Past and present collaborations

VLP-based vaccine against IBH in horses; Prof. Eliane Marti (Vetsuisse, University of Bern). Link to publication: Safety Profile of a Virus-Like Particle-Based Vaccine Targeting Self-Protein Interleukin-5 in Horses
Immune-cell tropism of Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus; Prof. Artur Summerfield (IVI, Mittelhäusern & Bern) and Dr. Arnaud Bataille (CIRAD, Montpellier). Link to publication: "Peste des petits ruminants virus virulence is associated with an early inflammatory profile in the tonsils and cell cycle arrest in lymphoid tissue"
Innate immune memory in pigs; PhD project of Razieh Ardali, supervised by Prof. Artur Summerfield (IVI, Mittelhäusern & Bern).
Immune response to African Swine Fever Virus; PhD project of Kirill Lotonin, supervised by Prof. Artur Summerfield (IVI, Mittelhäusern & Bern).
Co-advisor (GCB) of PhD project "Are Wild and Farm Brown Trout alike? Exploration of Environmental factors, Immunity, and Population Dynamics in the Context of Proliferative Kidney Disease", Dr. med. vet. Helena Saura Martinez supervised by Prof. Heike Posthaus (Vetsuisse, University of Bern).
Project partner in SNSF project "Trout immune priming"; Prof. Irene Adrian-Kalchhauser (Vetsuisse, University of Bern). Link to preprint: "Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals influences of rearing environment on cellular immunity in brown trout (Salmo trutta)"
Co-applicant Faculty Clinical Research Platform project "Mast cell tumor derived extracellular vesicles as new indicator for complete surgical excision in dogs.", lead applicant Dr. med. vet. Simona Vincenti (Dipl ECVS, PhD), Vetsuisse, University of Bern
Co-advisor (GCB) of PhD project "Changes in the immune response and epithelial barrier in horses during equine lnsect Biting Hypersensitivity development, with and without a preventive Allergen lmmunotherapy approach", Johanna Geisler supervised by Prof. Eliane Marti (Vetsuisse, University of Bern).
Co-advisor (GCB) of PhD project "Understanding Monocyte Inflammasome Activation in Health and Myeloid malignancies", Louise de Meuron supervised by Prof. Allam Ramanjaneyulu (DBMR, University of Bern).

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Past and present collaborations