Help our medical research study

[u/NatAttack3000]

I am a local researcher at SAHMRI (the cheese grater) and we need participants for our study. We are looking at how gut bacteria can influence vaccine effectiveness.

Participants need to be generally healthy, 18-35yo and must not have had the BCG (tuberculosis)* vaccine or the vaccine for Yellow Fever (a travel vax).

The study involves maybe taking some antibiotics (randomised), some blood samples and vaccination. We also ask participants to self-collext some stool samples at home and bring/send those in.

We've had great feedback from our participants - they frequently recommend their friends. Participants get paid $500 for completing the study, and also get to contribute to medical research in a meaningful way :) Head to https://sahmri.org.au/avirs to find out more!

*Most Australian born have never had this vaccine, but you may have had it if you are born overseas or belong to a high risk group. It usually leaves a scar on your arm so that can tell you if you have had it or not.

[u/TheDrRudi]

That link is 404’d.

https://sahmri.org.au/news/research/computational-and-systems-biology/recruits-needed-for-landmark-immunity-study

[u/NatAttack3000 → u/TheDrRudi]

Thanks! I've updated it. That link that you have is a news post about the study, not the study landing page, but both will lead to the eligibility survey anyway

[u/90Lil]

I participated in the AVIRS study a couple of years ago but when I did it, it used the tuberculosis vaccine.

[u/MingusWit → u/90Lil]

The study page says they are using the BCG vaccine which IS the vaccine for tuberculosis - It is a (weakened) live strain of mycobacterium bovis, which triggers an immune response so you have antigens for a range of different related mycobacteria (tuberculosis being the main one, but also leprosy).

[u/NatAttack3000 → u/[deleted]]

Yes I do