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Supply of Biomarkers of Vaccine Protection in Murine Model of Bovine Tuberculosis

Awarded 07 Dec 2016

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Awarded07 Dec 2016
Value£24,000.00
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 9y 6mo ago5mo term
Awarded 7 Dec 2016Expired 29 Apr 2017

Defra Network eTendering Portal awarded a contract to National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) for the supply of biomarkers of vaccine protection in a murine model of bovine tuberculosis (bTB).

The work involves characterising BCG-induced protective cells to understand incomplete immunity and enable design of improved vaccines with better long-term memory responses.

The approach includes RNA-Seq and combined bioinformatic analysis on highly specific T cells from immune mice, isolated by flow cytometric sorting.

The contract value is £24,000.

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