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The Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center, more commonly known as the Vaccine Research Center (VRC), is an Intramural Division of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, one of the US National Institutes of Health. The mission of the VRC is "to conduct research that facilitates the development of effective vaccines for human disease." The primary focus of research is the development of vaccines for AIDS. The VRC also is working to develop vaccines for Ebola and Marburg viruses and for influenza. ==History== The VRC is named after former Governor of Arkansas, Dale Bumpers, and his wife Betty Flanagan Bumpers, who are known for their campaigning for immunization of children.〔(Profile of Dale and Betty Bumpers ), Vaccine Research Center website〕 The Center was opened under the Presidency of Bill Clinton, himself a former Arkansas Governor. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.vrc.nih.gov/VRC/ )〕 In 1999 Dr Gary Nabel was named first director of the Center by Health Secretary Donna E. Shalala. 〔(Dr. Gary Nabel Named Director of NIH Vaccine Research Center ), NIH news release, accessed 7 Jan, 2009, dated March 11, 1999〕 The current director of the VRC is John R. Mascola, while the deputy directors are Richard A. Koup and Barney Graham. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vaccine Research Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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