KentEdwardKesterMD
Infectious Disease • Pocono Manor, PAHIV/AIDS Medicine, Healthcare Associated Infections, International Health, Travel & Tropical
Vice President and Head of Translational Medicine, IAVI
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Office
78 Swiftwater Avenue
Pocono Manor, PA 18349
Education & Training
National Capital ConsortiumFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1992 - 1995
University of MarylandResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 1987 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1987 - 2024- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Infectious Disease
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Safety and Efficacy Study of RTS,S AS02A/AS01B Vaccine to Prevent Malaria Start of enrollment: 2003 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 77 citationsPre-clinical evaluation of new adjuvant formulations to improve the immunogenicity of the malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS02A ☆V. Ann Stewart, Shannon McGrath, Douglas S. Walsh, Stacey Davis, Aaron S. Hess
Vaccine. 2006-10-30 - 135 citationsThe relationship between RTS,S vaccine-induced antibodies, CD4⁺ T cell responses and protection against Plasmodium falciparum infection.Michael T. White, Philip Bejon, Ally Olotu, Jamie T. Griffin, Eleanor M. Riley
Plos One. 2013-04-16 - 203 citationsProtective Immunity Induced with Malaria Vaccine, RTS,S, Is Linked to Plasmodium falciparum Circumsporozoite Protein-Specific CD4+ and CD8+ T Cells Producing IFN-γPeifang Sun, Robert Schwenk, Katherine White, José A. Stoute, Joe Cohen
Journal of Immunology. 2003-12-15
Committees
- Member, Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria 2015 - Present
- Member, Vaccine and Related Biologics Advisory Committee, FDA 2011 - 2014
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- American Society of Tropical Medicine & HygieneFellow
- Member
- Fellow
- Fellow
- American Society for MicrobiologyMember
- Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghFellow
Industry Relationships
- Vice President and Head, Translational Science and Biomarkers, Sanofi Pasteur2015 - Present
- Associate VP and Head, Clinical and Translational Sciences, Sanofi Pasteur2014 - 2015
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