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Magdalini Moutaftsi, PhD
Scientist I
Magdalini Moutaftsi is a Scientist I at IDRI. Magda's work at
IDRI is focused on understanding how adjuvants and
formulations affect the immune response, particularly the
induction of CD8 T cell responses in the context of protein
vaccines. During her postdoctoral studies in the lab of Alex
Sette at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and
Immunology, Magda analyzed the T cell responses to the
smallpox vaccine, or vaccinia virus; one of the world's most
succesful vaccines. Magda joined IDRI's Preclinical group in
2009, working mostly on malaria and TB. Recently, she has
also started to focus on human translational models by using
livestock animals.
Magda's MSc thesis focused on studying molecular virology
of Rinderpest virus at the Institute for Animal Health in the
UK, and she received her PhD at the University of Wales
College of Medicine.
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