Richard Ayomide Adeleke, DVM is a PhD candidate in Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Cornell University. He received the Research Award for Graduate Veterinarians for his research focused on developing a single combined vaccine for SARS‑CoV‑2 and the influenza virus as well as a multivalent vaccine platform for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and SARS‑CoV‑2. The goal of his project is to simplify the current immunization schedule for these respiratory viruses, increasing accessibility of vaccine globally.
2024 Veterinary Scholars Symposium Highlights
The Veterinary Scholars Symposium is the capstone of the Veterinary Scholars Program, bringing together leading researchers from across academia, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institutes of Health, and industry. The 2024 Symposium, held in August in St. Paul, Minnesota, included more than 600 veterinary students from veterinary schools in North America, France, Germany, Japan, the Philippines, and the Netherlands.
