Gregory Poland | Director of Mayo Vaccine Research Group
Mayo clinic

Dr Gregory A. Poland, M.D., is the chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the World Vaccine Congress. He studies the immunogenetics of vaccine response in adults and children. Dr. Poland and his team within the Vaccine Research Group at the Mayo Clinic aim to improve the health of individuals across the world by pursuing challenges posed by infectious diseases and bioterrorism through clinical, laboratory and epidemiologic vaccine research. The Vaccine Research Group uses immunological testing, including serology, cell-mediated immunity, cell culture and cytokine assays; polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques and HLA typing for immunogenetic studies; and high-throughput assays, such as next-generation sequencing, transcriptomics, mass spectrometry and proteomic analysis. Dr. Poland's research has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 1991.