A-Z list of Roslin staff
Staff List
Name (sorted in ascending order) | Role | Research Interests |
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Chandrindu Abeykoon | PHD Student | |
Mohamed AboelEla | ||
Professor Ian Adams | Chair position in Reproductive Biotechnologies | |
Louise Adamson | Research Technician, Primary Cell Culture | |
Ayotunde Adebambo | ||
Damilola Ajoke Adebambo | ||
Saif Agha | Research Fellow |
I hold a PhD in animal breeding and genetics since 2011. I have experience and interest in a broad range of activities related to the selective breeding and genetic improvement of performance, health and welfare of aquaculture species and livestock animals. My research interests include analyzing phenotypic and genomic data of different animal species (Fish, Pigs, Cattle, Buffalo, Sheep, Goat, and Rabbits), using Bayesian and Frequentist statistics; beside working in molecular genetics laboratories. My current research activities encompass the integration of social network analysis, quantitative genetics, and machine/deep learning to improve animal performance, welfare, and health. |
Anum Ali Ahmad | Core Scientist in Microbiota Analysis | |
Akira Alexander | Core Scientist | |
Mark Alexander | Senior Stockman/Technician | |
Omar Alfituri | Research Fellow | |
Hazem Alkhaldi | Laboratory Technician | |
Kirsten Altenbach | Research Technician | |
Joana Alves | Research Fellow | |
Dr Neil Anderson | Lecturer |
My research interests are currently focussed on the epidemiology and ecology of trypanosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa and the health of wild raptor populations in Scotland. |
Professor Alan Archibald | Personal Chair of Mammalian Molecular Genetics |
Understanding the genetic control of complex traits, including responses to infectious disease, in farmed animals, primarily pigs and cattle. Characterization of the genomes of Suina species, including domestic pigs (Sus scrofa), Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus), Bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus) and Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu). |
Mrs Liz Archibald | Postgraduate Research Student Administrator | |
Professor Kenneth Baillie | Professor of Experimental Medicine |
Translational genomics in critical care medicine. |
Dr Daniel Balaz | Research Fellow | |
Aimee Banks | Laboratory Assistant | |
Dr Chris Banks | Core Scientist (Research Fellow) | |
Professor Georgios Banos | UoE Honorary staff |
Animal breeding, genomics and computational biology. |
Caron Barker | Lab Sequencing Technologist | |
Alice Barrier | Business Development Manager | |
Ella Bartlett | ||
James Baxter | Core Scientist | |
Joel Bazira | ||
Dr Tim Bean | Research Fellow |
The Roslin Institue shellfish team use molecular biology techniques to study bivalve molluscs, including fundamental aspects of bivalve biology, aquaculture, ecotoxicology and genetics which have direct industry and policy relevance. |
Pip Beard | Senior Lecturer and Principal Investigator |
The aim of my research is to understand the interactions between large DNA viruses and their host, and translate this knowledge into clinical outcomes. My research team focuses on the three capripoxvirus species (lumpy skin disease virus, sheeppox virus and goatpox virus) which each cause severe disease in livestock in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. In addition to my research I am the OIE laboratory expert for capripoxviruses at the Pirbright Institute and provide advice to international agencies on the control of these viruses. I lead the European Commission funded project DEFEND which is tackling the emergence of African swine fever and lumpy skin disease in Europe in partnership with 31 other consortium members including industry partners ID-VET and Zoetis. (EU H2020 research programme 773701). |
Andrew Bease | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | |
Katie Beckmann | Lecturer in Wildlife Health & Conservation Medicine | |
Val Bell | Departmental Assistant | |
Professor Gurå Therese Bergkvist | Director Student Recruitment and Admissions & Professor of Veterinary Anatomy |
My research interests are in molecular pathways that become dysregulated in cancer and dysregulation of osteoclasts in bone. I have a particluar interest in oral tumours in cats, and how they invade the bone of the mandible as well as feline tooth resorption. Osteoclasts are my favourite cell, so anything related to osteoclasts and I am interested!
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Cammy Beyts | Research Fellow |
I am a behavioural ecologist interested in within species variation in individual behaviour. I use a combination of sensor technology, experimental design and statistical techniques to answer questions about how an individual’s environment and past experiences can influence variability, both within themselves and amongst each other as well as at a group level. During my PhD, I used amphibian tadpoles as model organism to understand the how individual variation in behaviour is influenced by environmental factors such as competition, food availability and human disturbance. My post-doctoral research is on the behaviour of commercially bred Pekin ducks. I use multiple sources of environmental, sensor, genomic and phenotypes collected on individual ducks to improve both understanding of individuals and flock performance. |
Dr Youngjune Bhak | Fellow in Quantitative Genetics and Genomics |
Aging and its' symptoms (diseases). |
Suman Bhowmick | Research Fellow EIDD Modelling | |
Mrs Valerie Bishop | Core Scientist (Research Fellow) | |
Dr Thalia Blacking | Senior Lecturer in Applied Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology | |
Rose Blake | Research Fellow | |
Marcel Blank | ||
Prof Karen Blissitt | Personal Chair of Equine Cardiology and Anaesthesia |
Equine cardiology: sudden cardiac death, 4D echocardiography, mitral and aortic valve function. General Anaesthesia: haemodynamic effects of anaesthesia in horses. Factors affecting recovery quality in horses, perioperative mortality. |
Gordon Bloomer | Storeperson | |
Dr Barry Bradford | Core Scientist (Research Fellow) |
Prion diseases are prototypical protein-misfolding neurodegenerative disorders. Using this model we study how protein-misfolding within the brain results in activation of the supporting glia cells, impacts upon brain function and ultimately leads to loss of the connections (synapses) and death of brain cells (neurons). The goal of my research is to understand how this happens and how other infections and activation of the immune system may influence neurodegeneration. the ultimate goal of my research is to identify potential therapeutic treatments for these currently untreatable conditions. |
Georgina Bradley | Research Assistant | |
Fiona Brain | Animal Technician (Poultry) | |
Professor Mark Bronsvoort | Personal Chair of Veterinary Epidemiology |
I currently have a broad portfolio of interests including the epidemiology of foot-and-mouth disease and bovine tuberculosis and using molecular tools to understand transmission and spread at different scales in LMICs. |
Mr Alex Brown | Core Scientist (Research Fellow) | |
Dr Helen Brown | Core Scientist (Statisician) |
To date my main research interest has been in mixed (or multilevel) models. These involve identifying and accounting for sources of variation and correlation structures in the data and offer potential advantages over conventional modelling methods including: improved efficiency, more appropriate variances and correlations, wider inference and offer the potential to overcome problems caused by missing data. At The Roslin Institute my research will involve providing the statistical contribution to collaborative scientific research using a range of methods and developing novel statistical approaches to particular problems arising where appropriate. I expect to develop my research in mixed models further in addressing applications arising within the Institute. |
Dr Sarah Brown | Senior Research Fellow (Core Scientist) |
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Mrs Sharon Brown | Named Veterinary Surgeon | |
Dr Karen Bryson | Research Fellow |
T cell responses in infection and neurodegeneration. |
Charlotte Bulkeley | UG Student | |
Dr Tom Burdon | Group Leader/Senior Research Fellow |
Regulation of growth and differentiation of embryo derived stem cells. |
Miss Liz Burrough | Research Associate - Dairy Herd Health and Productivity Service | |
Oriol Canela Xandri | RCUK Innovation/ Rutherford Fund Fellowships |
Developing methods for understanding how genes are related to the development of different traits. |
Ms Ailsa Carlisle | Easter Bush Campus Operations and Services | |
Paz Carril Leiva | PHD visiting student | |
Mr Timothe Cezard | Lead Informatician | |
Mizeck Chagunda | Director of the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH) | |
Annita Chalka | Post-doctoral Research Associate | |
Antonia Chalka | PhD Candidate | |
Ambre Chapuis | Core Scientist (Research Fellow) | |
Vlad Cherman | Data Analyst Programmer | |
Jing Qi Chong | ||
Jing Qi Chong | Research Assistant in Livestock Epigenomics and Bioinformatics | |
Hou Wei Chook | ||
Dr Tushar Choudhary | Research Fellow | |
Craig Christie | Post-doctoral Researcher in Vector and vector borne disease biology | |
Dr Emily Clark | Reader/Research Group Leader |
My main research interests focus on transcriptomics and genomics in farmed animals in both temperate and tropical regions. I am particularly interested in functional annotation of farmed animal genomes and the transcriptional control of complex traits in small ruminants. |
Dr Thomas Clark | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Core Scientist in Aquaculture Genetics) |
Aquaculture Immunology Genomics |
Professor Dylan Clements | Professor of Small Animal Orthopaedics, Academic Head of Companion Animal Science, Deputy Head of School |
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Dr Sara Clohisey | Core Scientist (Research Fellow) | |
Prof Eddie Clutton | Personal Chair of Veterinary Anaesthesiology | |
Dr David Collie | Group Leader/Reader |
Pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying lung disease. |
Dr Tim Connelley | Roslin Research Fellow | |
Maria Contreras garcia | ||
Maria Contreras Garcia | Postdoctoral Scientist | |
Dr Alexander Corbishley | Senior Lecturer in Farm Animal Practice |
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Prof Brendan Corcoran | Personal Chair of Veterinary Cardiopulmonary Medicine |
Mitral valve disease in dogs, tissue engineered solutions to sourcing valve tissue for research. |
Lisa Cormack | Administrative Assistant | |
Ricardo Corona Torres | Research Fellow | |
Chloe Craig | ||
Lucy Cui lin | Research Fellow | |
Dr Geoff Culshaw | Head of Cardiology Service, Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Cardiology |
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Olivia Curry | ||
Elena Dall'Agnese | Research Assistant | |
Carola Daniel | Residency in Equine Diagnostic Imaging | |
Dr Megan Davey | Group Leader |
Our current projects include:
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Alyssa Davidson | Poultry Technician - Modern Apprentice | |
Dr Jorge Del-Pozo | Personal Chair in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology |
My main research interest is to improve the understanding of infectious fish disease pathogenesis and resistance, and research in pathology morphometric approaches. I also provide pathology input on a range of collaborative research projects (e.g. squirrel leprosy, canine mast cell tumour metastasis, pulmonary hypertension models, radiation induced lung injury models, and surgical approaches to canine liver biopsy sampling). |
Pooran Dewari | Postdoctoral Researcher (Core Scientist) | |
Dr Abigail Diack | Research Operations Manager |
Human and animal prion disease pathogenesis and strain characterisation. |
Professor Paul Digard | Chair of Virology |
Replication and pathogenesis of influenza viruses. |
Professor Appolinaire Djikeng | Director - Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health |
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Mariana Dobrodenkova | ||
Professor Andrea Wilson | Personal Chair |
The Doeschl-Wilson group investigates how the genetics of individuals affects the spread of infectious disease, both within an animal and between animals. We are an interdisciplinary group of scientists aiming to effectively combine field and laboratory experiments with mathematical modelling and quantitative genetics theory, with the ultimate aim to improve livestock health and resilience. |
Prof. Xavier Donadeu | Personal Chair |
I lead a research group working in the areas of Stem Cell biology and Reproductive Biology in large animal species. We are interested in these species both from a veterinary perspective and as disease models. Work in my laboratory spans from hypothesis-led studies to understand basic cell, organ and whole animal biology and physiology, all the way through to translational studies with industry to develop novel molecular diagnostics and cell-based tools to address specific key challenges faced by the livestock (cattle and pigs) industry and companion animal sectors, in addition to applications for cellular agriculture. My laboratory is best known for pioneering work on 1) the use of miRNAs as novel diagnostic biomarkers for cattle, and 2) the characterization and application of stem cells (iPSCs and MSCs) in farm species (horse, cattle, pigs). |
Dr Inga Dry | Core Scientist (Research Fellow) | |
Donald Dunbar | ||
Neil Duncan | Research Technician | |
Dr Ian Dunn | Professor |
Using the genetics and physiology of avian reproduction allows us to develop strategies utilising traditional or marker assisted selection to tackle problems as diverse as osteoporosis in laying hens, growth and reproduction in meat type birds, antimicrobial activity of egg white and shell quality in laying hens. |
Ms Samantha Eaton | Core Scientist (Research Felow) | |
Afnan El Gayar | Core Scientist in Quantitative Epidemiology | |
Dr Cathlene Eland | Lead Sequencing Technologist | |
Dr Lel Eory | Bioinformatician | |
Arantza Esnal-Zufiaurre | Bio-Imaging & Flow Cytometry Technician | |
Dr Cristina Esteves | Senior Research Fellow |
Research projects: - Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal cells (MSCs) as novel tools for combating antimicrobial resistance in companion animals (horses and dogs) and livestock (cattle) - Developing novel stem cell approaches towards next-generation regenerative therapies - Involvement of Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal cells in Mycobacterium infection - Exploiting stem cell and gene editing technologies towards discovery of genetic variants important for muscle development and meat production - Isolation and characterisation of myogenic precursor cells in pigs: towards development of an in vitro model for the study of muscle growth
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Caitlin Evans | ||
Shiona Ewart | Laboratory Assistant | |
Dr Amy Findlay | Postdoctoral Research Associate | |
Andressa Fisch | Vector and Vector Borne Disease Biology Researcher | |
Professor Ross Fitzgerald | Personal Chair of Molecular Bacteriology |
Use of genomic and molecular tools to examine the evolution and pathogenesis of clinically important species of Staphylococci and Legionella
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Dr Stephen Fitzgerald | Research Fellow | |
Dr Jenny Fraser | Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Biomedical Sciences |
I am interested in the molecular pathways activated as cells adapt to various forms of stress and how these become dysregulated in disease. |
Clemence Fraslin | Research Fellow - Aquaculture Breeding | |
Dr. Juliane Friedrich | Core Scientist (Research Fellow) | |
James Furniss | Research Associate | |
Bernadette Gallagher | Research Nurse | |
Professor David Gally | Personal Chair of Microbial Genetics |
Our research has been to understand how E. coli causes disease, and then based on that knowledge develop interventions including vaccines and more recently phage therapy - the killing of bacteria with viruses that predate on them. We are striving for a 'predictive' understanding of E. coli genomes, so that based on the sequence of any E. coli we can infer where it has come from, its threat to animal or human health, and how to successfully treat it with antibiotics or phage.
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Dr Sam Gamal | Strategic Research Coordinator | |
Anna Gamza | Research Assistant | |
Senthil Gandi | Business Development Executive | |
Samuel García Huete | MSCR Student | |
Dr Andrew Gardiner | Senior Lecturer |
Veterinary education, veterinary primary care, community animal health and welfare, shelter medicine, ethics, veterinary history, cross-discipline animal studies. See under Media tab for some more information. |
Dr Eleanor Gaunt | Sir Henry Dale Fellow | |
Ophélie Gervais | Core Scientist - Research Fellow | |
Dr Masoud Ghaderi Zefreh | Core Scientist | |
Dr Almas Gheyas | Research Fellow | |
Mrs Hazel Gilhooley | Core Scientist (Research Technician) | |
Karen Gillan | Animal Care Assistant | |
Vedhamurthy Giri | MscR Student | |
George Gkekas | ||
Dr Laura Glendinning | Chancellor's Fellow |
My group researches the functional relationships between the microbiota, host and environment in various animal species, with a particular focus on avians. |
Dr James Glover | Chancellor's Fellow |
Our research group is interested in how embryonic patterns are produced during development, with a particular focus on interrogating the influences of the molecular and mechanoceullar environment on these processes. We take a multidisciplinary approach incorporating aspects of several fields including cell biology, developmental biology, mathematics and engineering, using the chick embryo as our primary model. Our goal is to understand the core processes which drive vertebrate periodic pattern formation to provide insight into the causality of associated birth disorders and help guide future regenerative medicine strategies. |
Professor Gregor Gorjanc | Personal Chair in Selective Breeding (HighlanderLab) |
I lead the HighlanderLab, which focuses on managing and improving populations using data science, genetics, and breeding. We focus on populations used for food, feed, and fibre production with some spillover into other populations. We are particularly interested in: (i) methods for genetics and breeding, (ii) design and optimisation of breeding programmes, and (iii) analysis of data to unravel biology and to find new ways of improving populations. |
Romana Gorjanc | Laboratory Administrator | |
Sander Granneman | MRC Senior Non-Clinical Research Fellow in RNA Biochemistry and Group Leader |
My lab is interested in the role of RNA regulators and RNA binding proteins in the regulation of gene expression. Most of our research has focussed on the assembly of large macromolecular complexes, such as the yeast ribosome. However, more recently, we have also been working on understanding the role of RNA surveillance factors in the regulation of mRNA transcription and translation in both yeast and pathogenic bacteria. The goal of our research is to obtain detailed mechanistic insights into the strategies that organisms use for regulating gene expression during rapid adaptive responses. For our research we use highly innovative methodologies such as CRAC and CLASH and high-throughput structure probing methods. Our work is funded by the BBSRC, SULSA, the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council. |
Christine Grant | PHD Student | |
Danielle Gray | Senior Research Contracts Officer | |
Dr Finn Grey | Senior Research Fellow |
Identifying host pathogen interactions using systems approaches |
Fiona Griffiths | Administrative Assistant | |
Sebastien Guizard | Computation Biology Support/Research Fellow | |
Prof Danielle Gunn-Moore | Personal Chair of Feline Medicine |
As a RCVS recognised Specialist in Feline Medicine, I am interested in all aspects of feline internal medicine, though I have current projects on Mycobacterial infections, feline genomics and dementia. |
Dr Caroline Hahn | Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Neurosciences |
Neuromuscular diseases in all animals, and all facets of equine neurology. |
Professor Chris Haley | Group Leader |
Understanding complex trait variation in humans and other species.
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Rachael Halliday | Animal Technician/Stock Person | |
Hamna Hamna | PHD Student | |
Dr Ian Handel | Senior Lecturer |
The use of quantitative statistical and epidemiological methods to address questions of animal/human health and disease surveillance. |
Angus Harding | Honour Student | |
Holly Hardy | Core Scientist (Research Fellow Functional Genomics) | |
Kirsten Harper | Post-Doctoral Researcher in Conservation Genetics (eDNA) | |
Will Harvey | Core Scientist in Quantitative Predictive Biology |
Broadly speaking, my interests lie in the relationships between pathogens and their hosts, the evolution of traits such as resistance, virulence and host preference, and how an understanding of these processes can be used to inform disease control and intervention strategies. Much of my research career has been focused on the evolution of influenza viruses. |
Dr Musa Hassan | Chancellor's Fellow | |
Dr Denis Headon | Group Leader/Senior Research Fellow |
Development, maintenance and repair of the skin and its appendages. |
Ms. Elizabeth Heap | Lab Sequencing Technologist | |
Dr Lindsay Henderson | NARF Academic Liaison and Post-Doctoral Scientist | |
Thomas Hewitt | ||
Kris Hogan | NARF Avian Husbandry Manager | |
Charis Hogg | Education and Engagement Officer | |
Professor Jayne Hope | Personal Chair of Immunology |
Immune responses to Mycobacterial infections in cattle. |
Isabella Hoskins | ||
Isidore Houaga | Researcher | |
Dr Fiona Houston | Senior Research Fellow/Group Leader |
Molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of infectious and neurological diseases of ruminant livestock. |
Dr Deborah Hoyle | Lecturer |
Molecular epidemiology of zoonotic and emerging pathogens, antimicrobial resistance, disease surveillance and control, One Health. |
Si-Yu Huang | D.V.M. | |
Dr Kirsty Hughes | Research Assistant (Veterinary Medical Education) |
Veterinary education, the student experience, assessment and feedback, student wellbeing, e-learning, educational research methods, staff development. |
Dr Emily Humble | Research Fellow in Conservation Genomics | |
Mrs Moira Hutchison | Laboratory Attendant | |
Jamie Hyndman | Poultry Technician - Modern Apprentice | |
Professor Ian Jackson | Programme Leader/ Professorial Fellow |
Mouse models of human and animal disease |
Mr Siddharth Jayaraman | Research Fellow | |
Soher Jayash | Core Scientist | |
Claire Jeffrey | Finance Assistant | |
Dr Kirsty Jensen | Research Fellow | |
Dr Jeanette Johansson | Research Fellow | |
Martin Johnsson | UoE Temporary Staff |
My research interests concern the molecular basis of quantitative traits, and ways to integrate different kinds of genomic data in animal genetics. |
Mr Alex Johnston | Research Assistant | |
Esther Kamau | Programme Development Manager (PDM) | |
Professor Rowland Kao | Chair of Veterinary Epidemiology and Data Science | |
Dr Emma Keeble | DVREP Senior Lecturer and Vet Clinician | |
Professor John Keen | Personal Chair of Equine Cardiovascular Medicine |
The equine cardiovascular system and its relationship to endocrinological disorders such as equine metabolic syndrome and pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction. |
Marianne Keith | Research Assistant | |
Jade Kennedy | Solicitor (C1) (PAO - Legal) | |
Steven Kerr | Post Doctoral Scientist | |
Mr Declan King | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | |
Leanne Kinnear | UG Student | |
Rachel Kline | Research Assistant | |
Bertie Knight | PHD Student | |
Mikolaj Kocikowski | PhD Student |
Cancer Research, Antibody Engineering, Immune Checkpoints, Veterinary Therapeutics |
Eve Koo | ||
Mr Richard Kuo | Bioinformatician | |
Kirsty Kurcik | Quality Assurance Assistant | |
Dr Dominic Thekkedath Kurian | Proteomics and Metabolomics Facility Mgr | |
Mr Fraser Laing | Technical Officer | |
Dr Lizi Lake | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | |
Mr Stuart Lansley | ICT Business Systems Officer, Operational Services | |
Letícia Aparecida de Castro Lara | Research Fellow |
I have concentrated my studies in Quantitative Genetics, Computing for Statistical Genetics (specially in R software), and Mixed Models. My research interests comprise Bioinformatics, Genomic Selection, Bayesian Models, Machine and Deep Learning. |
Dr Andy Law | Group Leader/Senior Research Fellow |
The development of simple-to-use systems for handling and reformatting data for genetic analyses. |
Dawn Law | Quality Manager | |
Hui-Min Lee | Research Fellow | |
Ji-Eun Lee | Postdoctoral Research Associate | |
Ola Lee | Research Assistant | |
Seungmee Lee | Research Fellow | |
Tim Lee | Vet | |
Dr Simon Lillico | Research Fellow | |
Dr Oliver Lin | Research Fellow | |
Mrs Tiziana Liuti | Senior Lecturer | |
Graham Logan | Poultry Technician | |
Nicola Lowe | Contracts Administrator | |
Emily Lowndes | PhD Student | |
Lu Lu | Career Track Fellow | |
Dr Peter Lurz | UoE Honorary staff | |
Prof Samantha Lycett | Personal Chair in Pathogen Phylodynamics |
Pathogen Phylodynamics - evolution and epidemiology of viruses and bacteria using bayesian and machine learning methods. |
Dr Nicola Lynskey | Career Track Fellows |
The overall interest of the Lynskey Lab is the study of virulence factor regulation and innate immune modulation by pathogenic streptococci. Our work is currently focused on two important pathogens, Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus), the causative agent of economically important infections in multiple animal hosts which has also emerged as a major human pathogen, and the human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus). We seek to identify regulatory genes that enable the bacteria to switch from a benign to invasive disease state and characterise their mechanism of action and impact on host immune defences. We are also interested to use this information to better understand and characterise the factors driving host-species adaptation of S. agalactiae, which causes significant disease in humans, cattle and fish. |
Professor Neil Mabbott | Personal Chair of Immunopathology |
Host-pathogen interactions in the mucosal immune system. |
Dr Joni Macdonald | Research Fellow | |
Dr Jill MacKay | Senior Lecturer |
Research methodology, open science practices Within education research: Digital education (effectiveness, utilisation and effects on experience), student learning, student experience, staff teaching experience, effective public engagement. Within veterinary sciences: human-animal interactions, human behaviour change for animal welfare, animal support, companion animal welfare, animal welfare education.
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John Mackenzie | Chief Executive Officer | |
Catriona MacKinnon | ||
Madison MacLeay | ||
Professor Dan Macqueen | Personal Chair of Integrative Fish Genomics |
My interests span genomics and genome biology, evolutionary biology, animal health, immunology, and pathogens. I apply my research towards improvements in the aquaculture sector. I work on mostly on fish and their pathogens, and am particularly interested in the salmonid family, where all species share an ancestral whole genome duplication. |
Prof Alastair Macrae | Personal Chair of Farm Animal Health and Production |
Monitoring of farm animal health including the links between nutrition, health and productivity in cattle and sheep. |
Dr Vicky MacRae | Reader |
Investigating new mechanisms of bone formation and vascular calcification. |
Maisarah Maidin | Post-Doctoral Research Fellow | |
Marina Mantsopoulou | MRCS Student | |
Enock Mararo | MSC, PhD Student | |
Melissa Marr | Core Scientist in Farmed Animal Functional Genomics | |
Audrey Martin | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | |
Mrs Yolanda Martinez Pereira | Senior Lecturer in Cardiopulmonary Medicine |
Assessment of competencies in veterinary education Novel diagnostic tools in veterinary cardiology Management of congenital heart diseases in canine patients Pacemaker implantation in dogs with symptomatic bradycardia |
Dr Heather Mathie | Research Fellow | |
Ms Tricia Mathieson | Technical Officer | |
Dr Oswald Matika | Research Fellow | |
Sophia Matossian | MSc | |
Stella Mazeri | Chancellor's Fellow | |
Mr Sean McAteer | Research Associate | |
Miss Elaine McDonald | PGR Clerical Assistant | |
Craig McDougall | Innovation Fellow | |
Rosie McFadyen | Honour Student | |
Gus McFarlane | Research Associate | |
Prof Bruce McGorum | Personal Chair of Equine Medicine |
Equine internal medical disorders, particularly equine respiratory diseases and grass sickness. |
Dr Mike McGrew | Professor |
Biobanking and genome editing of avian germ cells
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Mrs Irene McGuinnes | Research Technician | |
Mr Laurie McIntosh | ICT Technical Support Officer, Operational Services | |
Ms Ray McKenzie | Receptionist (Part time), Servitorial Services Central | |
Dr Gerry McLachlan | Group Leader/Senior Research Fellow |
Preclinical studies to evaluate safety and efficacy of vectors for respiratory gene/miRNA delivery in mice & sheep. Sheep as a large animal model for respiratory disease. |
Catherine McLaughlin | Research Associate | |
Kate McLeod | Digital Communications Assistant | |
Lee McManus | Technical Officer, BVS | |
Mrs Lynn McTeir | Research Assistant | |
Scott McVittie | Technical Assistant, BVS | |
Professor Simone Meddle | Personal Chair of Behavioural Neuroendocrinology |
Adaptations of the neuroendocrine system: hormonal and neural regulation of reproduction and behaviour. Animal Welfare: Neurobiology of positive welfare and behaviour. |
Dr James Meehan | Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
I am currently working under Dr Mark Gray at The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Roslin Institute. Using different models, we are investigating the cellular susceptibility of Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus (JSRV) infection and ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA) development.
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Dr Stephen Meek | Research Fellow | |
Jen Meikle | Finance Administrator | |
Prof Richard Mellanby | Personal Chair of Comparative Medicine |
Investigating the relationship between nutrition, inflammation and health outcomes using a comparative medicine approach |
Dr Dominique Meunier | Research Fellow | |
Natascha Meunier | Research Fellow | |
Miss Katarzyna Miedzinska-Bielecka | Research Technician | |
Colin Miller | Purchasing Manager | |
Graeme Milne | Animal care Technician | |
Julie Miranville | ||
Bushra Mohammed | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | |
Alexsander Moraes | PhD/Visitor | |
Professor Ivan Morrison | Professor Ivan Morrison |
The mechanisms of T cell-mediated immunity against intracellular pathogens of ruminants and how dysregulation of such responses can result in enhanced pathology. |
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). |
Dr Linda Morrison | Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology | |
Nelly Muriungi | Research Associate | |
Dr Adrian Muwonge | BBSRC Future Leader Fellow | |
Nithya Nair | ||
Mrs Claire Neil | Research Assistant | |
Clare Neilson | Legal Advisor | |
Caitlin Newman | Research Assistant | |
Lucile Neyton | ||
Victoria Nicheva | Research Assistant | |
Scott Noble | Technical Officer, BVS | |
Dr Tim Nuttall | Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Dermatology |
The genetics of atopic dermatitis; allergen specific immunology; antibiotic resistance, particularly meticillin-resistance staphylococci and multi-drug resistant E. coli; and responsible antimicrobial use and infection control. |
Niamh O'Loughlin | Honour Student | |
Dr Marie O'Shea | Research Fellow | |
Professor Rob Ogden | Director of Conservation Science / Director of ECOS / Head of Conservation Genetics | |
Julia Oh | PhD Student | |
Aleksandra Okolo-Kulak | ||
Thomas Oldfield | ||
Wilna Oosthuyzen | Senior Programme Manager | |
Brigid Orr | Research Fellow | |
James Owen | PhD Student | |
Erola Pairo-Castineira | Senior Data Analyst | |
Maciej Pajak | Research Fellow |
I'm interested in applying machine learning methods and other computational tools to real world data. I use my computational background and software engineering skills to answer research questions from various disciplines including neuroscience, cognitive science and biology. The overarching theme of my research programme can be summarised as quantifying contribution of finely-tuned genetic regulation to emergence of complex function at the synapse using cutting edge computational tools. In the future it will also include tackling the question of the evolution of molecular etiology of neuropsychiatric disorders |
Reiss Pal | PhD Student in Neuropathology | |
Dr Lisa Pang | Research Fellow | |
Nunticha Pankaew | Post-doctoral Scientist | |
Zaira Pardo Domínguez | PHD Student | |
Alba Park De La Torriente | ||
Miss Rose Parsa | ||
Mr Maciej Parys | Vet Clinical Lectureship |
My current research interests include studying the role of immune checkpoints in canine and feline cancer and inflammatory disease. I am also intereted in interactions between innate and adaptive immune system in cancer patients. |
Mrs Judith Pate | Laboratory Technical Officer | |
Dr Gavin Paterson | Senior Lecturer in Molecular and Applied Microbiology | |
Dr Jessie Paterson | Lecturer in Student Learning |
Student learning, study skills support (including the use of Peers), student assessment, learning and assessment generally |
Mrs Edith Paxton | Research Assistant | |
Aine Pears | PHD Student | |
Beth Pearson | ||
Carolina Penaloza | Research Fellow | |
Gabriela Peniche | ||
George Penman | ||
Dr Kanchan Phadwal | Postdoctoral Fellow in Fish Health Omics |
Role of autophagy in neurodegenerative diseases: mechanisms and therapeutic approach. |
Dr Adrian Philbey | Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Pathology |
Emerging infectious diseases of domestic animals and wildlife, canine adenovirus in red foxes and dogs, salmonellosis in dogs and cats, staphylococcal infections of dogs and cats, yersiniosis in domestic and zoo animals, viral pathogenesis and oncogenesis. |
Dr Chiara Piccinelli | Lecturer in Veterinary Clinical Pathology | |
Lia Pickles | BSc | |
Max Pickup | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | |
Rute Pinto | Chancellor's Fellow | |
Prof Scott Pirie | Personal Chair of Equine Clinical Sciences |
Aetiopathogenesis of equine airway disease and characterising the equine pulmonary innate immune response. Equine dysautonomia, primarily in relation to the investigation of aetiologic pathways. Scotts currently active areas of reseach include the following: (1) studies on equine grass sickness with a particular focus on the potential aetiological role of ingested pasture-derived mycotoxins; (2) studies of the innate immunity of the equine airway, with a particular focus on the role of the alveolar macrophage in determining disease susceptibility; (3) studies on the role of intestinal macrophage activation in the initiation and maintenance of gut motility disturbances following gastrointestinal surgery (post-operative ileus). |
Ivan Pocrnic | Career Track Fellow |
My main research interest is in the development of novel breeding methodologies and tools. This work involves a synergy between theoretical quantitative genetics and practical animal breeding. My main expertise is the application of genomic selection on big datasets for various species (pig, chicken, cattle, etc.) and various models, with emphasis on single-step genomic prediction. |
Dr Ricardo Pong-Wong | Quantitative Genetic Tools Specialist | |
Dr Christopher Pooley | Quantitative Geneticist | |
Jessica Powell | Core Scientist Research Fellow | |
Oscar Powell | ||
Dr James Prendergast | Group Leader | |
Jamie Prentice | Research Fellow EIDD UK Modelling | |
Dr Christopher Proudfoot | Research Fellow | |
Md Ataul Goni RABBANI | PhD Student | |
Dr Joe Rainger | Roslin Research Fellow |
Our group investigates epithelial tissue fusion and related human disorders. Disruptions to how tissues fuse together during human development is a common cause of birth defects, affecting approximately 1 in 500 people in the UK. Our research has been prompted because despite our best efforts, most patients born with problems such as cleft palate, spina bifida, and heart defects still don't have the genetic cause of their disorder identified. This often impacts genetic counselling and efforts towards prevention. We also remain unsure what impacts maternal environment have on these conditions (e.g. illness, vitamin deficiency, or substance abuse). We aim to address these by performing transformative research to reveal the key genes, cell behaviours, and molecular systems required for normal tissue fusion, and provide a step-change in our knowledge of how these can be perturbed. |
Dr Anna Raper | Bio-Imaging and Flow Cytometry Facility Manager | |
Lucy Raud | Easter Bush Campus Operations and Services | |
Doug Redpath | Research Computing Infrastructure Officer | |
Dr Tim Regan | Group Leader |
Dr. Regan's lab is concerned with exploring immune systems of invertebrate aquaculture species in the context of industry relevant diseases. This includes interactions with host-associated microbiomes, environmental stressors and environmental microbiota. In the foreseeable future, much of this work will focus on how host genetics and environmental stressors affect blue mussel immunology using a whole range of molecular biology and –omics technologies. |
Teresa Requena Navarro | Post-doctoral Research Fellow | |
Joe Reynolds | ||
Ms Amy Richards | Research Fellow and Lab Manager | |
Jon Riddell | Core Scientist in Functional Genetics | |
Liv Riddell-Robertson | Engagement Administrator | |
Dr Valentina Riggio | Core Scientist in Quantitative Genetics and Genomics | |
Susanna Riley | Research Assistant | |
Sian Ringrose | Business Development Executive | |
Adrian Ritchie | Senior Research Assistant | |
Lisa Ritchie | Events and Funding Officer | |
Flossie Roberts | PHD Student | |
Lizzy Roberts | ||
Professor Nikki Robertson | Professor of Perinatal Neuroscience & Honorary Consultant Neonatologist |
My clinical and research interest is neonatal brain injury and neuroprotection of the term and near-term baby, working both as a consultant neonatologist and research group lead at UCL over the past 20 years. The journey has been exciting and fast-moving, with therapeutic hypothermia (HT) for neonatal encephalopathy (NE) being a significant advance in newborn care. However, as HT is only partially protective, we are searching for adjunct therapies which can complement and synergize with HT. We study mechanisms of brain injury using MR techniques and NIRS. With the aim to move therapies along the translational pipeline, we have studied the following neuroprotective agents: melatonin, noble gases (xenon and argon), amiloride, erythropoeitin, remote ischemic post conditioning. We have shown that proton MRS is a robust marker of neurodevelopmental outcome in NE and we use this biomarker both in our pre-clinical models and for clinical prognosis. |
Christina Marie (Chrissy) Rochus | Core Scientist in Quantitative Genetics and Breeding | |
Joshua Rogers | Research Assistant | |
Anna Rojek | Contracts Officer | |
Mr Gordon Rolland | Senior Site Security Officer | |
Dr Roger Ros Freixedes | ||
Dr Gianluigi Rossi | Senior Research Fellow |
My main research interest is modelling infectious diseases spread in livestock system and at the interface between livestock and wildlife, in order to improve disease surveillance and control. I use a combination of quantitative tools, including mathematical and statistical modelling, machine learning, networks, and phylogenetics analyses. |
Antonios Roussos | Research Student | |
Dr Khalid Salamat | Core Scientist (Research Fellow) | |
Prof Silke Salavati | Personal Chair (Prof.) in Small Animal Gastroenterology, Dr.med.vet., Dipl.ECVIM-CA, PhD, FHEA, FRCVS, RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology) |
I am interested in small animal gastroenterology, especially focusing of mechanisms of disease, clinical assessment and treatment of canine inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)/ chronic inflammatory enteropathy (CIE). |
Agustina Salis Torres | UG Student | |
Sarah Salisbury | Research Fellow | |
Aeron Sanchez | Research Software Engineer | |
Dr Enrique Sanchez Molano | Post Doctoral Researcher in Livestock Genomics | |
Conchi Sanchez Perez | Senior Technical Officer (Research) | |
Bruna Santana | KTP Associate in Artemia Quantitative Genetics and Breeding | |
Prof Neil Sargison | Personal Chair of Farm Animal Practice |
Use of deep amplicon sequencing approaches to study nematode parasite diversity and co-infections. Performance of different sheep breeds and selected lines in a harsh hill environment. Changing epidemiology of trematode parasites. Population genetics of anthelmintic resistance in nematodes. Haemonchus contotus and Teladorsagia circumcincta genomics. Train-the-trainer livestock health education. |
Jenna Schafers | PHD Student | |
Dr Jeffrey Schoenebeck | Senior Research Fellow |
Comparative & functional genetics, genome biology, avian and mammalian craniofacial biology and genetics |
Dr Tobias Schwarz | Reader in Diagnostic Imaging DI Service Head |
Veterinary diagnostic imaging, in particular computed tomography |
Mariela Scortti | Lecturer, Division of Infection and Pathway Medicine | |
Emma Scott | Junior Transgenic Technician, BVS | |
Fiona Scott | EPAD Laboratory Manager | |
Dr Colin Sharp | Core Scientist - Postdoctoral Research Associate | |
Dr Darren Shaw | Reader in Comparative Epidemiology |
Comparative epidemiology of parasitic and infectious diseases and general aspects of animal health. |
Brandon Shek | ||
Ms Shahida Sheraz | Research Assistant | |
Dr Adrian Sherman | Avian Technologies Manager | |
Mr Colin Simpson | Project Officer | |
Miss Samantha Ellis | Core Scientist in Avian Immunobiology | |
Charles Sloan | Stockman | |
Robert Sloan | Stockman | |
Dr Jacqueline Smith | Group Leader/Senior Research Fellow |
I work in the field of avian genomics with a particular interest in ‘resilience’ of birds, whether that be with respect to disease resistance (with a focus on Marek's disease and avian flu) or environmental adaptation. I also work as part of the Centre for Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), investigating the genetics of indigenous African chickens. |
Dr Nikki Smith | Research Fellow | |
Suzanne Smith | Divisional Assistant | |
Tom Smith-Zaitlik | PHD Student | |
Uli Sobhiafshar | Core Scientist in Epigenetics | |
Dr Pieter Steketee | Research Fellow | |
Louise Stephen | BBSRC Discovery Fellow | |
Dr Jo Stevens | Group Leader |
Studies intracellular bacterial pathogens, with specific interest in the bacterial genes required for intracellular survival and evasion of innate immune responses. |
Professor Mark Stevens | Personal Chair of Microbial Pathogenesis |
Salmonella, Campylobacter and Escherichia coli infections in farm animals, with emphasis on the bacterial and host factors that influence persistence, pathogenesis and protection. |
Dr Robert Stewart | Bioinformatician | |
Willie Stewart | SPF Avian Facility Supervisor | |
Dr. Nicola Stock | Public Engagement Officer | |
Dr Nicola Stock | Project Officer - Public Engagement | |
Kasia Stoinska | PA to Director and Strategic Coordinator | |
Shannon Street | MScR | |
Ricardo Strefezzi | Post-doctoral Fellow | |
Marij Streutker | Vet | |
Sarah Struthers | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | |
Dr Sarah Struthers | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | |
Teresita Suarez Noguez | EPIC Post-doctoral Research Fellow | |
Zoe Sudderick | Research Technician | |
Tijani Sulaimon | PhD Student | |
Kallen Sullivan | ||
Dr Kate Sutton | Career Track Fellow |
The Sutton lab is dedicated to delving into the intricate workings of the chicken's immune system. Leveraging state-of-the-art transgenic technologies pioneered at the Roslin Institute, our research hones in on elucidating the pivotal roles played by innate immune cells, specifically macrophages and dendritic cells, in host responses. Employing a blend of cutting-edge in vivo and in vitro models, our objective is to comprehensively grasp how these cells orchestrate immune responses to infections and vaccines within mucosal tissues. Using this knowledge we can devise more effective strategies to control disease and to enhance poultry health and productivity. The research in the Sutton lab is geared towards not only deepening our understanding of the chicken's immune system but also translating this knowledge into practical applications that can significantly benefit the poultry industry, promoting healthier and more productive poultry farming. |
Dr Christine Tait-Burkard | Tenure Track Fellow/Research Fellow |
Her research focuses on understanding how porcine and zoonotic viruses interact with their hosts and how this understanding can be used to identify genetic susceptibility/resistance and develop diagnostics and treatments. Braving the split between human and animal viruses and technologies Christine is, for example, involved in the generation of genome edited pigs resistant towards one of the most costly pig viruses but also part of the IMI CARE consortium aiming to identify and repurpose drugs against SARS-CoV-2 infection causing COVID-19. |
Spring Tan | Research Fellow | |
Evie Tang | Student Internship/Research Assistant in Data-Driven Breeding and Genetics | |
Qiyu Tang | Core Scientist | |
Mrs Lorna Taylor | Research Technician | |
Richard Taylor | Research Fellow | |
Dr Sarah Taylor | Senior Lecture in Equine Orthopaedics |
Advanced imaging of equine fractures miRNAs and osteoarthritis miRNAs and SNPs in equine stress fractures
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Professor Albert Tenesa | Personal chair of Quantitative Genetics |
Understanding how genetic variation influences normal and pathological variation in humans. |
Mr Peter Tennant | Senior Research Assistant | |
Blanka Tesla | Research Associate | |
Anna Theobald | MSc | |
Charlotte Thomas | Research Fellow | |
Madeleine Thompson | Network Manager | |
Naomi Thompson | Bio-Imaging & Flow Cytometry Technician | |
Andrew Thomson | Poultry Technician | |
Marcus Thomson | Poultry Technician | |
Mrs Elisabeth Thornton | Research Technician | |
Prof Michael Thrusfield | Personal Chair of Veterinary Epidemiology | |
Dr Alison Tidswell | Postdoctoral Research Associate | |
Robbie Tod | Farm Animal Technician | |
Daniel Tolhurst | Vet | |
Mrs Karen Troup | Research Assistant | |
Laura Tuck | Post Doctoral Research Associate | |
Salla Tuomaala | ||
Marzuq Ungogo | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | |
Zia Ur-Rehman | PhD Student | |
Adriana Vallejo-Trujillo | Research Associate in Whole Genome Sequence Analysis | |
Bram van Bunnik | Core Scientist - Quantitative Predictive Epidemiology | |
Dr Elise van der Heijden | Postdoctoral Scientist | |
Mrs Deepali Vasoya | Bioinformatician | |
Nick Verity | Research Fellow | |
Dr Douglas Vernimmen | Group Leader |
The understanding on how vertebrate genes are switched on and off during differentiation to control cell fate and to specify different lineages is the molecular basis for any biological phenomenon. My research area is focused on many aspects of chromatin biology with a specific focus on epigenetic regulators. Chromatin Biology is a very strong research area at the University of Edinburgh and the research conducted at the Roslin Institute will take advantage of using many species to develop comparative (epi)genomics approaches to understand the complexity of gene regulation during evolution. |
Ana Villaplana Velasco | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | |
Thanasis Vogogias | Scientific Software Engineer | |
Jennifer Volk | Senior Information and Data Systems Lead (SIDL) at CTLGH | |
Miss Christina Vrettou | Senior Research Assistant | |
Mrs Lindsey Waddell | Research Assistant | |
Dr Nick Wade | Group Leader in Aquaculture |
We are trying to understand how aquatic animals respond to challenges such as disease and environmental stressors, and the molecular regulation of those pathways to make them more resilient to those challenges. The ways in which fish and prawns respond to stressors might be shared with other animals, while many others will be unique and it’s understanding those mechanisms, and understanding how these amazing creatures respond and thrive in a dynamic marine environment, that I’m passionate about. |
Aimee Waites | UG Student | |
Lauryn Walmsley-Rowe | UG Student | |
Jinhai Wang | Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Fish Genome Editing | |
Zhepeng Wang | ||
Heather Warnock | Facility Manager & Import and Export Manager, BVS | |
Dr Kellie Watson | Director of the National Avian Research Facility | |
Tom Watson | Research Associate | |
Emily Watts | ||
Emily Welham | PHD Student | |
Ruby White | PhD Student | |
Professor Bruce Whitelaw | Personal Chair of Animal Biotechnology |
Development of genetically engineered livestock for biomedical and agricultural applications. |
Dr Pam Wiener | Reader |
Application of population and quantitative genetic approaches to dissect the genetic basis of phenotypic traits in domesticated animal species and to analyze the processes of domestication and breed development.
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Dr Erin Williams | Senior Lecturer in Reproductive Anatomy & Physiology |
Have you ever wondered how the bacteria that live on and inside of us influence how our bodies function? That is the question that the Williams lab aims to answer, with a specific focus on the female reproductive tract and the mammary gland. By identifying the mechanisms by which the microbiome influences female reproductive health and fertility, and how this is altered during disease, our aim is to develop diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to combat the most common and debilitating mammalian reproductive health issues and disorders of lactation. In a complementary theme, our lab also investigates the social and political factors influencing infant feeding in the UK, and the barriers that women face when it comes to feeding their babies. |
Harvey Williams | Core Scientist in Quantitative Predictive Biology | |
Eleanor Wilson | ||
Mr Pete Wilson | Research Assistant | |
Dr Thomas Wishart | Group Leader |
Elucidating the mechanisms underpinning neuronal development, stability and degeneration in health and disease. |
Miss Claire Wood | MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow | |
Jess Wood | Administrative Assistant and Tenant Liaison | |
Dr Zhiguang Wu | Research Fellow | |
Dr Zhou Wu | Research fellow |
My postdoctoral project examines the resilience of wild birds to climate change, where I study their genomics and genetics using transcriptomic/epigenetic approaches to understand seasonality. My Ph.D. project focuses on functional genomics in chicken, including the genotype-phenotype mapping, population genetics of human-mediated introgression, comparative genomics, and transcriptomics. Experience in whole-genome sequence data, RNA-seq data, and genome editing techniques (CRISPR-Cas9 in zebrafish). My passion and interest are growing in bioinformatics to develop computational tools; understanding the function of the genome, and using genomics to study the demography and evolution of populations. |
Erhan Yalcindag | Research Fellow | |
Kaunda Yamba | Vet | |
Dr Gonzalo Yebra | ||
Dr Rachel Young | Research Fellow | |
Marie-Theres Zechner | Postdoctoral Research Fellow |