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