Division of Immunology
Staff list
Head of Division
Professor Lonneke Vervelde
Personal Chair of Veterinary Immunology & Infectious Diseases

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Group Leaders/Career Track Fellows
Name (sorted in descending order) | Role | Research Interests |
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Dr Tim Connelley | Roslin Research Fellow | |
Dr Musa Hassan | Chancellor's Fellow | |
Professor Jayne Hope | Personal Chair of Immunology |
Immune responses to Mycobacterial infections in cattle. |
Dr Fiona Houston | Senior Research Fellow/Group Leader |
Molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of infectious and neurological diseases of ruminant livestock. |
Professor Neil Mabbott | Personal Chair of Immunopathology |
Host-pathogen interactions in the mucosal immune system. |
Professor Liam Morrison | Senior Research Fellow |
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). |