Vetmeduni: top-vet-science

With the "Top Vet Science" program, we enable outstanding researchers to realize a project that combines excellent basic research and veterinary applications. The aim is to improve the diagnosis, therapy or prevention of veterinary diseases by means of hypothesis-driven research.

2020

The first call

1 Winning project

Glycoengineered Recombinant Proteins as Vaccine Candidates against Haemonchus contortus, the Barber's Pole Worm of Sheep

Top-quality submissions

Winners:
Katharina Lichtmannsperger and
Shi Yan

Project presentations

project in progress

The winning project 2020

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Sheep with a peripheral edema (“bottle jaws”) due to infection with the Barber’s Pole worm, Haemonchus contortus. Foto: F. Untersweg, Vetmeduni

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Overview on the project layout for engineering, producing and applying recombinant proteins as anti-H. contortus vaccine. - Information graphic: Shi Yan, Vetmeduni

Project title:

Expression and Evaluation of Glycoengineered Vaccine Candidates against Haemonchus contortus

Winner:

Dr. med. vet. Katharina Lichtmannsperger
University Clinic for Ruminants

Dr. rer. nat. Shi Yan
Institute of Parasitology

Detailed information on the project can be found on the project's information page.

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