Shahriar Behboudi

Dr
Shahriar
Behboudi

The Pirbright Institute
Biography

I obtained my PhD from Uppsala before joining University of Oxford as postdoctoral scientist, Principal investigator at University College London, and in 2013 I joined The Pirbright Institute as head of Avian Immunology group. I have extensive experience in cellular and molecular immunology of mice, chickens and humans and have worked for more than 20 years in infectious and cancer models.

Research interests

Avian immunology, vaccinology, Marek's disease virus, Avian Influenza virus, local and systemic immunity involved in protection against  poultry infectious diseases 

Discipline
Challenge study design Immunology – B-cells Immunology – T-cells Immunology – innate Virology
Host species
Poultry
Pathogen
BacteriaE. coli Viruses VirusesInfluenza virus VirusesMareks disease virus
Stage of vaccine development
Adjuvants Correlates of protection – immunomonitoring Vaccine delivery