Workshops funded by the IVVN

The IVVN has funded eight workshops to date. Follow the links below to read a blog post about each of the workshops.

IVVN Grant Writing Workshop

On Sunday 25th March 2018, prior to the first meeting of the IVVN in Nairobi, we hosted a grant-writing workshop for 40 researchers (MSc students, PhD students, Post Docs, and Senior Researchers) from the United Kingdom (UK) and low-and-middle income countries (LMICs).

29 Mar 2018

Field evaluation of novel livestock vaccines

In November 2018, the IVVN funded a workshop entitled 'Field evaluation of novel livestock vaccines', hosted by IVVN members Dr. Nick Lyons and Professor Eyal Klements.

28 Mar 2019

Promoting the use of vaccines in tilapia aquaculture

A workshop on vaccines in tilapia aquaculture held at Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry, Vietnam, in October 2018.

19 Dec 2018

African Vaccinology Network (AfVANET) scientific workshop

The African Vaccinology Network (AfVANET) hosted its first scientific workshop at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 19th and 20th 2019.

30 May 2019

BactiVac and IVVN workshop on vaccines for tilapia

The IVVN and BactiVac Network funded a workshop on vaccines for tilapia, which was held at the Biotechnology Center of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in September 2019.

16 Oct 2019

Workshop delegates discussing around a table

Towards a vaccine for animal African trypanosomiasis

Animal African trypanosomiasis is one of the most significant infectious disease threats to livestock across sub-Saharan Africa, and is also important across Asia and South America. This workshop brought together representatives to discuss recent advances and how to facilitate vaccination research.

15 Jun 2020

Closing workshop for the IVVN-funded pump-priming project on immersion and oral vaccines for Aeromonas in fish

Sixty-eight IVVN members joined a virtual workshop to hear about the outcomes from the IVVN-funded pump-priming project 'Efficacy testing of novel immersion and oral vaccines for Aeromonas hydrophila in tilapia and Vietnamese catfish'.

13 Oct 2021

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

16 Nov 2022

Marek's disease of chickens: global discussion on control strategies for local mitigation

An IVVN-sponsored online workshop was organised on 16 November 2022 by researchers at Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India, and The Pirbright Institute, UK.

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