Year: 2016
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Vaccination is arguably the most cost-effective way to protect a large proportion of the population against infectious disease.Vaccine-induced memory responses remain with the host for the long-term, and hence, in most cases directly responsible for protecting the host.There remains a large number of pathogens for which no vaccines have been developed.Some of these may have escaped attempts to be controlled by vaccination due to their immuno-modulatory capabilities.This project utilizes several approaches to investigate immune memory resilience (i.e. the ability of the immune memory to withstand manipulation by pathogens).First of all, I would like to thank my supervisor Prof Jean-Pierre Scheerlinck for providing me the opportunity to commence my research as a PhD candidate at the CAB, constant support and valuable advice throughout my
Author: Musammat F. Nahar
Language: English
Subfield: Immunology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2613061810