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Analysis of peripheral and intestinal T cell memory

Reference	BBS/E/E/0ME/3/98
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr David Tough
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Dr L Lefrancois
Institution	Edward Jenner Institute for Vaccine Res
Department	Scientific Head
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	20,000
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	22/10/1999
End date	21/10/2001
Duration	24 months

Abstract

Vaccination takes advantage of the immune systems ability to remember contact with pathogens (viruses, bacteria). Immune memory confers resistance to infectious agents to which the host has been previously exposed. The protection form disease is mediated by pathogen-specific T and B cells of the immune system that expand during the initial infection (or vaccination), and persist for the lifetime of the host. Understanding the factors that control the production of the long-lived thanmemorysuch cells is of key importance in the design of vaccines.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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