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Title Veterinary Immunology and immunotherapy
Group Cell Biology and Immunology Group
Project type thesis
Credits 12 BSc 36 MSc
Supervisor(s) Edwin Tijhaar, Julia Celis Moreno
Examiner(s) Edwin Tijhaar
Contact info Bscthesis.cbi@wur.nl; mscthesis.cbi@wur.nl
Begin date 2024/01/01
End date 2024/12/31
Description Horses are suffering from midge bite allergy, for which there is currently no treatment. In our lab we are developing an immunotherapy to treat this midge bite allergy, by finding the right allergens. Furthermore we are interested in developing cancer immunotherapy for dogs.
Used skills cell isolation and stimulation, PCR, cloning allergens, protein purifications, Western Blots, developing diagnostics assays: ELISA, lateral flow test and bead assays
Requirements recommended; CBI10306/CBI10806; CBI21303/CBI20803; CBI30306/CBI30806