Vaccines Results

University of Michigan biostatistics researcher turns complex health data into better treatment decisions

Honored with the 2026 Excellence in Research Award, Donglin Zeng develops tools that help clinicians identify more effective treatments for individual patients and guide public health decisions

University of Michigan biostatistician Donglin Zeng transforms complex health data into precision medicine tools that help clinicians personalize treatments and improve public health decisions. Honored with the 2026 Excellence in Research Award, his work blends statistics, machine learning and patient care to advance evidence-based medicine, vaccine research and healthier outcomes.

On the Heights: July 2026

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To trial or not to trial: Veteran vaccine advisers say vaccine clinical trials alone don't tell whole story

Two nationally recognized scientists with decades of experience advising U.S. vaccine policy argue that it is a mistake to exclude well-designed observational studies in determining how well vaccines work on a year-to-year basis.

Building a better vaccine: Study IDs expanded, role of flu antibodies in preventing transmission

Findings suggest future vaccines use natural antibodies to target both infection and spread

Today’s influenza vaccines primarily prevent infection in individuals, but new research led by the University of Michigan and the Institut Pasteur suggests that incorporating antibodies generated after infection could lead to more powerful vaccines by also reducing person-to-person transmission.

U-M expert can comment: ACIP shifts away from universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to end universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth. U-M health policy expert Anand Parekh weighs in on the recommendation change.

It Happened at U-M: Researchers helped create the first flu vaccine

In the early 1940s, researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health played a critical role in developing and testing the first flu vaccine.