BBSRC Veterinary Vaccinology Vision
World-leading BBSRC-supported bioscience research will transform the development and translation of next generation veterinary vaccines to improve animal health and welfare, reduce the impact of zoonoses on public health and strengthen the UK as a centre of excellence for veterinary vaccine research and development.
This week the BBSRC released the BBSRC Veterinary Vaccinology Strategy 2015 - 2020 which details the future investment priorities for veterinary vaccinology research in the UK.
Vaccines represent a highly cost effective intervention for disease prevent and eradication and an important tool in the fight against infectious diseases.
The strategy will focus on three main goals to enable prevention/eradication of dieases and maintenance of disease free status to sustainably increase productive and address welfare issues:
- To address current 'unmet' needs by developing vaccines for both endemic and exotic diseases which are not yet controlled by vaccination through advancement in underpinning bioscience knowledge
- To improve current vaccines by developing novel tools and technology platforms that will help produce vaccines that approach the "ideal" as closely as possible
- To prepare for future threats by empowering the research community with innovative technologyical and immunological platforms to deliver a step change in vaccinology research, enabling a rapid response to emerging threats.
Current activities: Fundamental Bioscience Research of Relevance to Vaccine Development
- Strategic Longer and Larger Grants
- Tools and Resources Development Fund
- Animal Health and Disease and Veterinary Immune Reagent Call
- Multidisciplinary Synthetic Biology Research Centres (Call 1&2)
Current activities: Translational Research
- Animal Health Research Club
- Agri-Tech Catalyst
- Sustainable Agriculture and Food Innovation Platform
- Replacing Animal Models for Studying Bovine Tuberculosis
Current activities: One Health approach
Current activities: Networking and Coordination
- UK Veterinary Vaccinology Network
- Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance (GARA)
- Global Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Research Alliance
- Global Peste-des Petits Ruminants Research Alliance
- OFFLU
- Global Research Alliance in Bovine Tuberculosis
Current activities: Skills and Training
- Doctoral Training Partnerships
- Flexible Interchange Programme
- Anniversary Future Leadership Fellowships
- In vivo Strategic Skills Awards
- Translational Fellowships
Current Activities: International Collaboration
- The Joint Research Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE-JPI)
- Farmed Animal Disease and Health
- Animal Health and Disease and Veterinary Immune Reagent Call
- Global Strategic Alliances for the Coordination of Research on the Major Infectious Diseases of Animals and Zoonoses (STAR-IDAZ)
See here for the BBSRC Veterinary Vaccinology Strategy 2015 - 2020 Document