Publications by authors named "Victor Fica"
Article Synopsis
- Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), particularly those caused by viruses like SARS-CoV-2, are on the rise, highlighting the urgent need for better vaccine strategies that consider genetic diversity.
- The genetic variations in human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules impact how different ethnic groups respond to vaccines, complicating vaccine candidate selection.
- Predivac-3.0 is an innovative immunoinformatics tool designed to discover T-cell epitopes while factoring in these ethnic differences, demonstrating strong predictive accuracy compared to existing methods and showcasing its application in identifying potential immune responses against COVID-19 based on the HLA profiles of populations.
