center". Global Biodefense. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  3. ^ "Top vaccine researcher to speak at CTSI Forum". www.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  4. ^ "Inside the quixotic 30-year quest that gave us the Covid-19 treatments, vaccines and could unlock vaccinology's new holy grail". Endpoints News. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  5. ^ "Meet the Researcher Leading NIH's COVID-19 Vaccine Development Efforts". NIH Director's Blog. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  6. ^ Rogers, Adam. "The NIH's Top Vaccine Maker Wants Warp Speed to Be the New Normal". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-11-17.