Research Activities
The overall research directives are targeted at enhancing animal health, developing better treatments and vaccines, and improving disease diagnosis for the poultry and pig industries. Our current research areas include:
avian influenza, chicken infectious anaemia virus
studying immune molecules and receptors
developing and assessing antiviral therapy
vaccines and adjuvants, therapeutics
Research Keywords
Researching in the following areas:
Animal models - Chickens, Vaccine development, Immunological techniques, Avian Influenza, Antiviral development
Techniques/Expertise
Various assays associated with determining immune response parameters, such as cytokine expression profiling, cell phenotyping, etc.
Disease Models
Models: Avian influenza, Hendra, MERS