My research interest is avian immunology focusing on responses to infectious pathogens with the aim of exploring ways to enhance immune-mediated disease resistance. I am particularly interested in determining how early innate responses, particularly at mucosal surfaces, can modulate adaptive responses and influence induction of protective immunity. Furthermore, my research involves detailed characterization of cell mediated immunity in chickens. This work comprises development of new immunological tools and reagents for characterisation of T cell phenotypes and function at single cell level by the use of flow cytometry. Ultimately, the aim is to define immunological correlates of e.g. vaccine-induced disease protection. Projects:2007 Multicolour-flow cytometry for quantification of protective immunity in chickens (Granted by “Gluds Legat”)2007-2010 New technologies for improvement of chicken vaccines - assessment of cellular parameters in protective viral immunity by multicolour flow cytometry (Post doc grant from the Danish Research Council)2009-13 Mapping of the immune response in poultry during parasite infections – and development of a mucosal recombinant antigen vaccine against A.galli (Granted by the Danish Council for Strategic Research)2009-13 NADIR – The network of animal disease infectiology and research facilities (Granted by the EU seventh framework programme)2010- POLY-REID - Development of genetic selection technology for polyvalent resistance to infectious diseases (Granted by the Danish Council for Strategic Research)2013-14 FASCIA methodology (Granted by “Gluds Legat”)2013- Towards Control of Avian Coronaviruses: Strategies for Diagnosis, Surveillance and Vaccination. Cost action FA-12072014- Aarhus University Network for Interdisciplinary Drug Resistance Research - IDRRESPUBLICATIONScan be found on my ResearchGate profile