Some omic terms definitions frequently used in this review
| Relevant disciplines in vaccinology | Definition |
|---|---|
| Genomics | Genome-wide investigation of genes |
| Proteomics | Proteome-wide investigation of proteins |
| Transcriptomics | Transcriptome-wide investigation of transcribed genes |
| Metabolomics | Metabolome-wide investigation of metabolites |
| Cytomics | Cytome-wide investigation of biochemical events at a single cell level |
| Immunogenomics | Immunogenome-wide investigation of immunological relevant genes |
| Immunoproteomics | Immunoproteome-wide investigation of immunologically relevant proteins |
| Immunometabolomics | Immunometabolome-wide investigation of immunologically relevant metabolites |
| Interactomics | Interactome-wide investigation of interactions among proteins and/or other molecules or components |
| Secretomics | Secretome-wide investigation of all secreted proteins of a given cell, tissue, |
| or organism | |
| Exoproteomics | Exoproteome-wide investigation of proteins in the extra-cellular proximity of a biological system |
| Surfomics | Surfome-wide investigation of surface proteins and other components, such as surface-exposed moieties |
| Immunomics | Immunome-wide investigation of the immune system regulation, and response to a given pathogen |
| Adversomics | Adversome-wide investigation of potential vaccine-related adverse effect |
| Vaccinomics | Comprehensive integration of previously described omics disciplines, for advancing vaccine discovery and development, as well as personalized vaccinology |