Research
Research grants
The molecular epidemiology and zoonotic potential of feline rotavirus in UK cats
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS TRUST (RCVS) - (UK)
December 2011 - August 2013
The impact of aquatic animal health strategies on the livelihoods of poor people in Asia.
DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DFID) (UK)
March 2002 - January 2005
The prevalence, incidence, geographical distribution and risk factors associated with Johne's disease (paratuberculosis) in beef cattle in the UK
WELLCOME TRUST (UK)
August 1997 - July 2001
Avian Influenza Epidemiological Modelling
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (UK)
December 2005 - June 2007
Risk factors for fatal distal limb fractures - refining case definitions to investigate specific injuries.
HORSERACE BETTING LEVY BOARD (UK)
October 2001 - September 2004
Modelling Analysis of Gun crime NETworks (MAGNET)
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
December 2006 - December 2007
The application to support vector machine feature selection to cross sectional studies in epidemiology.
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
October 2006 - January 2011
A role for a "conventional" transmissible agent in the pathogenesis of BSE
OXENHALE LTD (UK)
December 1997 - December 2002
Mathematical modelling of fish diseases.
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (UK)
January 2004 - September 2008
Evaluation of MRP8/14 as a circulating marker of aseptic loosening of joint replacement prostheses.
ARTHRITIS RESEARCH CAMPAIGN
March 2009 - August 2012
Veterinary Research Training Scholarship.
HORSERACE BETTING LEVY BOARD (UK)
April 2000 - March 2001
Research Assistant to support the North West Zoonoses Group.
PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE
August 2002 - January 2006
Construction / conversion of a laboratory at Leahurst to Containment Level 3 standard.
OXENHALE LTD (UK)
October 2000 - December 2001
An epidemiological study of foot and mouth disease in farmed and wild ruminants in Cameroon, Central Africa.
WELLCOME TRUST (UK)
July 1998 - June 2002
The use of combinatorial clustering to develop predictive risk models of disease from observational epidemiological data.
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
March 2004 - September 2004
An Epidemiological Study of the Risk Factors Associated with Falls of Horses and Riders in the Sport of Horse Trails and Eventing.
THE HORSE TRUST (UK)
April 2001 - March 2004
Development of PERMINS: a practical system for monitoring the performance of meat inspection.
FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY (UK)
September 2004 - February 2006
MEDUSA
ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
June 2006 - June 2009
Oxenhale Chair in Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) epidemiology.
OXENHALE LTD (UK)
September 2005 - September 2010
Lecturer in epidemiology and poultry health.
BRITISH EGG MARKETING BOARD RES & ED
October 2001 - September 2006
Identification of the risk factors for fatal distal limb fractures in thoroughbred horses during racing.
HORSERACE BETTING LEVY BOARD (UK)
September 1998 - September 2001
Research collaborations
Ian Donald
Animal people interactions
Mirren Iturriza-Gomara
Molecular Epidemiology Rotavirus
Dr Alison German
Molecular Epidemiology of Feline Rotavirus
Dr Rodrigo Toso
Rutgers University
Nicki Goodson
Epidemiology of Dog Bites
Carri Westgarth
Epidemiology of Dog Bites
Prof Nigel Cunliffe
Molecular Epidemiology of Feline Rotavirus
Dr Lucy Ndip
The University of Buea
Molecular Epidemiology of Bovine Tuberculosis
Dr Dylan Clements
The University of Edinburgh
Dogslife - A longitudinal study of dogs
Robert Chirstley
Epidemiology of Dog Bites
Dr Kenneth Lam
Hong Kong Jockey Club
Dr Chris Riggs
Hong Kong Jockey Club
Reducing the risk of retirement through injury in the HongKong Thoroughbred Racing population
Prof Ilya Muchnik
Rutgers University
Use of machine learning in observational epidemiology
Dr Edmund Peeler
Cefas
Epidemiology of exotic fish diseases
Mark Bronsvoort
Roslin Biocentre
Molecular Epidemiology of Bovine Tuberculosis in Cameroon Molecular Epidemiology of Foot and Mouth Disease in Cameroon 2000-2004
Dr Vincent Tanya
Ministry of Research and Scientific Innovation
Molecular Epidemiology of Bovine Tuberculosis in Cameroon Molecular Epidemiology of Foot and Mouth Disease in Cameroon
Prof James Turnbull
The University of Stirling
Epidemiology of exotic aquatic disease Epidemiology of White Spot Disease in Shrimp