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MSc - Master of Science
Main Campus
Full Time
Sep 2027
1 Year
Research on Infection and Immunity aims to enhance understanding of the mechanisms of host defence against infection, and translate this understanding into prevention and treatment.Research on Infection and Immunity aims to enhance understanding of the mechanisms of host defence against infection, and translate this understanding into prevention and treatment.The research programmes include a wide range of activities, including studies of:host/pathogen interactions (including work on viruses, bacteria, parasites and spongiform encephalopathy agents)the immune systems of animals and how they respond to pathogen challengegenetic resistance to diseaseepidemiology of diseaseThese activities are underpinned by major programmes in animal genomics and bioinformatics.