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Postdoctoral Scientist
Dr Jack Hayes
Group
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) Immunology
Expertise
Immunology, Vaccines, Vaccinology
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Dr Jack Hayes

Group
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) Immunology

Jack is a postdoctoral scientist working as part of the PRRS Immunology Group at The Pirbright Institute, under Professor Simon Graham.

Jack graduated in microbiology from the University of Surrey, and recently obtained his doctorate from the University of Oxford, focussing on recombinant protein and monoclonal antibody engineering to deepen the understanding of the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV).

Jack's current focus is as part of an international consortium of scientists and commercial partners aiming to develop a bivalent vaccine and companion diagnostic test for Nipah virus (NiV) and Pseudorabies virus (PrV), specialising in recombinant protein engineering and generation.

Projects

Publications

Tan T K, Rijal P, Rahikainen R, Keeble A H, Schimanski L, Hussain S, Harvey R, Hayes J W P, Edwards J C, McLean R K, Martini V, Pedrera M, Thakur N, Conceicao C, Dietrich I, Shelton H, Ludi A, Wilsden G, Browning C, Zagrajek A K, Bialy D, Bhat S, Stevenson-Leggett P, Hollinghurst P, Tully M, Moffat K, Chiu C, Waters R, Gray A, Azhar M, Mioulet V, Newman J, Asfor A S, Burman A, Crossley S, Hammond J A, Tchilian E, Charleston B, Bailey D, Tuthill T J, Graham S P, Duyvesteyn H M E, Malinauskas T, Huo J, Tree J A, Buttigieg K R, Owens R J, Carroll M W, Daniels R S, McCauley J W, Stuart D I, Huang K A, Howarth M, Townsend A R (2021)

A COVID-19 vaccine candidate using SpyCatcher multimerization of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor-binding domain induces potent neutralising antibody responses

Journal Nature Communications
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Graham S P, McLean R K, Spencer A J, Belij-Rammerstorfer S, Wright D, Ulaszewska M, Edwards J C, Hayes J W P, Martini V, Thakur N, Conceicao C, Dietrich I, Shelton H, Waters R, Ludi A, Wilsden G, Browning C, Bialy D, Bhat S, Stevenson-Leggett P, Hollinghurst P, Gilbride C, Pulido D, Moffat K, Sharpe H, Allen E, Mioulet V, Chiu C, Newman J, Asfor A S, Burman A, Crossley S, Huo J, Owens R J, Carroll M, Hammond J A, Tchilian E, Bailey D, Charleston B, Gilbert S C, Tuthill T J, Lambe T (2020)

Evaluation of the immunogenicity of prime-boost vaccination with the replication-deficient viral vectored COVID-19 vaccine candidate ChAdOx1 nCoV-19

Journal npj Vaccines
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Conferences

  • “A cross-disciplinary to identify novel vaccine targets against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus” 2021 - DTP annual symposium, poster presentation.
  • “Generation of recombinant glycoproteins as a tool to inform porcine reproduction and respiratory syndrome virus vaccine development” 2022 - Oxford/Pirbright B cell meeting, oral presentation.
  • “Generation of recombinant glycoproteins as a tool to inform porcine reproduction and respiratory syndrome virus vaccine development” 2022 - BSI congress, poster presentation.
  • “Dissecting the neutralising antibody response to the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus to identify novel vaccine targets” 2023 - Jenner Institute DPhil Symposium, oral and poster presentation.
  • “Dissecting the neutralising antibody response to the porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus to identify novel vaccine targets” 2023 – International veterinary immunology symposium 2023, poster presentation.
  • “Developing a bivalent vaccine and DIVA test to reduce the risk of Nipah virus outbreaks in swine” – BSL4ZNet International Conference, oral presentation.
  • “A bivalent vaccine to reduce the risk of Nipah virus outbreaks” – International veterinary immunology symposium 2025, oral presentation.

Awards

  • Research Presentation Prize Competition - St Hugh's College University of Oxford 2023
  • BSI Early Career Researcher Travel Grant - 2023
  • Student Day 1st place oral presentation prize  - The Pirbright institute 2022

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