IVVN webinars Webinars presented by invited guests and hosted by the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network
IVVN Early Career Researcher Event An event for early career researchers who are members of the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network.
IVVN African Schools Outreach Programme A collaborative initiative that trains and supports women scientists in Africa to deliver schools outreach workshops.
Funded pump-priming grants We have so far funded 13 exciting projects through our pump-priming catalyst funding scheme.
Empowering the Future: IVVN's SciFest2023 Outreach Festival in Kenya In a remarkable effort to promote gender equity in veterinary vaccinology and inspire the next generation of scientists in Africa, the African Schools Outreach Programme (ASOP) team of scientists, in collaboration with IVVN, organised an outreach festival in Kenya from July 10th to 15th, 2023. 31 Jul 2023
International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrated with outreach activities in Kenya To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11 February, Dr Esther Kanduma and colleagues visited Taita-Taveta County in Kenya to deliver a week of activities including hands-on vaccinology workshops for school students and training to smallholder dairy and poultry farmers. 27 Feb 2023
IVVN member awarded prestigious L’Oréal-UNESCO prize Congratulations to Dr Mariatulqabtiah Abdul Razak who was awarded the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award 2022. 23 Jan 2023
2 April to 5 April 2024 BSP Spring Meeting 2024 The parasitological community will discuss the latest findings in parasite biology and progress in controlling disease. University of Liverpool, Mountford Hall
4 September to 6 September 2024 8th European Veterinary Immunology Workshop The theme of the conference is ‘working together’, across continents, across specialties, across infectious agents and across species.
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
Closes: 11 December 2023 Research Technician The successful candidate will characterise the distribution of porcine and bovine Fc receptors and determine their interactions with individual antibody (sub)classes. They will use molecular approaches to isolate broadly protective influenza antibodies and evaluate their functions, therapeutic potential and ability to block transmission.
Closes: 15 January 2024 Avian Influenza Funding Call The aim of the investment is to address critical research gaps in Avian Influenza knowledge, especially highly pathogenic Avian Influenza, as identified by UKHSA.
Closes: 31 January 2024 Call for Applications: Epidemic Science Leadership and Innovation Networks These networks will nurture and promote world-class epidemic and pandemic sciences research and innovation in Africa, building a critical mass of experts across all health sectors in the continent to address ongoing health challenges while strengthening capabilities to respond to future infectious diseases health threats.
Closes: 8 January 2024 Roslin Foundation Studentship – Understanding host-pathogen interactions to develop improved vaccines against East Coast Fever This project will use a suite of technologies to study the interactions of T. parva sporozoite with cattle lymphocytes, and hopefully identify (and validate) new candidate vaccine antigens.
Closes: 08 January 2024 Roslin Foundation Studentship - Mechanism of Action for Immune Response Induction Using Solid Dose Vaccines In collaboration with industry partner, aVaxziPen Ltd, the team will assess the immune response in cattle to novel vaccine formulations.
Closes: 8 January 2024 Host international cohorts of early-career researchers UK higher education and research institutions can now apply for funding to host international cohorts of early-career researchers as part of the Early Career Fellowships scheme.
22 Nov 2023 Clinical Research Veterinarian Reporting to the Veterinary Services Manager, the Veterinarian undertakes a range of clinical and surgical activities in the animal care area to support the development and implementation of protocols for specific research purposes.
Closes: 16 January 2024 BBSRC DTP PhD Studentship: Understanding the hierarchy of cell division in trypanosome parasites The student will work closely with post-doctoral researchers who have helped developed the genetic technology and are screening libraries of 100,000s of mutants to identify genes involved in the process.
Closes: 16 January 2024 BBSRC DTP PhD Studentship: Immunity in the face of diversity and the development of protective vaccines against African trypanosomes This project will use high-throughput proteomics and advanced informatics for identification of surface-exposed antigens of African trypanosomes (parasites transmitted by tsetse fly bite in sub-Saharan Africa).
Closes: 1 December 2023 Research Assistant in Molecular Parasitology This is a full-time research assistant position in the laboratory of Catarina Gadelha at the University of Nottingham, to join a programme of research on key aspects of African trypanosome surface membrane biology.
Closes: 24 November 2023 Senior Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Outbreak Pathogens An exciting opportunity to join the team of Professor Teresa Lambe at the University of Oxford. The postholder will be responsible for designing vaccines which can prevent outbreak pathogens.
Closes: 24 November 2023 Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Outbreak Pathogens The Department of Paediatrics at the University of Oxford is looking for an experienced and driven individual to design and test vaccines which can prevent outbreak pathogens.
Closing date: 27 February 2024 Develop interdisciplinary research proposals to tackle epidemic threats
Closing date: 27 November 2023 Research Fellow / Post-doctoral Researcher The University of Edinburgh are looking for a post-doctoral research fellow to join the Roslin Institute, Avian Immunology Group, working as part of the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH).
Closing date: 31 March 2024 The Plowright Prize The biennial Plowright Prize recognises an individual who has made a key contribution to the field of infectious diseases in animals.
Closing date: 27 November 2023 BBSRC EASTBIO PhD Studentship: Assessing the threat of antimicrobial resistance: A framework to support decision-making to ensure resilient aquaculture supplies
Applications open until position filled. Postdoctoral Fellow - Mucosal Vaccines Dr. Aneesh Thakur, Principal Investigator, Laboratory of Vaccine Engineering and Immunology (LVEI) is seeking an outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow focusing on subunit mucosal vaccine formulation and delivery to join his team.
Open until funding allocated VALIDATE Training Grants round 14 Grants of up to £3500 to help researchers take advantage of training opportunities.
27 Nov 2023 Revealing Novel-Strain-Specific and Shared Epitopes of Infectious Bronchitis Virus Spike Glycoprotein Using Chemical Linkage of Peptides onto Scaffolds Precision Epitope Mapping.
18 Nov 2023 A novel monoclonal antibody against porcine macrophage colony-stimulating factor (CSF1) detects expression on the cell surface of macrophages.
10 Nov 2023 Distribution and spatiotemporal development of organised lymphoid tissues in the chicken intestinal tract.
07 Nov 2023 Association between major histocompatibility complex haplotypes and susceptibility of unvaccinated and vaccinated cattle to paratuberculosis.