IVVN | International Veterinary Vaccinology Network

Become a member of the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network

The IVVN is an international community of over 1,600 members working together to develop improved vaccines for livestock and zoonotic diseases.

About Us

The Network provides the opportunity to establish multi-partnered, international collaborations that bring together the diverse skills that can accelerate the development of vaccines.

Vaccines for Aquaculture, Vaccines for Poultry, Vaccines for Swine and Vaccines for Ruminants

IVVN Virtual Symposia

A series of half-day online meetings, featuring talks, posters and networking, with each symposium focused on efforts to develop vaccines for a different host group.

Funded pump-priming grants

The IVVN fund pump-priming projects to accelerate the development of vaccines for livestock diseases of importance in LMICs. Find out more about the ten exciting projects we have funded so far.

IVVN African Schools Outreach Programme

The IVVN African Schools Outreach Programme is a collaborative initiative which trains and supports women scientists working in Africa to deliver schools outreach workshops and inspire the next generation of African scientists.

News

Research funders publish survey results giving insight on veterinary vaccinology gaps, priorities and barriers

The survey, conducted by UKRI-BBSRC, highlights the need for more collaboration with industry and investment in novel vaccine technology platforms.

29 Jun 2022

Two leading scientists join IVVN team as co-directors

Professor Christine Maritz-Olivier and Professor Simon Graham will lead the Network's activities, along with founding IVVN Director Dr Tim Connelley.

30 May 2022

Celebrating the IVVN African Schools Outreach Programme

On International Women's Day, we're proud to celebrate the IVVN African Schools Outreach Programme team and their achievements.

08 Mar 2022

Events

8 September 2022

Single-cell sequencing technologies and the immune response in different species

Online

12-14 September

16th Vaccine Congress

Early registration deadline 29 July 2022

Lake Garda, Italy

More events

Blog

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

Notes on the book Veterinary Vaccines: Principles and Applications

A new concise and authoritative reference compiled by the FAO, with contributions from international leading experts, covers a wide range of topics related to veterinary vaccine development, production and use.

04 Oct 2021

Further funding to enable The Bloomsbury SET to extend its activities to combat infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance

With emerging disease at the forefront of global health priorities as never before, The Bloomsbury SET is developing new solutions to combat infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance.

16 Sep 2021

How Baseimmune's deep learning platform could help develop future-proof vaccines

The UK biotech startup is working on designing variant-proof vaccines against ASFV and PRRSV, based on their deep learning data-driven platform.

17 Jun 2021

Opportunities

Funding opportunity from UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Deadline: 29 July 2022

Centre for Doctoral Training: environmental solutions to zoonoses

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Funding

Job opportunity at the Veterinary Medicines Directorate

Closing date: 1 August 2022

Biologicals Assessor (Grade 7)

£52,289

Veterinary Medicines Directorate

Vacancy

Job opportunity at the Pirbright Institute

Closing date: 1 July 2022

Postdoctoral Research Scientist in avian oncogenic viruses

£33,671 to £40,693

The Pirbright Institute

Vacancy

Unknown deadline

The African Postdoctoral Training Initiative

African Academy of Sciences

Training

Application deadline: 1 September 2022

African Advanced Vaccinology Course

African Leadership in Vaccinology Expertise

Training

Job opportunity at the Royal Veterinary College

Closing date: 3 July 2022

Post-doctoral Fellow in Poultry Genetics

£35,802 to £45,789

Royal Veterinary College

Vacancy

Deadline: 8 September 2022

Job vacancies

Funding opportunities

Training opportunities

Publications

01 Dec 2022

Oral vaccination with recombinant Lactobacillus casei expressing Aeromonas hydrophila Aha1 against A. hydrophila infections in common carps

Zhao et al

Virulence

Peer-reviewed article

01 Dec 2022

Generation of an avian influenza DIVA vaccine with a H3-peptide replacement located at HA2 against both highly and low pathogenic H7N9 virus

Li et al

Virulence

Peer-reviewed article

01 Aug 2022

Immunogenicity and safety studies of an inactivated vaccine against Rift Valley fever

Ronchi et al

Acta Tropica

Peer-reviewed article

01 Jul 2022

Efficacy of immunization with a recombinant S. aureus vaccine formulated with liposomes and ODN-CpG against natural S. aureus intramammary infections in heifers and cows

Camussone et al

Research in Veterinary Science

Peer-reviewed article

Publications

@IntVetVaccNet on Twitter

RT @victor_mbao: #RiftValleyfever. We are discussing this important #livestock disease which also affects humans. Highlighting some #vaccine research work from MCI Sante Animale in Morocco. @IntVetVaccNet #OneHealth @Livestock_IDRC #VaccinesWork https://t.co/oiIDgcmfrZ

14 hours 41 min ago

RT @BBSRC: Last year, BBSRC and other animal health funders conducted a survey on the global veterinary vaccinology landscape. The resulting report is now available online, with insight on the key gaps, priorities & barriers that need to be addressed in future (PDF) https://t.co/hQE1FORo5m https://t.co/g53v2vhukK

1 day 10 hours ago

June's IVVN newsletter is out now! This month: ⏰ A reminder about our webinar tomorrow co-hosted with @Livestock_IDRC A round-up of upcoming events, training and job/funding deadlines. ➕ Plus community news and publications. https://t.co/pTftZRAax5 https://t.co/FnKgIAUD4z

1 day 15 hours ago

RT @VIDOInterVac: New VIDO Vaccine Development Centre will support vaccine innovation to protect Canadians and our animals #USask Read the full release: https://t.co/arOWt54gxD @PrairiesCanEN @ISED_CA @stbstvdan @PremierScottMoe @charlieclarkyxe @usask https://t.co/shHIqkNACB

1 day 18 hours ago

RT @Livestock_IDRC: Wonderful article that explores the potential of #Phages as alternatives to antimicrobials in food animal production, featuring @ILRI's @NicholasSvitek and @AngelaMakumi https://t.co/XVC8jOh8KT #AMR #OneHealth #StopSuperbugs

1 day 19 hours ago

RT @MadeleineAClark: FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Joint @BBSRC @NERCscience @The_MRC Funding for Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in environmental drivers and solutions for #zoonoses. https://t.co/5Li0Pzo4Vm #OneHealth

1 week 11 hours ago

RT @estherkanduma: Are you a champion of #WomenInScience and a promoter of #Genderequality in #science? Plan to attend @ICOPAnhagen #ICOPA2022 @herminthology session to hear about dedicated #WomenInScience inspiring thousands of #girls through the @IntVetVaccNet #Africa #science outreach program https://t.co/XoaoIH74Yb

1 week 1 day ago

RT @iuis_online: The African Leadership in Vaccinology Expertise (ALIVE) Consortium and @Wits_News invite you to apply to attend the African Advanced Vaccinology Course, Afro-ADVAC 2023. See details below. @FAISAfrica @SAImmunology @imm_gh @ism_malawi https://t.co/xNagYFsQry https://t.co/m0BsurIyqB

1 week 1 day ago

RT @AASciences: The African Postdoctoral Training Initiative #APTI offers #postdoctoral training that will enable #AfricanScientists to launch independent research careers and become scientific leaders in their fields. Find out more https://t.co/4G3BLHMVSz @Fogarty_NIH @gatesfoundation https://t.co/4GVcC74RGr

1 week 3 days ago

RT @APHAgovuk: UK launch exciting new bird flu research consortium. Outputs from this excellence-in-science collaboration will be shared internationally to help the global fight against this disease. #BirdFlu #APHAscience https://t.co/3BAWmiQ76T https://t.co/50ZvQYBDKr

1 week 3 days ago

RT @estherkanduma: Another great day spent #InspiringFutureScientists and #mentoring #Africa #future #WomenInScience #vaccinologists at St. Thomas Girls school Kilifi. The @IntVetVaccNet @uonbi @AWARDFellowship @Ke_AWARD mentors motivated the 1300 girls to be agents of change and high achievers https://t.co/85xnpPCc4d

1 week 3 days ago

RT @estherkanduma: Today, the @IntVetVaccNet @AWARDFellowship @uonbi #womeninscience visited and empowered @KilifiCountyKE #women #Farmers on poultry farming, disease control #poultry #vaccines #feedformulation. Help us reach many more. Support our farmer empowerment program https://t.co/bklW2cqRJ9

1 week 3 days ago

Welcome to the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN).

The IVVN is an international community of over 1,600 members working together to develop improved vaccines for livestock and zoonotic diseases.

About Us

IVVN Virtual Symposia

Funded pump-priming grants

IVVN African Schools Outreach Programme

News

Research funders publish survey results giving insight on veterinary vaccinology gaps, priorities and barriers

Two leading scientists join IVVN team as co-directors

Celebrating the IVVN African Schools Outreach Programme

Events

Single-cell sequencing technologies and the immune response in different species

16th Vaccine Congress

Blog

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

Notes on the book Veterinary Vaccines: Principles and Applications

Further funding to enable The Bloomsbury SET to extend its activities to combat infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance

How Baseimmune's deep learning platform could help develop future-proof vaccines

Opportunities

Centre for Doctoral Training: environmental solutions to zoonoses

Biologicals Assessor (Grade 7)

Postdoctoral Research Scientist in avian oncogenic viruses

The African Postdoctoral Training Initiative

African Advanced Vaccinology Course

Post-doctoral Fellow in Poultry Genetics

BBSRC Business and Academia Prosperity Partnership

Understanding antimicrobial resistance in food and agriculture

BactiVac Catalyst Funding for Pump-Priming Projects - Round 6

Job vacancies

Funding opportunities

Training opportunities

Publications

Oral vaccination with recombinant Lactobacillus casei expressing Aeromonas hydrophila Aha1 against A. hydrophila infections in common carps

Generation of an avian influenza DIVA vaccine with a H3-peptide replacement located at HA2 against both highly and low pathogenic H7N9 virus

Immunogenicity and safety studies of an inactivated vaccine against Rift Valley fever

Efficacy of immunization with a recombinant S. aureus vaccine formulated with liposomes and ODN-CpG against natural S. aureus intramammary infections in heifers and cows

@IntVetVaccNet on Twitter