Award details

The immunological toolbox

Reference	BBS/E/I/00001122
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Jayne Hope
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Peter Kaiser, Dr John Young
Institution	The Pirbright Institute
Department	The Pirbright Institute Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	520,014
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/07/2004
End date	31/12/2009
Duration	66 months

Abstract

Progress in understanding and utilising the immune response of livestock animals to pathogens and vaccines has long been limited by lack of appropriate reagents. There is a particular gap in suitable reagents to identify, isolate and manipulate immune molecules (such as cytokines) and immune cell populations (including antigen-presenting cells and antigen-specific T cells). This proposal addresses the problem by a co-ordinated effort to develop reagents (other than those for functional genomics) necessary to study protective and pathological responses in horses, cows, sheep, pigs and chickens. This "immunological toolbox" would be organised by three institutes, but with participation by the community including the UK veterinary schools.

Summary

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Committee	Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics	Animal Health, Immunology, Technology and Methods Development
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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