Edward Jenner Institute for Vaccine Research explained

Edward Jenner Institute for Vaccine Research
Abbreviation:EJIVR
Formation:1996[1]
Dissolved:October 2005
Successor:Jenner Institute
Named After:Edward Jenner
Website:EJIVR

The Edward Jenner Institute for Vaccine Research (EJIVR)[2] was an independent research institute named after Edward Jenner, the inventor of vaccination. It was co-located with the Compton Laboratory of the Institute for Animal Health on a campus in the village of Compton in Berkshire, England.[3] After occupying temporary laboratory space at the Institute for Animal Health from 1996, the Institute moved to a newly completed laboratory building in 1998. Funding of the Institute continued until October 2005 when it was closed.

Jenner Institute

See main article: Jenner Institute. A successor institute, formed by a partnership between the University of Oxford and the UK Institute for Animal Health, was established in November 2005. This Jenner Institute is headquartered in Oxford on the Old Road Campus and is supported by a specific charity, the Jenner Vaccine Foundation.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: . Steve Lissenburgh . Rebecca Harding . 2000 . Knowledge Links: Innovation in University-business Partnerships . . 29– . 978-1-86030-104-9 .
  2. Book: Darren D.R. Flower . Jon Timmis . 2007 . In Silico Immunology . Springer Science & Business Media . 978-0-387-39241-7 .
  3. Web site: Edward Jenner Institute for Vaccine Research . . 18 April 2020 .
  4. Web site: The Jenner Institute . Health Check . . UK . 17 April 2020 . 27 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200527013440/https://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/the-jenner-institute . dead .