Dr
Hester
Nichols
Dr
Hester
Nichols
Project Lead
The Vaccine Group Ltd
Biography
Herpesvirologist working in the field of veterinary vaccines with an aim to prevent disease and AMR
Research interests
Bacterial and viral zoonoses that can be targeted as vaccine antigens to reduce/prevent disease and AMR
Projects you're working on
Using bovine herpesvirus 4 as a viral vaccine vector against viral and bacterial pathogens in livestock such as Streptococcus suis in pigs.
Discipline
Bacteriology Bio-manufacturing Challenge model development Commercialisation Molecular biology Virology Host species
Cats Cattle Dogs Pigs Poultry Small ruminants Wildlife Zoonoses Pathogen
Bacteria Bacteria›Chlamydophila Bacteria›E. coli Bacteria›Mycobacteria bovis Parasites›Cestodes Parasites›Taenia solium Viruses Viruses›African swine fever virus Viruses›Coronavirus Viruses›Cytomegalovirus Viruses›Ebolaviruses/filoviruses Viruses›Feline leukaemia virus Viruses›Foot-and-mouth disease virus Viruses›Herpesvirus Viruses›Influenza virus Viruses›Porcine circovirus Viruses›Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus Stage of vaccine development
Antigen discovery and immunogen design Correlates of protection – immunomonitoring Field trials Vaccine delivery