Professor Liam Morrison
Senior Research Fellow
Contact details
Address
- Street
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The Roslin Institute
Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian - City
- Post code
- EH25 9RG
Availability
Willingness to take Ph.D. students: Yes
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Glasgow The dynamics and nature of the hierarchical expression of VSGs during Trypanosoma brucei infection. Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery, University of Glasgow Bachelor of Science, University of Glasgow
Professional Qualifications
2000Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, MRCVS
Undergraduate teaching
MSc Animal Bioscience
One Health, Zoonoses and Emerging Infections
Module co-ordinator and member of Examiner's Board
Research summary
I am interested in the infection biology of protozoan parasites of livestock. I am particularly attracted to integrated approaches where we can learn about both host and parasite processes that are key to infection/disease progression – especially in the clinically relevant host, the cow. I work primarily on African trypanosomes, but also on Theileria parva , which together are the most significant pathogens affecting livestock in sub-Saharan Africa. I also work on Cryptosporidium parvum, a worldwide enteric pathogen of humans and livestock. My work aims to identify key host-parasite interactions that determine disease outcome, further our understanding of bovine immunobiology, and identify targets for interventions (e.g. drug & vaccine development).