Global Research Alliance for Bovine Tuberculosis (GRAbTB)
The Global Research Alliance aims to establish and sustain global research partnerships that will generate scientific knowledge and tools to contribute to the successful control and eradication of bovine TB
Strategic Goals
Goal 1. Identify research opportunities and facilitate collaborations within the Alliance
Goal 2. Conduct strategic and multi-disciplinary research to better understand TB
Goal 3. Develop and share novel and improved tools to control TB
Goal 4. Serve as a communication and technology sharing gateway for the global bovine TB research community and stakeholders
Goal 5: Promote collaboration with the human TB research community
GRAbTB is coordinated by Dr Glyn Hewinson and Dr Vivek Kapur
Contact
| Glyn Hewinson
Lead Scientist for Bovine TB APHA, Woodham Ln, Addlestone KT15 3NB, UK e-mail: Glyn.Hewinson@apha.gsi.gov.uk |
Vivek Kapur
Dep. of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA e-mail: ‘vkapur@psu.edu’
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GRAbTB Participants organizations
| Organisation Name | Address |
| Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)/Defra | Area 5B, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR |
| China Agricultural University | 17 Qinghua E Rd, Haidian, Beijing, China |
| Consejo Nacional Técnico Consultivo de Sanidad Animal (CONASA) | Edificio de Posgrado e Investigación, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Cd. Universitaria, 04510 D.F., Mexico |
| Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa) | Embrapa Gardo de Corte, Av. Rádio Maia, 830 – Vila Popular, Campo Grande – MS, Brazil |
| Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) | INTA Los Reseros y Nicolás Repetto CP, 1686 Hurlingham, Argentina |
| Moredun Research Institute | Moredun Scientific Ltd, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0PZ |
| Pennsylvania State University | Office of Sponsored Programs, 110Technology Center, University Park, PA 16802-7000 |
| The University Court of the University of Edinburgh, acting through its Roslin Institute | Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian EH25 9RG, United Kingdom |
| Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) | Chennai – 600 051 |
| University College Dublin | Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois c/o Office of Sponsored Programs, 1901 South First Street, Suite A
Champaign, IL 61820-7406 |
| The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge | The Old Schools, Trinity Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1TN, United Kingdom |
| University of Nottingham | School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE125UD, UK |
| VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre/Complutense University of Madrid | Avenida de Sénica 2, 28040, Madrid, Spain |
| Wildlife Disease Laboratory, Michigan Department of Natural Resources | 4125 Beaumont Road, Room 250, Lansing, MI 48910-8106, USA |