Fish and Environmental Immunology

鱼类和环境免疫学

• 批准号: CRC-2018-00032
• 负责人: Dixon, Brian
• 金额: $ 14.57万
• 依托单位: University of Waterloo
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Canada Research Chairs
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=695787
• 关键词: Fish; Environmental; Immunology

Aquaculture now provides over 50% of the annual fish consumption globally, but fish are cold-blooded and thus the ability of their immune systems to resist disease is affected by the environmental temperature fluctuations and long-term increases that climate change will bring. Dr. Dixons laboratory will develop and use state-of-the-art immunoassays and cell biology techniques to determine the immune status of fish to help develop next-generation vaccines that will provide disease protection. The knowledge and diagnostic assays developed during this CRC chair project will prevent disease losses, saving billions of dollars and providing a stable food source for the worlds population.

水产养殖业目前占全球水产品年消费量的50%以上，但鱼类是冷血动物，其免疫系统抵抗疾病的能力受到环境温度波动和气候变化带来的长期上升的影响。Dixons博士的实验室将开发和使用最先进的免疫分析和细胞生物学技术来确定鱼类的免疫状态，以帮助开发将提供疾病保护的下一代疫苗。在这一CRC教席项目期间开发的知识和诊断分析将防止疾病损失，节省数十亿美元，并为世界人口提供稳定的食物来源。