Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # CNPI Vaccinology Vaccinology ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Incidence and Risk Factors for COVID-19 Amongst Pregnant and Lactating Women and their Infants in Uganda (DP -IROC)](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/incidence-and-risk-factors-for-covid-19-amongst-pregnant-and-lactating-women-and-their-infants-in-uganda-dp-iroc/) - Professor Kirsty Le Doare and colleagues at the MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit and Makarere University John’s Hopkins University in Uganda have developed a model using data collected in real-time to identify the risk factors for adverse pregnancy and infant outcomes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that can be used to rapidly inform interventions. - [Dissemination Report: Consenting in Maternal Vaccine Trials](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/dissemination-report-consenting-in-maternal-vaccine-trials/) - DISSEMINATION REPORT FOR THE CONSENTING STUDY, HELD ON 28 FEBRUARY 2023 AT MU-JHU. Participants were contacted and invited for the dissemination meeting including the health workers, pregnant women, male partners, and stakeholders. The activity was successful, with 40 Members attending the meeting including: 5 male partners 5 Stakeholders 30 pregnant and breastfeeding mothers 3 - [Maternal Immunization Book Published!](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/maternal-immunization-book-published/) - Exciting news from our team – this week the Maternal Immunization book, from The Continuous Textbook of Women’s Medicine Series, has been published. This book is edited by Professor Asma Khalil, who is one of our team’s close collaborators at the CNPI. This book features exciting work from several of the CNPI Vaccinology members, including - [Dr Eve Nakabembe visits St George's, University of London!](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/dr-eve-visits-st-georges-university/) - From the 27th of March to the 21st of April, Dr Eve Nakabembe came to visit the Vaccinology Team at St George’s University of London. Dr Eve is a Clinical Research Fellow from Uganda, who works on the WoMANPOWER trial being run by our team. Below is an action shot of her arriving in the ## Pages - [Home](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/) - We are a world-class centre facilitating laboratory and field studies into neonatal and maternal infectious diseases in African and European settings. September 2026 - [Biobank & Services](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/biobank-services/) - CSG I&I Biobank The City St George’s, University of London Infection and Immunity Research Group (CSG I&I) Biobank* acts as a physical repository for collections of biological samples and data for research purposes from consented participants (donor samples) from studies undertaken by City St George’s, University of London, the Gambia and Uganda, as well as - [PREPARE](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/prepare/) - Prevention of invasive Group B Streptococcus disease in young infants: a pathway for the evaluation & licensure of an investigational maternal GBS vaccine. - [Archives](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/archives/) - Please see specific projects - [Contact](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/contact/) - Contact Us We are a leading site for maternal vaccine research and are always looking for new talents. If you would like to work with us, and there are no vacancies that match your profile and interest, please send us your CV with a brief indication of what you are looking for and we will - [Team](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/team/) - Vaccinology Team No Results Found Paediatric Registrar and Chadburn Clinical LecturerEva LoucaidesEva is a paediatric registrar and Chadburn Clinical Lecturer. She is passionate about global child health and has worked on research projects in the UK and Africa with a focus on newborns and survivors of neonatal pathologies. Her research focuses on the factors that shape early - [WoMANPOWER](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/womanpower/) - The safety and imMunogeNicity of combined Pertussis-cOntaining vaccine (Tdap) for HIV-infected pregnant WomEn and their newboRns – A Randomized Clinical Trial. - [TIMING](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/timing/) - opTImisation of Methods for a human INfection model for Group B streptococcus (TIMING). A prospective cohort study in the UK and Uganda. - [iGBS3](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/research/igbs3/) - Development of a serocorrelate of protection against invasive Group B Streptococcus disease. A case-control study across the United Kingdom. - [Research](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/research/) - Group B StreptococcusWhat is GBS? Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of neonatal/infant infection, causing approximately 320,000 infections and 90,000 infant deaths globally each year. Newborns acquire GBS from their mothers who are unknowingly carrying the GBS bacteria. The only prevention currently available is to give pregnant women intravenous antibiotics during labour; however, - [Group B Streptococcus](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/research/group-b-streptococcus/) - Group B Streptococcus (GBS) WHAT IS GBS? Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of neonatal/infant infection, causing approximately 320,000 infections and 90,000 infant deaths globally each year. Newborns acquire GBS from their mothers who are unknowingly carrying the GBS bacteria. The only prevention currently available is to give pregnant women intravenous antibiotics during labour; however, this is - [ProGreSs](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/progress/) - Seroepidemiology of maternally-derived antibody against Group B Streptococcus, in Mulago/Kawempe Hospitals, Uganda. A prospective cohort and case-control study. - [Preg-CoV](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/preg-cov/) - A Phase II, randomised, single-blind, platform trial to assess safety, reactogenicity and immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant women in the UK. - [periCOVID UK](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/pericovid-uk/) - Understanding COVID-19 infection in pregnant women and their babies. An observational cohort study in the UK. - [periCOVID Africa](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/pericovid-africa/) - Understanding COVID-19 infections in pregnant women and their babies in Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, the Gambia and Mozambique. An observational cohort study. - [NeoRisk](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/neorisk/) - An observational study in Uganda and Zimbabwe, using machine learning to develop a risk stratification tool for neonatal sepsis in low-resource settings. - [About](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/about/) - We are the Vaccinology Group The CNPI Vaccinology Group is an independent, non-commercial, academic group, based in London and working globally to answer key, pressing questions in maternal and neonatal vaccinology. We are a part of the Centre for Neonatal and Paediatric Infection (CNPI), situated in The Institute for Infection & Immunity at City St - [GASTON](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/gaston/) - Developing standardised capsular polysaccharides for use in immunogenicity & standard GBS strains for use in functional assays; assay performance and refinement - [SINEPOST](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/sinepost/) - SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Neonates or in Pregnancy: Outcomes at 18 Months. A prospective national surveillance study investigating developmental & social outcomes - [Klebsiella](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/research/klebsiella/) - Molecular epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae in neonates in Uganda. A laboratory-based study. - [BoostME](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/boostme/) - Earlier prime-BOOST schedule to improve measles protection in high-burden settings. A Phase IIb, open label Randomised Controlled Trial in Kampala, Uganda. - [PROTECT](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/protect/) - Preparing for Optimal Phase III/IV maternal Group B Streptococcal vaccine Trials in Africa – an observational study across Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique & Uganda. - [NeoMiniGut](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/neominigut/) - NeoMiniGutDeveloping an organoid model for neonatal infections Funder UKRI Fellowship Pathogen Various Chief Investigator Professor Kirsty Le Doare Country UK Type of Study Laboratory Summary Gut colonisation is an important source of invasive pathogens causing neonatal sepsis. Understanding how bacteria adhere to and invade neonatal gut tissue, and the immune system response, is - [News](https://cnpi-vaccinology.com/news/) - News FilterAllPublic EngagementPublicationsResearchVaccinology Team Public EngagementDissemination Report: Consenting in Maternal Vaccine TrialsDISSEMINATION REPORT FOR THE CONSENTING STUDY, HELD ON 28 FEBRUARY 2023 AT MU-JHU. 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