Veterinary immunology
Veterinary immunology is the cornerstone of animal health and welfare, food security, and public health. Within the Cell Biology and Immunology group we study the function of immune cells in livestock and companion animals.
A thorough understanding of these fundamental immune processes forms the basis for the development of novel immune mediated strategies to improve animal health and welfare. These strategies include modern vaccine approaches, including Virus Like Particles and mRNA vaccines, immune therapies to cure immune related diseases, and modulation of the immune system in young animals via feed interventions or in ovo vaccination.
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dr. CA (Christine) Jansen
Associate professor
Research themes
(Food) allergy
At CBI we investigate the immunological mechanisms of allergy, the effect of food processing on food allergy, as well as cross-reactive allergies between known allergens and (novel) food proteins
Immunomodulation by food and feed
We focus on immunomodulatory effects of food and feed-components, as well as mucosal immunology projects, focussing on immune function in the gastrointestinal and respiratory tract.
Veterinary immunology
Veterinary immunology is the cornerstone of animal health and welfare, food security, and public health. Within CBI we study the function of immune cells in livestock and companion animals.
Immune cell dynamics
CBI works with a range of imaging modalities, incl. fluorescence, MRI, PET, SPECT, ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging in different disease models, particularly cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
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