This Week in Parasitism

TWiP 287: A Vaccine Against Schistosomiasis? SchistoShield Heads to Phase 2

September 8, 2026·46 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Mumtaz Balkhi joins TWiP to discuss phase 1 and 1b trials of the schistosomiasis vaccine SchistoShield which demonstrate that it induces functional immune memory responses in US and African populations. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula Guest: Mumtaz Y. Balkhi Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode Join the MicrobeTV Discord server SchistoShield Phase 1 and 1b results (npj Vaccines) TWiP study – information and survey Become a patron of TWiP  Send your questions and comments to twip@microbe.tv Music by Ronald Jenkees

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