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Peter Heegaard works with innate immunology, focusing on the immune system's immediate and rapid response to infection, particularly in pigs and cattle. This immune response allows for the early detection of infections and relates to the severity of the infection. Knowledge of innate immune reactions is applied to develop diagnostic methods measuring cytokines and acute-phase proteins in blood, which are significantly influenced by innate immune reactions. The composition of the immediate immune response is critical for the long-lasting immunity that arises post-infection. This knowledge is used to design new types of immunostimulants during vaccine development, often aimed at effectively generating long-lasting immunity of the correct type. Heegaard also studies prion proteins and their ability to cause prion diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy and scrapie in sheep and goats, aiming to develop new methods to detect misfolded prion proteins. Furthermore, his research includes the use of immunoglobulins to protect livestock against infections. He contributes to various projects related to metabolic syndrome and antiviral immunity.
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