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Recent advances in bioconjugate development including Streptococcus pneumoniae and Group A Streptococcus
Summary
This lecture will describe the origin of the production of recombinant bioconjugate vaccines and recent developments in the technology
(for recent review see pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40733680)
I will describe the development of bioconjugation for the low-cost production of glycoconjugate vaccines in three areas; (i) against pathogens where no current vaccine exists (eg Group A Streptococcus), (ii) improving existing glycoconjugate vaccines (eg pneumococcal vaccine), and (iii) affordable glycoconjugate vaccines for the veterinary market (eg poultry). I will speculate on the production of low-cost bioconjugate vaccines in Low- and Middle-income countries including Campylobacter, S. pneumoniae and Group A Streptococcus
Bio
Brendan Wren moved to the LSHTM from St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London in 1999. He is currently Co-Director of the LSHTM Vaccine Centre and Co-Director of GlycoCell, a consortium for the efficient expression of glycan products in bacterial cells for improved vaccines. He has authored over 450 scientific peer-reviewed publications.
Current research focuses on glycosylation in bacterial pathogens and developing a “glycotoolbox” for glycoengineering. The major application of this technology is the construction and production of affordable recombinant glycoconjugate vaccines.
Date:
26 January 2026, 13:00
Venue:
Big Data Institute, Old Road Campus OX3 7LF
Venue Details:
Seminar rooms
Speaker:
Professor Brendan Wren (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
Organiser:
Professor Angela Brueggemann (Oxford Population Health)
Organiser contact email address:
alison.lewis@ndph.ox.ac.uk
Part of:
IDEU Infectious Disease Seminar Series
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editors:
Alison Lewis,
Angela Brueggemann
