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July 27, 2018

Alison Criss

Lead researcher Alison K. Criss and her colleagues have discovered a new way that the bacteria that cause gonorrhea resist the body’s immune defenses. Scientists can use this knowledge to develop vaccines or empower our immune system to take down the STD.

Lead researcher Alison K. Criss and her colleagues have discovered a new way that the bacteria that cause gonorrhea resist the body’s immune defenses. Scientists can use this knowledge to develop vaccines or empower our immune system to take down the STD.

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