Raul Andino-Pavlovsky

Raul Andino-Pavlovsky is a prominent virologist and professor at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California, San Francisco. He has played a crucial role in the fight against poliomyelitis, leading the development of the nOPV2 vaccine, which aims to overcome the limitations of the traditional Sabin vaccine. His work focuses on improving vaccine efficacy to help eradicate polio, a disease that many believe is a relic of the past but still poses challenges in low vaccination coverage areas.