International Veterinary Vaccinology Network Conference 2024 The International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN) Conference 2024 will be hosted in partnership with the Biotechnology Center at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on 9 and 10 November.
IVVN Early Career Researcher Event An event for early career researchers who are members of the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network.
Funded pump-priming grants We have so far funded 13 exciting projects through our pump-priming catalyst funding scheme.
IVVN African Schools Outreach Programme A collaborative initiative that trains and supports women scientists in Africa to deliver schools outreach workshops.
Celebrating Women in Veterinary Vaccinology on International Day of Women & Girls in Science To mark the special occasion, we are thrilled to present a compilation of inspiring stories from the brilliant women researchers of IVVN who are making great strides in veterinary vaccinology. 19 Feb 2024
IVVN Launches Fifth Round of Pump-Priming Grant Funding Pump-priming grants of up to £100,000 are available to allow IVVN members to accelerate their vaccine research, in order to improve vaccine development for livestock and zoonotic diseases in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs). 08 Feb 2024
IVVN Workshop at IVIS 2023: Empowering Early Career Researchers in Veterinary Vaccinology IVVN hosted a workshop at the 13th International Veterinary Immunology Symposium (IVIS) which delved into strategies for supporting early career researchers (ECRs) engaged in veterinary immunology and vaccinology research. 15 Dec 2023
28 April to 2 May 2024 22nd Fish Immunology / Vaccination Workshop The objective of this annual workshop is to provide participants with advanced knowledge, both theoretical and practical, on different aspects of the immune system of fish. Wageningen
29-30 April 2024 Scientific Meeting - Vaccines and antimicrobial resistance: from science to policy The meeting will review the science of how vaccines reduce AMR, identify research gaps in developing AMR vaccines and discuss policy in advancing development and equitable deployment of such vaccines.
Closes: 1 May 2024 Research Assistant The objective of the role is to determine the mechanism of vaccine protection including bactericidal antibody and the potential role of macrophages and/or T cells following vaccination.
Closes: 31 May 2024 PhD Graduate Student - Cattle mRNA Vaccines The purpose of this project is to address these challenges and develop novel mRNA vaccines for cattle immunization.
26 Feb 2024 Principal Research Scientist – Immunology The successful candidate will develop and lead a globally competitive research program focusing on the understanding of immunological mechanisms contributing to protection from viral or bacterial infections in livestock species or humans.
26 Feb 2024 Principal Research Scientist - Vaccine Formulation and Delivery System The successful candidate will develop and lead a globally competitive research program focusing on vaccine formulation chemistry and/or delivery systems relevant to infectious disease control in humans or animals.
13 Feb 2024 PhD: Development of a Wild Immunology Toolbox The goal of this project is to improve wildlife health and fill the marsupial immunology gap by developing a long-overdue multispecies marsupial immunology toolbox.
13 Feb 2024 PhD: Marsupial Cancer and Viral Immunity The overarching goal of this project is to improve wildlife health by better understanding the marsupial immune response to viruses and cancer.
Closes: 23 June 2024 Round 9: BactiVac's catalyst funding for pump-priming projects The catalyst funds are flexible, typically up to £50,000 and expect to provide deliverables within 6 months post-award. Projects for this round of funding must focus on pathogens with outbreak potential.
Closes: 9 May 2024 Sustainable and Resilient Aquaculture Systems in Southeast Asia Apply for funding to undertake interdisciplinary research for the development of sustainable, resilient and productive aquaculture in Southeast (SE) Asia.
Closes: 24 April 2024 African Research Leaders Apply for funding to support exceptional early to mid-career African researchers to conduct excellent global health research across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
05 Apr 2024 Identifying and addressing barriers and opportunities for bovine respiratory disease complex vaccination: a consensus paper on practical recommendations for best practise vaccination
01 Mar 2024 Characterisation of protective vaccine antigens from the thiol-containing components of excretory/secretory material of Ostertagia ostertagi.
26 Feb 2024 Identification and functional characterization of putative ligand binding domain(s) of JlpA protein of Campylobacter jejuni.
Taking a One Health approach to tackling infectious diseases One Health Day 2022: A One Health approach requires close collaboration across sectors and disciplines to balance animal, human and planetary health. 03 Nov 2022
How technology platforms allow The Vaccine Group to address animal and human vaccine development gaps The Vaccine Group aims to develop herpesvirus-based vaccines for use in animals to protect against infectious disease. 01 Aug 2022
Amos Lucky Mhone, graduate fellow at ILRI, Kenya Amos is a graduate fellow at the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi, Kenya, and intends to pursue a PhD in immunology and vaccinology. 14 Mar 2022
Online workshop on optimisation of the production of sporozoite stabilate for Theileria parva This workshop brought together groups interested in sporozoite production for the parasite Theileria parva, which causes the disease East Coast fever. 25 Jan 2022