Research
Dairy cattle lameness
Dairy cattle genetics
Microbiomics
Research grants
Dissecting treponemal immune-modulation to enable disease control.
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
January 2024 - October 2027
NovaseqX at Centre for Genomics Research
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
August 2023 - July 2024
Genetic and management solutions for lameness-associated endemic diseases in dairy cattle
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
September 2023 - August 2026
Integrating clinical, data-driven and in-vitro approaches to the study of host-pathogen interactions in bovine digital dermatitis
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
July 2023 - July 2026
CowView- Autonomous livestock monitoring system
INNOVATE UK (UK)
May 2022 - June 2024
Exploring the feasibility of utilising foot trimmers records for the genetic evaluation of resistance to lameness causing foot lesions in dairy cattle.
AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD (UK)
November 2021 - March 2022
UK-NZ-Argentina Partnership in Antimicrobial Resistome Metagenomics
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
July 2022 - June 2024
Upgrading and implementing mathematical models to increase nitrogen use efficiency of lactating dairy cows (CowficieNcy)
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
September 2018 - June 2023
Mapping the patterns and drivers of antibiotic use and environmental resistance in the Argentine beef industry.
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
August 2019 - March 2024
Aetiopathogenesis and genomic architecture of claw horn lesions in dairy cattle
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
December 2018 - January 2023
Deciphering the microbiome of infectious lameness causing lesions in dairy cattle
BRITISH VETERINARY ASSOCIATION ANIMAL WELFARE FOUNDATION (UK)
June 2017 - August 2017
Using genomics to prevent lameness-causing foot lesions in dairy cattle
THE ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (UK)
February 2017 - June 2019
2014 allocation - Wellcome ISSF non clinical fellowships
WELLCOME TRUST (UK)
May 2015 - October 2018
Bench fees for Veysel Bay
TURKISH EMBASSY (LONDON)
November 2015 - October 2018
Research collaborations
Dr Niamh Forde
Conceptus-derived proteins: potential predictors of early pregnancy success in cattle
Division of Reproduction and Early Development, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
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R. C. Bicalho; Y. H. Schukken
Dynamics of the Mammary Microbiota During and After Intramammary Infection with Major Mastitis Pathogens
Cornell University
Co-Project Director Co-supervision of one PhD student
Georgios Valergakis; Nikolaos Panousis
Protein metabolism and muscle mobilization in periparturient dairy cattle.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Co-supervision of a PhD student