Biography
PhD candidate in Helminth Vaccine Development at Wageningen University. Special focus on the role of glycans in immune responses and vaccine efficacy for Ostertagia ostertagi, Cooperia oncophora and Fasciola hepatica. Research interests
Ruminant immunology
Helminth immunogen design
The role of (antigen) protein glycosylation for the immune system Projects you're working on
Vaccine development (immunogen design) for gastrointestinal nematodes and liver fluke in cattle (and sheep), with a focus on the effect of protein glycosylation in eliciting a protective immune response. Discipline
Immunology – B-cells Immunology – T-cells Immunology – innate Molecular biology Parasitology Protein biology Host species
Cattle Small ruminants Pathogen
Parasites Parasites›Nematodes Stage of vaccine development
Antigen discovery and immunogen design Correlates of protection – immunomonitoring