Advanced Vaccination Technologies for Infectious and Chronic Diseases : A Guide to Vaccinology

Advanced Vaccination Technologies for Infectious and Chronic Diseases is a comprehensive guide that delves into the intricate details of vaccine design, development across various platforms, and the path to commercialization. This book provides an introductory overview of vaccines, covering various types, developmental methodologies, delivery systems, adjuvants, immunization, and measurement of vaccine efficacy. It also showcases examples of vaccine research efforts targeting infectious diseases, autoimmune disorders, and cancer. The book concludes by exploring cutting-edge advances in proteogenomics, immunopeptidomics, and future vaccine technologies.
The primary objective of this book is to inform a broad scientific audience about the fundamental concepts underlying vaccine and immunology. Further, it serves as an invaluable reference for understanding the critical steps in the journey from discovery to regulatory processes for human clinical trials, addressing common misconceptions and presenting factual information about vaccinations. Advanced Vaccination Technologies for Infectious and Chronic Diseases is a requisite reference for occupational health professionals whose roles involve supervision of immunization programs such as those working within the National Health Service, some sectors of higher education, or the pharmaceutical industry. It also caters to those researchers engaged in vaccine development and all who want to learn the processes involved from laboratory research to final product.

• Offers comprehensive coverage of different vaccine platforms and their development
• Includes information on the regulatory perspective of vaccine development
• Describes different delivery approaches for vaccinology
• Explains the clinical development of vaccines along with novel platforms
• Covers all recent developments of vaccine production technologies, new types of vaccines, and ongoing research that could prevent future pandemics

Professor Vasso Apostolopoulos is a Distinguished Professor at RMIT University, Australia. She received her PhD in immunology in 1995 from the University of Melbourne and the Advanced Certificate in Protein Crystallography from Birkbeck College, University of London. Professor Vasso Apostolopoulos is a world-renowned researcher who has been recognized with over 100 awards for the outstanding results of her research. She has published over 500 research publications, 8 books, and 33 book chapters, is a sought-after keynote speaker at conferences, is an inventor on 21 patents, and has over 22,000 citations.

Dr. Lalitkumar K. Vora is a Lecturer at the School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University, Belfast, and was included in Stanford's top 2% of world scientists list in 2023.

Vivek P. Chavda is an Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) in the Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology at L. M. College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. He earned Bachelor and Master of Pharmacy degrees and was a Gold Medallist at Gujarat Technological University. Before entering academia, he spent several years in the Biologics industry, contributing to R&D and regulatory filings for biologics. His scholarly output includes numerous peer‑reviewed articles, several books and book chapters, and ongoing writings in newsletters. His research spans the development of biologics processes and formulations, medical device development, nano diagnostics and noncarrier formulations, long-acting parenteral formulations, and nano vaccines. He also has patent assets in development and a record of industry-focused publications.