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Celia Crane LaBranche

Associate Professor Emeritus
Surgery, Surgical Sciences
1042 Steinbeck Dr, Durham, NC 27703
205 Surg Oncol Res Fac, 915 S. LaSalle Street, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor Emeritus · 2021 - Present Surgery, Surgical Sciences, Surgery

Recent Publications


Immunization with germ line-targeting SOSIP trimers elicits broadly neutralizing antibody precursors in infant macaques.

Journal Article Sci Immunol · August 30, 2024 Adolescents are a growing population of people living with HIV. The period between weaning and sexual debut presents a low-risk window for HIV acquisition, making early childhood an ideal time for implementing an immunization regimen. Because the elicitati ... Full text Link to item Cite

Innate protection against intrarectal SIV acquisition by a live SHIV vaccine.

Journal Article JCI Insight · May 21, 2024 Identifying immune correlates of protection is a major challenge in AIDS vaccine development. Anti-Envelope antibodies have been considered critical for protection against SIV/HIV (SHIV) acquisition. Here, we evaluated the efficacy of an SHIV vaccine again ... Full text Link to item Cite

Intradermal but not intramuscular modified vaccinia Ankara immunizations protect against intravaginal tier2 simian-human immunodeficiency virus challenges in female macaques.

Journal Article Nat Commun · August 8, 2023 Route of immunization can markedly influence the quality of immune response. Here, we show that intradermal (ID) but not intramuscular (IM) modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vaccinations provide protection from acquisition of intravaginal tier2 simian-human i ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Primate Contract Expansion for Covid-19

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2021

Nonhuman Primate Option 9

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2021

HVTN Laboratory Center: HVTN 704

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · 2015 - 2020

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Pennsylvania · 1994 Ph.D.