--- title: "To Conserve and Protect: The Quest for Universal Vaccines" description: Patrick Wilson discusses the challenges in designing universal vaccines and his work developing one for influenza. image: https://viewonline.the-scientist.com/hubfs/unnamed-May-19-2022-07-05-34-23-PM.jpg --- ![990x120](https://viewonline.the-scientist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/TS%20Podcasts/990x120.jpg?width=990&name=990x120.jpg "990x120") # To Conserve and Protect: The Quest for Universal Vaccines Viruses such as influenza and SARS-CoV-2 are constantly evolving to better infect their hosts. The appearance of new variants often diminishes the effectiveness of existing vaccines that were designed against pre-existing strains. In this episode, Niki Spahich from *The Scientist’s* Creative Services Team spoke with Patrick Wilson, a professor at the Gale and Ira Drukier Institute for Children’s Health at Weill Cornell Medicine, to learn about strategies for making universal vaccines that account for pathogen evolution. *The Scientist* Speaks is a podcast produced by *The Scientist’s* Creative Services Team. Our podcast is by scientists and for scientists. Once a month, we bring you the stories behind news-worthy molecular biology research. This month's episode is sponsored by Sino Biological and 10x Genomics.     Speaker ![Atala.jpg](https://viewonline.the-scientist.com/hubfs/Wilson.jpg "Atala.jpg") Patrick Wilson, PhD Professor Gale and Ira Drukier Institute for Children’s Health Weill Cornell Medicine Sino **Sponsored by** [![Sino](https://viewonline.the-scientist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo%20Standard.png?width=250&name=logo%20Standard.png "Sino")](https://www.sinobiological.com) Sino Biological is an internationally-recognized reagent supplier and contract research organization, specializing in recombinant protein production and antibody development. Sino Biological has developed the world’s largest recombinant viral antigen bank, ProVir, which has been widely used in therapeutic antibody, vaccine, and immunodiagnostic assay development. For more information, please visit [www.sinobiological.com](https://www.sinobiological.com) to learn more. ![10x](https://viewonline.the-scientist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Technology%20Networks/Landing%20Pages/10x%20Genomics/10x%20genomics%20logo.png?width=150&name=10x%20genomics%20logo.png "10x") This episode is brought to you by 10x Genomics, which builds solutions for interrogating biological systems at a resolution and scale that matches the complexity of biology. Their rapidly expanding suite of products, which includes instruments, consumables, and software, enables fundamental discoveries across multiple research areas, including cancer, immunology, and neuroscience. # Listen Now ### TS\_Podcast\_TSS\_August 2021\_The Reality of Regenerative Medicine Information you provide will be held in confidence and will be shared with the sponsoring vendor(s) of this podcast. We may use the information to contact you about your account and to let you know about related programs and products; you may opt-out at any time. This allows *The Scientist* to keep these podcasts free of charge for our readers. The Scientist c/o LabX Media Group 1000 N West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, Delaware, United States, 19801 Toll Free: 888.788.0328 | Phone: 705.528.6888 Email: [privacy@the-scientist.com](mailto:privacy@the-scientist.com) [Privacy Policy](https://www.the-scientist.com/privacy-policy) © 1986-2022 [The Scientist](http://the-scientist.com/)   [![The Scientist Logo\_white](https://viewonline.the-scientist.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Scientist%20Logo_white.png?width=702&name=The%20Scientist%20Logo_white.png "The Scientist Logo_white")](https://www.the-scientist.com) The Scientist needs the contact information you provide to us to contact you about our products and services. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time. For information on how to unsubscribe, as well as our privacy practices and commitment to protecting your privacy, check out our [Privacy Policy.](https://www.the-scientist.com/privacy-policy)