Ph.D. defense David LEFEBVRE (January 8, 16u30)
18/12/08 13:49 Filed in: Ph.D. defense
Genetic, antigenic and pathogenetic features of porcine circovirus type 2 strains. 
Ph.D. defense Sarah GLORIEUX (January 6, 16u30)
18/12/08 13:48 Filed in: Ph.D. defense
Invasion of pseudorabies virus in porcine nasal respiratory mucosa explants.
"Influenza receptors and seeds of confusion"
25/11/08 10:55 Filed in: SEMINAR
Ph.D. defense Sarah Costers (November 25, 16u30)
18/11/08 09:35 Filed in: Ph.D. defense
"STRATEGIES EXHIBITED BY PRRSV ALLOWING EVASION OF IMMUNE DETECTION ANDàOR CLEARANCE IN THE INFECTED PIG"
Hannah Dewerchin receives 2008 ABCD & Merial Young Scientist Award
25/09/08 14:18 Filed in: Awards
The first ABCD and Merial Young Scientist Award 2008 was presented to Dr Hannah Dewerchin, from the State University of Ghent (Belgium), on 25 September in Edinburgh, on the occasion of the congress of the European Society of Feline Medicine.
Dr. Dewerchin (29) received the award for her work on Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), and in particular its interaction between the infecting coronavirus and the host cell, and its ability to evade the humoral immune response. “The immune mechanisms involved might explain why a cat cannot overcome the infection and why vaccination attempts usually fail, she said. Her research contributes important insights for a better understanding of FIP pathogenesis.
Hannah Dewerchin, laureate of the 2008 ABCD and Merial Young Scientist Award, flanked by Jean-Christophe Thibault from Merial (left) and Marian Horzinek, chair of the ABCD (right).
Press release: ABCDaward_press-release
Dr. Dewerchin (29) received the award for her work on Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), and in particular its interaction between the infecting coronavirus and the host cell, and its ability to evade the humoral immune response. “The immune mechanisms involved might explain why a cat cannot overcome the infection and why vaccination attempts usually fail, she said. Her research contributes important insights for a better understanding of FIP pathogenesis.
Hannah Dewerchin, laureate of the 2008 ABCD and Merial Young Scientist Award, flanked by Jean-Christophe Thibault from Merial (left) and Marian Horzinek, chair of the ABCD (right).
Press release: ABCDaward_press-release