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Our members by theme

Members of Edinburgh Infectious Diseases listed by the theme of their research, with links to further information.

Research on infectious diseases in Edinburgh can be broadly classified into six major themes

Immunology and Vaccines

Molecular Pathogenesis

Disease Dynamics

Genetic Basis of Resistance to Disease

Clinical and Translational Research

Social and Healthcare Dynamics

 

Please click on a researcher's name in the table below for links to webpages with more information about their research interests and full contact details.

A summary of research highlights in each of the themes are described in more detail on our research pages, with links to relevant publications.

Research Themes 

 

Immunology and Vaccines

Name

Interest

Affiliation

Email

CJ Anderson The interactions between intestinal microbes and dying epithelial cells during injury and repair using both microbe and host-centric approaches. MRC Centre for Inflammation Research cj.anderson@ed.ac.uk
Keith Ballingall Immunogenetics, MHC function & diversity in livestock Moredun Research Institute keith.ballingall@moredun.ac.uk
Paul Barlow The complement system & the immune response School of Chemistry paul.barlow@ed.ac.uk
Cecile Benezech Immune cells & the control of metabolism in adipose tissue MRC Centre for Cardiovascular Science cbenezec@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Amy Buck Small RNAs in viral infection & host response School of Biological Sciences a.buck@ed.ac.uk
David Cavanagh Malaria immunobiology and vaccines School of Biological Sciences Retired
Francesca Chianini Infectious disease of livestock Moredun Research Institute francesca.chianini@moredun.ac.uk
Tim Connelley Improving productivity of tropical livestock Roslin Institute timothy.connelley@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Alex Corbishley Vaccine performance & development in ruminants Roslin Institute / R(D)SVS alexander.corbishley@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Chris Cousens Viral pathogenesis & respiratory infection Moredun Research Institute chris.cousens@moredun.ac.uk
Donald Davidson Host defence peptides in infection/inflammation MRC Centre for Inflammation Research Donald.Davidson@ed.ac.uk
Paul Digard Influenza virus replication & pathogenesis Roslin Institute paul.digard@roslin.ed.ac.uk
David Dockrell Immune modulation and regulation of inflammation MRC Centre for Inflammation Research david.dockrell@ed.ac.uk
Julia Dorin Innate immunity & role of host defence peptides MRC Centre for Inflammation Research Julia.Dorin@ed.ac.uk
Bernadette Dutia Herpes & influenza viruses Roslin Institute B.M.Dutia@ed.ac.uk
Gary Entrican Former Member    
Tom Freeman Machrophage systems biology & microarrays Roslin Institute tom.freeman@roslin.ed.ac.uk
David Gray Fundamental immunology School of Biological Sciences d.gray@ed.ac.uk
Mohini Gray Resolution of inflammation MRC Centre for Inflammation Research mohini.gray@ed.ac.uk
Nicola Gray Translational control by viruses MRC Centre for Reproductive Health Nicola.Gray@ed.ac.uk
       
Jayne Hope Anti-mycobacterial immunity Roslin Institute jayne.hope@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Steve Jenkins Inflammation and macrophage diversity MRC Centre for Inflammation Research Stephen.Jenkins@ed.ac.uk
Neil Mabbott Immunopathogenesis of prion disease Roslin Institute neil.mabbott@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Tom McNeilly Ruminant helminth and bacterial infections Moredun Research Institute tom.mcneilly@moredun.ac.uk
Francisca Mutapi Immune responses in schistosomiasis School of Biological Sciences f.mutapi@ed.ac.uk
Alasdair Nisbet Vaccines against nematode parasites Moredun Research Institute alasdair.nisbet@moredun.ac.uk
Tanja Opriessnig Infectious disease in pigs: diagnostics, pathogenesis, prevention and control Roslin Institute Tanja.Opriessnig@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Nisha Philip Understanding the function of key players crucial to parasite development and transmission in malaria School of Biological Sciences nphilip@ed.ac.uk
Ian R Poxton Bacterial pathogenesis: anaerobic bacteria; Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile; aetiology of Equine grass sickness; endotoxins; monoclonal antibodies. Infection Medicine i.r.poxton@ed.ac.uk
Jennifer Regan How dynamic behaviours of immune cells differ between sexes. School of Biological Sciences jenny.regan@ed.ac.uk
Eleanor Riley Immunology of infectious disease, primarily malaria and malaria-bacterial coinfections School of Biological Sciences eleanor.riley@ed.ac.uk
Adriano Rossi In vitro and in vivo inflammation resolution mechanisms MRC Centre for Inflammation Research a.g.rossi@ed.ac.uk
Alex Rowe Genetics & pathogenesis of malaria School of Biological Sciences Alex.Rowe@ed.ac.uk
Achim Schnaufer Molecular biology of trypanosomes School of Biological Sciences achim.schnaufer@ed.ac.uk
Jürgen Schwarze Immunology of respiratory viral infections MRC Centre for Inflammation Research jurgen.schwarze@ed.ac.uk
Philip Spence Plasmodim virulence and immunity to malaria School of Biological Sciences philip.spence@ed.ac.uk
Craig Stevens Role of autophagy of bacterial pathogens Edinburgh Napier University C.Stevens@napier.ac.uk
Kate Sutton Understanding the Immunobiology of Dendritic Cells for Improved Poultry Vaccines  Roslin Institute kate.sutton@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Matthew Taylor Immunity, regulation & helminths School of Biological Sciences Matthew.Taylor@ed.ac.uk
David Taylor Vaccine development against Onchocerca volvulus, river blindness Infection Medicine david.w.taylor@ed.ac.uk
Joanne Thompson Malaria molecular biology School of Biological Sciences Joanne.Thompson@ed.ac.uk
Sarah Walmsley Tissue remodelling & regeneration MRC Centre for Inflammation Research sarah.walmsley@ed.ac.uk
Moira Whyte Innate immune cell apoptosis in chronic inflammatory lung disease MRC Centre for Inflammation Research moira.whyte@ed.ac.uk
Bob Will Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease and other prion diseases National CJD Surveillance Unit, WGH r.g.will@ed.ac.uk
Rose Zamoyska T cell development & regulation School of Biological Sciences Rose.Zamoyska@ed.ac.uk

MOLECULAR PATHOGENESIS

Name

Interest

Affiliation

Email

Rosalind J Allen Biological & Soft Condensed Matter Physics School of Physics & Astronomy Former member
Pip Beard Poxviruses modulation & pathogenesis Roslin Institute / R(D)SVS pip.beard@ed.ac.uk
Clare Blackburn Developmental immunology & Leishmania School of Biological Sciences c.blackburn@ed.ac.uk
Garry Blakely Anaerobic bacteria of the gastrointestinal tract School of Biological Sciences Garry.Blakely@ed.ac.uk
Janice Bramham Structural biology & complement School of Biological Sciences jbramham@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Aidan Brown Physics of bacterial motility, adhesion, growth, and interaction with bacteriophages School of Physics and Astronomy abrown20@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Susan Dewar Pathogenicity determinants of Acrobacter species Heriot Watt University s.j.dewar@hw.ac.uk
Meriem El Karoui Role of DNA maintenance process on bacterial growth & evolution School of Biological Sciences Meriem.Elkaroui@ed.ac.uk
Ross Fitzgerald Evolution & pathogenesis of Staphylococci Roslin Institute Ross.Fitzgerald@ed.ac.uk
Andrew Free Microbial communities and their applications in biotechnology and medicine School of Biological Sciences Andrew.Free@ed.ac.uk
Maurice Gallagher Bacterial pathogens and microbial technology School of Biological Sciences MP.Gallagher@ed.ac.uk
David Gally Bacterial zoonotic diseases Roslin Institute dgally@ed.ac.uk
Sander Granneman Role of non-coding RNAs and RNA-binding proteins in controlling rapid adaptive responses in pathogenic bacteria Centre for Synthetic and Systems Biology sgrannem@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Andrew Gill Prions & protein misfolding Roslin Institute andy.gill@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Linda Gilmore Drug discovery against trypanosomatid parasites School of Biological Sciences linda.gilmore@ed.ac.uk
Finn Grey Viral micro-RNA function Roslin Institute finn.grey@roslin.ed.ac.uk
David Griffiths Pathogenesis of respiratory viruses of livestock Moredun Research Institute david.griffiths@moredun.ac.uk
Elisabeth Innes Protozoal parasites and animal health Moredun Research Institute lee.innes@moredun.ac.uk
Tom Little Evolutionary biology of host-parasite interactions School of Biological Sciences Tom.Little@ed.ac.uk
Gary Loake Plant innate immunity School of Biological Sciences g.loake@ed.ac.uk
Nicola Lynskey Understanding gene regulation in pathogenic streptococci Roslin Institute nicola.lynskey@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Jean Manson Protein misfolding diseases, including dementias & prion diseases Centre for dementia prevention  
Jacqui Matthews Chief Technology Officer Roslin Technologies  
Keith Matthews Trypanosome biology & development School of Biological Sciences keith.matthews@ed.ac.uk
Paul Michels Metabolism of trypanosomatid parasites and drug discovery School of Biological Sciences paul.michels@ed.ac.uk
Davide Michieletto Role of DNA topology enzymes in chromatin organisation School of Physics & Astronomy davide.michieletto@ed.ac.uk
Donald Morrison Epidemiology of antibiotic resistant hospital pathogens in the non-clinical environment Edinburgh Napier University d.morrison2@napier.ac.uk
Ivan Morrison Theileria genetics & immunology Roslin Institute ivan.morrison@ed.ac.uk
Maddie Moule The host-pathogen interactions of bacterial diseases that cause a threat to global health School of Biological Sciences maddie.moule@ed.ac.uk
Dan Nussey Immune variation in wild populations School of Biological Sciences dan.nussey@ed.ac.uk
Darren Obbard Drosphila viruses and antiviral defences School of Biological Sciences darren.obbard@ed.ac.uk
Gavin Paterson Molecular and Applied Microbiology Roslin Institute gavin.paterson@ed.ac.uk
Teuta Pilizota Effects of osmotic changes on bacterial growth and survival School of Biological Sciences teuta.pilizota@ed.ac.uk
Anura Rambukkana Bacterial-induced host cell reprogramming Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine a.rambuka@ed.ac.uk
Neil Sargison Ruminant helminth control and anthelmintic resistance Roslin Institute neil.sargison@ed.ac.uk
Thamarai Schneiders Mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance Infection Medicine Thamarai.Schneiders@ed.ac.uk
Colin Sharp New and emerging viruses Edinburgh Genomics csharp4@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Nuno Silva Antimicrobial Resistance in livestock & Novel antimicrobial agents Moredun Research Institute nuno.silva@moredun.ac.uk
Richard Sloan Intracellular innate immunity & retroviruses Infection Medicine richard.sloan@ed.ac.uk
David Smith Molecular basis of parasite invasion and persistence Moredun Research Institute d.smith@moredun.ac.uk
Stephen Spoel Molecular plant immunity School of Biological Sciences steven.spoel@ed.ac.uk
Pieter Steketee   Roslin Institute Pieter.Steketee@ed.ac.uk
Mark Stevens Molecular virulence of bacterial pathogens Roslin Institute Mark.Stevens@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Jo Stevens Cell biology of Burkholderia Roslin Institute Jo.Stevens@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Christine Tait-Burkhard   Roslin Institute
Simon Talbot Pathogenesis and therapy of virus infections Infection Medicine S.Talbot@ed.ac.uk
Jose Vazquez-Boland Bacterial intracellular pathogens Roslin Institute v.boland@ed.ac.uk
Prerna Vohra Lecturer in Microbiology School of Biological Sciences prerna.vohra@ed.ac.uk
Bartek Waclaw Biophysics-microbial evolution and Cancer School of Physics and Astronomy bwaclaw@staffmail.ed.ac.uk

DISEASE DYNAMICS

Name

Interest

Affiliation

Email

Neil Anderson Conservation Medicine and wildlife disease Roslin Institute / R(D)SVS neil.anderson@ed.ac.uk
Katie Atkins Mathematical modelling of infectious diseases Centre for Global Health Usher Institute & London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Katherine.Atkins@ed.ac.uk
Lisa Boden Contingency planning for animal disease outbreaks, food security & animal and public health law Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security lisa.boden@ed.ac.uk
Mark Bronsvoort Epidemiology of animal infections Roslin Institute mark.bronsvoort@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Harry Campbell Genetic epidemiology & child health Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics harry.campbell@ed.ac.uk
Nick Colegrave Experimental evolution of microbes School of Biological Sciences N.Colegrave@ed.ac.uk
Sinead Collins Experimental evolution of microbes School of Biological Sciences s.collins@ed.ac.uk
Emma Cunningham Maternal effects in host-pathogen interactions School of Biological Sciences e.cunningham@ed.ac.uk
Deborah Doyle Epidemiology of veterinary pathogens, zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance in animal Roslin Institute Deborah.Hoyle@ed.ac.uk
Laura Glendinning Understanding the impact of the microbiota in animals Roslin Institute laura.glendinning@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Mike Hutchings Disease systems Scotlands Rural College mike.hutchings@sruc.ac.uk
Rowland Kao Epidemiology of animal disease outbreaks Roslin Institute rowland.kao@ed.ac.uk
Andrew Leigh-Brown Molecular evolution of HIV School of Biological Sciences A.Leigh-Brown@ed.ac.uk
Lu Lu Exploring the drivers of zoonotic disease evolution, spread, and transmission under the One Health framework. Roslin Institute lu.lu@ed.ac.uk
Samantha Lycett Pathogen Phylodynamics - evolution and epidemiology of viruses and bacteria Roslin Institute samanatha.lycett@ed.ac.uk
Liam Morrison Disease progression in trypanosome infections Roslin Institute Liam.Morrison@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Harish Nair Childhood pneumonia and viral respiratory infections Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics harish.nair@ed.ac.uk
Amy Pedersen Ecology of multiple infection in wild animals School of Biological Sciences Amy.Pedersen@ed.ac.uk
Josephine Pemberton Evolution of parasite resistance School of Biological Sciences  j.pemberton@ed.ac.uk
Kim Picozzi Molecular diagnosis of trypanosomiasis Infection Medicine Kim.Picozzi@ed.ac.uk
Andrew Rambaut Molecular evolution of RNA viruses School of Biological Sciences a.rambaut@ed.ac.uk
Sarah Reece Evolution of parasite transmission strategies School of Biological Sciences Sarah.Reece@ed.ac.uk
Alison Rodger Infectious Diseases & HIV Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics
Nick Savill Mathematical modelling of host-pathogen interactions School of Biological Sciences nick.savill@ed.ac.uk
Paul Sharp Evolution of viruses, bacteria & Plasmodium School of Biological Sciences paul.sharp@ed.ac.uk
Darren Shaw Comparative epidemiology Roslin Institute / R(D)SVS Darren.Shaw@ed.ac.uk
Pedro Vale Individual-level variation in host defence systems School of Biological Sciences pferrei2@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Sue Welburn Molecular epidemiology of trypanosomiasis Infection Medicine Sue.Welburn@ed.ac.uk
Andrea Wilson Mathematical modelling of host-pathogen interactions Roslin Institute andrea.wilson@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Mark Woolhouse Veterinary & human epidemiology Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics mark.woolhouse@ed.ac.uk

GENETIC BASIS OF DISEASE

Name

Interest

Affiliation

Email

Kenny Baillie The genetics of host susceptibility to severe infection Roslin Institute
Debby Bogaert Physiology & pathophysiology of respiratory infections & inflammation. MRC Centre for Inflammation Research
Liz Glass Veterinary immunogenetics and genomics (Retired) Roslin Institute  
Wilfred Goldmann Molecular genetics of prion disease (Retired) Roslin Institute  
Jürgen Haas Herpesviruses, systems virology Infection Medicine juergen.haas@ed.ac.uk
Jos Houdijk Nutrition and immunity to parasites Scotlands Rural College Jos.Houdijk@sruc.ac.uk
Ross Houston Understanding the genetic basis of disease resistance in farmed fish species. Roslin Institute ross.houston@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Tim Regan The regulation of immune systems of invertebrate aquaculture species in the context of industry relevant diseases. Roslin Institute tim.regan@roslin.ed.ac.uk

CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

Name

Interest

Affiliation

Email

Lesley Allison Scottish E.Coli O157/VTEC Reference Lab NHS Lothian lesley.allison@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Till Bachmann Pathogen detection technologies Infection Medicine till.bachmann@ed.ac.uk
Peter Barlow Host defence peptides in viral respiratory infection Edinburgh Napier University p.barlow@napier.ac.uk
Mark Bradley Polymer microarrays School of Chemistry mark.bradley@ed.ac.uk
Helen Bridle Novel Materials for Sample Processing Heriot Watt University h.l.bridle@hw.ac.uk
Dominic Campopiano Enzymology, innate immunity & antibiotics School of Chemistry dominic.campopiano@ed.ac.uk
Heather Cubie Papillomavirology & molecular diagnostics Scottish HPV Investigators Network heather.cubie@ed.ac.uk
Kate Cuschieri Research to develop biomarkers for the improved risk-stratification of HPV infection Scottish HPV Investigators Network kate.cuschieri@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Kev Dhaliwal Tuberculosis & pulmonary infection MRC Centre for Inflammation Research Kev.Dhaliwal@ed.ac.uk
Imali Fernando Sexually transmitted infections & HIV in pregnancy NHS Lothian Chalmers Sexual Health Centre imali.fernando@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Simon Girling Wild animal disease and health screening Royal Zoological Society Scotland sgirling@rzss.org.uk
Adam Hill Respiratory infections in humans, esp. bronchiectasis MRC Centre for Inflammation Research adam.hill@ed.ac.uk
Andrew Horne Chlamydial infection in the aetiology of eptopic pregnancy MRC Centre for Reproductive Health andrew.horne@ed.ac.uk
Donald Inverarity Invasive pneumococcal diseases Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Donald.Inverarity@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Ingólfur Johannessen Epstein-Barr virus & B-cells Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh I.Johannessen@ed.ac.uk
Oliver Koch Clinical management of infection; tropical & travel medicine Western General Hospital oliver.koch@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Ian Laurenson Mycobacterial infections & solid organ transplant patients with infection Infection Medicine Ian.Laurenson@luht.scot.nhs.uk
Clifford Leen Clinical presentation and therapy of HIV and HCV Western General Hospital clifford.leen@ed.ac.uk
Olga Monacayo The dynamics of bacterial colonisation in humans & in the recognition of the early processes that precede the development of invasive infection Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh omoncayo@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Dáire O'Shea Immunopathogenesis and immune determinants of infection outcomes Western General Hospital  
Juraj Petrik Transfusion transmitted infection Scottish Blood Transfusion Service juraj.petrik@nhs.net
Sandeep Ramalingam Clinical viral hepatitis and diagnosis of viral infection Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh sandeep.ramalingam@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Douglas Roy Coordinator of BSc Senior Honours in Infectious Diseases Infection Medicine d.roy@ed.ac.uk
Philip Skuce Parasitic helminths (fluke & worms), sustainable control Moredun Research Institute philip.skuce@moredun.ac.uk
Rebecca Sutherland Clinical management of infection and antimicrobial stewardship Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh rebecca.sutherland@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Kate Templeton Respiratory pathogens and their diagnosis Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Kate.Templeton@luht.scot.nhs.uk
Seshasailam Venkateswaran Frugal diagnostic devices / technologies for TB and drug resistance. School of Chemistry Sesha.Venkateswaran@ed.ac.uk
Alan Walker Vector borne disease of livestock (Retired) Roslin Institute  
Malcolm Walkinshaw Structural biology & drug design School of Biological Sciences Malcolm.Walkinshaw@ed.ac.uk
Baojun Wang Developing engineered phage-based therapeutics for diarrhoea-causing gut pathogens & toxins in resource limited settings School of Biological Sciences baojun.wang@ed.ac.uk
Mike Watson Genomics and transcriptomics for animal health Roslin Institute mick.watson@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Martin Wear Production and biophysical characterisation of pathogen proteins School of Biological Sciences martin.wear@ed.ac.uk
David Wilks HIV and community acquired infection (Retired) Western General Hospital  
Alistair Williams HPV-related lower genital tract cancers MRC Centre for Reproductive Health a.williams@ed.ac.uk

SOCIAL AND HEALTHCARE DYNAMICS

Name

Interest

Affiliation

Email

Kenneth Amaeshi Engagement of sustainable business with global health agenda Edinburgh Business School Kenneth.Amaeshi@ed.ac.uk
Christine Campbell Primary care in cancer, inc. HPV vaccination & cervical cancer screening Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics christine.campbell@ed.ac.uk
Sarah Chan Bioethics of One Health Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics sarah.chan@ed.ac.uk
Lukas Engelmann Digital Epidemiology School of Social & Political Science lukas.engelmann@ed.ac.uk
Tonks Fawcett Sepsis, Infection control & behaviour School of Health in Social Science t.fawcett@ed.ac.uk
Linda Fibiger Conflict archaeology, interpersonal violence and cranial trauma School of History, Classics and Archaeology Linda.Fibiger@ed.ac.uk
Liz Grant Palliative care & International health systems strengthening Global Health Academy
Ian Harper Global health policy School of Social and Political Science ian.harper@ed.ac.uk
Aisha Holloway Public health & alcohol related harm School of Health in Social Science aisha.holloway@ed.ac.uk
Pete Kingsley Trypanosomiasis control intervention in Africa Centre of African Studies
Rebecca Marsland Ethnography of malaria and HIV/AIDS School of Social and Political Science R.Marsland@ed.ac.uk
Alex Nading Public health approaches to vector borne & microbial diseases in Latin America School of Social and Political Science alex.nading@ed.ac.uk
Martyn Pickersgill Sociology of biomedicine and mental health Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics
James Smith Evolution of medical and veterinary research into trypanosomiasis in Africa Centre of African Studies James.Smith@ed.ac.uk
Devi Sridhar Global politics of public health Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics devi.sridhar@ed.ac.uk
David Whiteley The experience of HCV testing, treatment and cure Edinburgh Napier University d.whiteley@napier.ac.uk
Alice Street Material politics of global health, with focus on Papua New Guinea & South India School of Social and Political Science Alice.Street@ed.ac.uk