Welcome to the Carolina Vaccine Institute website. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Carolina Vaccine Institute (CVI) is in a unique position to help make North Carolina a world leader in vaccine and vaccine technology research. CVI’s mission is to change the dynamics of global public health by developing safe, low-cost, effective vaccines for people in the developing world.

 

"I Am the Future" by Clive Gray

 

Through state-of-the-art microbiology and immunology research, we aim to better understand the basic mechanisms of infectious disease in order to use that knowledge for the development of new, low-cost vaccine technologies. We are dedicated to improving the health of sick and dying men, women and children in the developing world who are traditionally overlooked by commercial companies. In addition, our research faculty is very active in training students of all levels who are interested in vaccine research and development.