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According to the news – Researchers from University of Texas Medical Branch, University of Alabama, University of Wisconsin and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published online about a single dose of experimental vaccine protected lab mice from infection with virus in the journal PLoS Pathogens.

U.S. researchers developed a brand new candidate vaccine to counter chikungunya virus. This virus is actually a mosquito borne pathogen. It produces intensely painful and often chronic disease. It already stricken millions and millions of people from Africa, India and Southeast Asia.

Senior author of the paper and Director of UTMB’s Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, Scott Weaver said that they are currently have no approved treatment or vaccine for chikungunya, and there’s a real need for an effective vaccine to protect against this debilitating and economically devastating infection.

According to the news – J. Michael Hardin has been named the eighth dean of the college. He will replace J. Barry Mason, who has held the place since 1989 and intends to return to the classroom. He is a professor of statistics, holds master’s degrees from Florida State University and UA, and a doctorate in applied statistics from UA.

He became a member of the UA faculty in 2001 and has also worked three years, Hardin has been in charge for the day-to-day operation of the college, which includes academic programs, enrollment management, and financial and administrative matters, and was involved in helping faculty members in their career development.

Hardin will assume the dean’s responsibilities Aug. 16.