Professor Shahriar Behboudi
DVM, PhD
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Current positions
Professor in Correlates of Immune Protection
Bristol Veterinary School
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Research interests
The research group is devoted to expanding our understanding of host-pathogen interactions, with a particular focus on comprehending protective immune responses to infections. This knowledge is essential for the development and testing of novel vaccines and delivery methods. Specializing in the pathogenesis of viral and bacterial infections in poultry, our expertise in viral vaccinology extends to the creation of a cell-free vaccine against Marek’s disease using feather follicle stem cells. Additionally, we are actively involved in the identification and testing of non-antibiotic compounds that can effectively control bacterial infections by inducing trained immunity.
Furthermore, we have developed advanced methods and reagents to analyze immune protection correlates in chickens. I serve as a core member of Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council committee A, and I am also the Editor-in-Chief of Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
A novel platform for producing cell-free third generation Marek's disease virus vaccine
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Veterinary SchoolDates
01/09/2023 to 31/07/2025
Zoetis Contribution - A novel platform for producing cell-free third generation Marek's disease virus vaccine
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Veterinary SchoolDates
01/09/2023 to 31/07/2025
Publications
Recent publications
01/02/2026Transcriptomic profiling reveals early immune activation and metabolic remodeling in lymphoid tissues following in ovo Marek's disease virus mRNA vaccination in chickens
Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology
A major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecule that binds the same viral pathogen peptide with both nonamer and decamer core sequences for presentation to T cells
Butyrate Enhances Antimicrobial Defence in Chicken Macrophages Through Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Autophagy Activation
Cells
High-risk clonal groups of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) demonstrate heterogeneous phenotypic characteristics in vitro and in vivo
Virulence
Efficacy of an inactivated influenza vaccine adjuvanted with Toll-like receptor ligands against transmission of H9N2 avian influenza virus in chickens
Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology