Pathogen

Project

Disease X

The World Health Organisation lists Disease X (the name for a currently unknown pathogen that could cause a future epidemic) as a very serious threat to human health. To prepare for Disease X, we are building a pipeline to rapidly identify, and test nanobodies, for detecting and potentially treating future viral diseases

Platform

Nanobodies Discovery Platform

Nanobodies are single domain antibodies derived from the unique heavy chain only immunoglobulins of camels, llamas, and alpacas.

PhD Project Area

Defining how Cells and Pathogens Interact

An essential requirement for rational development of antimicrobial drugs for the treatment of bacterial and viral infections is the understanding of mechanisms that drive pathogenesis.