--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: Meet the team behind the RSV vaccine image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Meet the team behind the RSV vaccine A team of scientists made history by delivering a successful maternal RSV vaccine, which helps protect infants six months of age or younger. This major accomplishment marks a significant milestone for the scientific community and public health. To learn about this groundbreaking achievement, we sat down with Pirada Suphaphiphat (Allen), VP, Viral Vaccines; Kena Swanson, VP, Viral Vaccines; Alejandra Gurtman, SVP, Pfizer Vaccine Clinical Research and Development; Iona Munjal, Executive Director, Clinical Research and Development; and Annaliesa Anderson, SVP and Head, Pfizer Vaccine Research and Development. Hear how Pfizer’s women leaders are breaking barriers in vaccine science. [](https://jadserve.postrelease.com/trk?ntv%5Fat=4&ntv%5Fui=e39c02fb-ae6c-425e-9848-025529454b69&ntv%5Fa=Xb8IAcC1jAW-IPA&ntv%5Ffl=H8%5FNIX%5FfVs0Ik5QLWe2EYFKD%5FKE4kIj2My5MLkJLXHGZqjKZ%5F3l66QKqo6Yi5Evi1MfclXksC87fHkiTQiCqYmWkpEDgrILW99DHt9DQOTAKOxSjSsjiMjoqahmglTW3I6HwEDb48DTAFjBATtBHvgZJS-at7Epp-A%5F%5FzPGBvyGHMPiTpPnbzKHCaxuUXly1nOAZ6SkaXjUjMgApw-X3w2PjoE5oGYzBlvFUhIbQmeDHk4T5EYCnrpe6Kl0JY81BUxRyaC3jxOR9xzwoV5GV4suKmzaKZjikzbGd0Z3f2ILeRQJYoPvUmM3eo%5FYm0abx8eixhv89IgrZq-yweF28mScGJ6WZN-2ZzWEPZsALMVqrLqRqdKwr3%5F4T2maA78PuH1qFaRoj9ck-aqlFPbIYW9g9n8sEXBV06jFx3LugCqVrVjQiyboZFnDqXpDtY8-fZeBPSYSyg8c-TSWSKVSzVg4tgxcD%5FFJBFyw6xfL5eevWcR9KRWnhbCD5Kwx4PqEGXKd-X53Y8yjoDD2N%5FfbVWw==&ord=-1629407795&ntv%5Fht=4SgMagA) Our Team of the Year nominees encompass the highest performing teams who are working together to solve the world’s greatest issues and build a better future for all. [Find Out More](https://jadserve.postrelease.com/trk?ntv%5Fat=4&ntv%5Fui=3be9723e-42ce-4c08-8bb9-aeb6e01ec77a&ntv%5Fa=BbgIAEOliAW-IPA&ntv%5Ffl=H8%5FNIX%5FfVs0Ik5QLWe2EYFKD%5FKE4kIj2My5MLkJLXHGZqjKZ%5F3l66QKqo6Yi5Evi1MfclXksC87fHkiTQiCqYmWkpEDgrILW99DHt9DQOTAKOxSjSsjiMjoqahmglTW3I6HwEDb48DTAFjBATtBHvgZJS-at7Epp-A%5F%5FzPGBvyGHMPiTpPnbzKHCaxuUXly1nOAZ6SkaXjUjMgApw-X3w2PjoE5oGYzBlvFUhIbQmeDHk4T5EYCnrpe6Kl0JY81BUxRyaC3jxOR9xzwoV5GV4k3yGpAfqccEdNsPq7yswha3C1ZZjO2QeXbyOSuj0f798RICIEr%5FhMcCuWFJJtUxa6AtidvsVaJ7shp-kv0LKFLHq6tZaI25YAi49srvAg1SThQ8yLgM8Tvp9jmVuzIaqg5sNSL1Kk3rzdksCGGfOWXN0ZcB2azc4BqCnr25re0oqd-663CL%5F5QfS3e13AdoR1UBrVfoHhHHc9zt4CD5ssDv1-sVBQG1Vfb4Ym7HAj3cd8Mycs2-VEzQaSoTqjWvTkeLcGX-fs6IzaAlSK4sYmwpJQ9hEovdy60SPPCaMCji&ord=1719261404&ntv%5Fht=2ikMagA) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/branded-content/smartsheet/learn-why-pfizers-team-of-women-scientists-were-nominated-for-team-of-the-year/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/branded-content/smartsheet/learn-why-pfizers-team-of-women-scientists-were-nominated-for-team-of-the-year/"},"headline":"Meet the team behind the RSV vaccine","datePublished":"2026-07-20T09:47:19.874Z","dateModified":"2026-07-20T09:47:13.417Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/branded-content/smartsheet/learn-why-pfizers-team-of-women-scientists-were-nominated-for-team-of-the-year/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/branded-content/smartsheet/learn-why-pfizers-team-of-women-scientists-were-nominated-for-team-of-the-year/","name":"Meet the team behind the RSV vaccine"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"012EE6177FCB47E49E7829B3A2B19F1A","description":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/iorSAGUk/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-05-20T10:29:54.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/iorSAGUk.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/branded-content/smartsheet/learn-why-pfizers-team-of-women-scientists-were-nominated-for-team-of-the-year/","duration":"PT1M44S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/branded-content/smartsheet/learn-why-pfizers-team-of-women-scientists-were-nominated-for-team-of-the-year/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```