Intermolecular and Organic Chemistry

Dr. Jonas Salk, discoverer of Polio vaccine, scrutinizing a bottle of live liquid virus he is holding up in vaccine lab at Pittsburgh Municipal Hospital.

Today we finished reviewing intermolecular bonding,

then proceeded to discuss polymers, DNA and complimentary sequences. We reviewed gene expression and had a discussion about the current mRNA and vector vaccine platforms, tying in our new understanding of how DNA and RNA stability / methods of expression may play a role in the current challenges and advantages for each type of vaccine. Finally, we ended on an introduction to organic chemistry, which we will continue in our next lesson.