Margaret A. Liu

Margaret A. Liu (born June 11, 1956)[1] is a physician and researcher studying gene expression, immune responses, and vaccines. From 2015 to 2017, Liu served as president of the International Society of Vaccines.[2] She is currently a professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a foreign adjunct professor at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.[2] Since June 7, 2017, she has been a director of Ipsen S.A. in France.[3][4]

She is a founder of the field of DNA-based vaccines,[5][6][7][8][9] and studies both plasmid DNA and mRNA vaccine technologies.[10] She was the first researcher to provide evidence that gene-based immunization could protect against infectious diseases such as influenza, tuberculosis, HPV, and HIV. In addition to her work with animal models, she was involved with the first trial of a gene-based influenza vaccine in humans.[6] In 2002, Discover magazine recognized Liu as one of the 50 most important women in science.[11]

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  3. ^ "Executive Profile* Margaret A. Liu Director, Ipsen S.A." Bloomberg. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Ipsen nominates Dr Margaret Liu and Carol Stuckley for election to its Board as Independent Directors". Talent4Boards. April 25, 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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  7. ^ Liu, M. A. (April 2003). "DNA vaccines: a review". Journal of Internal Medicine. 253 (4): 402–410. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2796.2003.01140.x. PMID 12653868. S2CID 4637418.
  8. ^ Griscom, Amanda (September 1, 2002). "Take These Genes and Call Me in the Morning". Wired. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  9. ^ Liu, Margaret A; Rees, Jenaid (4 December 2014). "An interview with Margaret A Liu: the future of gene-based vaccines and immunotherapies, and other musings". Expert Review of Vaccines. 14 (2): 157–159. doi:10.1586/14760584.2015.988145. PMID 25474286.
  10. ^ Liu, M. A. (24 April 2019). "A Comparison of Plasmid DNA and mRNA as Vaccine Technologies". Vaccines. 7 (2): 37. doi:10.3390/vaccines7020037. PMC 6631684. PMID 31022829. S2CID 133604074.
  11. ^ Svitil, Kathy (13 November 2002). "The 50 Most Important Women in Science". Discover. Retrieved 1 May 2019.