Research Assistant - Cambridge, United Kingdom - University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
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Tom O´Connor

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Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 31 October 2024 in the first instance.


Applications are invited for a research assistant to start as soon as possible to work on the equine influenza surveillance programme located in Cambridge University Vet School.

This project is funded by the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB).


Like other influenza viruses, equine influenza virus undergoes antigenic drift and is able to evade antibodies produced in response to vaccination.

Vaccine strains for equine influenza therefore need to be updated regularly and a formal process of vaccine strain selection is in place, overseen by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).

The main focus of the research will be to isolate and cultivate equine influenza viruses from samples supplied to us by collaborating diagnostic laboratories, which are then sequenced and characterised antigenically.

These data are collated and used for epidemiological studies and vaccine strain selection. We utilise various molecular biology techniques including RT-PCR, whole genome sequencing and reverse genetics.

Interviews will be held: 11 May 2023

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