Chidiebere Ubachukwu

Dr
Chidiebere
Ubachukwu

Doctoral Researcher
The Pirbright Institute
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Biography
Chidiebere Ubachukwu holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree (2013) from the University of Nigeria, and a Master of Veterinary Science (MVSc) degree in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology (2018) from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Chidi is an early career researcher, currently a PhD student in Biosciences and Medicine at the University of Surrey/The Pirbright Institute, United Kingdom. He is in the PRRS Immunology Group at The Pirbright Institute, led by Professor Simon Graham. His PhD project seeks to improve the understanding of T cell regulation in porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection and design novel vaccines to promote immune responses to PRRSV. Chidi is currently a member of the British Society for Immunology (BSI) committee.
Research interests
Toxicology, Free Radicals Research, Immunology, Vaccinology.
Projects you're working on
T cell Regulation in Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Infection.
Discipline
Clinical trials – efficacy Clinical trials – safety Immunology – T-cells Molecular biology Virology
Host species
Pigs Poultry Zoonoses
Pathogen
Viruses VirusesMareks disease virus VirusesPorcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus
Stage of vaccine development
Adjuvants Antigen discovery and immunogen design Clinical trials Correlates of protection – immunomonitoring Pre-clinical trials