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Dr Jean-Pierre
Scheerlinck, MSc,
DiplEd, PhD, MBA,
FAICD
Director

Positions held
2009-Present: Director, Centre for Animal Biotechnology, The
University of Melbourne (Australia). Deputy Head of Department
(Faculty of Veterinary Science, Parkville)
2003–2009: Director, Centre for Animal Biotechnology, The
University of Melbourne (Australia).
2000–2005: Business Manager and Senior Research Fellow, Centre
for Animal Biotechnology, The University of Melbourne
1996–2000: Project Leader, CSIRO (Australia).
1994–1996: Post-Doctoral Fellow, The Walter and Eliza Hall
Institute (Australia).
1992–1994: Post-Doctoral Fellow, International Livestock Research
Institute (Kenya).
Jean-Pierre is the author of over 50 articles in refereed journal and
is a member of the Australasian Society for Immunology and
AusBiotech. He sits on the Editorial Advisory Board of " Veterinary
Immunology and Immunopathology". Jean-Pierre is also a Fellow of
the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Tertiary education

Centre for Animal
Biotechnology
The University of Melbourne
Vic 3010, Australia
Telephone: + 61 3 8344 4441
Mobile: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail:
[e-mail]

Links
CAB home
JP Scheerlinck publication list
CAB Cellular Immunology
Australasian Society for
Immunology
Allergenix Pty Ltd

2002: MBA(Technol Mgt), Deakin Univ., Australia (Distinction).
1992: Doctor of Sciences. VUB, Belgium. (Cum laude) Thesis:
"Scrutiny of subunit immunogens".
1991: Master in Biol and Biotechnol. VUB, Belgium. (Highest
distinction)
1987: Diploma of Education. VUB, Belgium. (High distinction)
1987: Master in Zoological Science. VUB, Belgium. (Highest
distinction)

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Regulation of immune responses and lymphocyte
recirculation
Development of protein and DNA vaccines
Animal models for human diseases
Infectious diseases

J Van der Velden (PhD, Started 2008) Study of chronic
asthma in sheep
A Vujanic (PhD, Started 2008) Mechanism of induction of the
immune response following lung vaccination
J Ravichandran (Hon, 2007) Activation of sheep dendritic
cells by CpG motives in vivo
H-H. Yen (PhD, 2006) Modulation of Immune Response to
DNA vaccines in sheep.
R. De Rose (PhD, 2004) Immune response following DNA
vaccination.
J. Uilenreef (MSc, 2000) Cytokine responses in Johne's