![]() ![]() Understanding constraints and drivers acting on viruses that cross species barriers, using rabies virus as a model (Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award, supported by the Wellcome Trust), University Impact Acceleration fund.INSPIRE Award, supported by the Academy of Medical Sciences (on behalf of the School Research Culture Committee) Inspiring Veterinary Undergraduates to consider research careers.Improving prediction of zoonotic pathogen emergence and epidemics: Researcher Mobility Awards (University of Columbia). ![]() Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of the zoonotic pool: Collaboration with Dr Simon Anthony, Columbia USA and Dr Karin Darpel, Pirbright Institute.Poultry microbiome as a predictor of health & productivity : British Egg Marketing Board Pump Priming Award.Exploiting the full potential of rapid diagnostic test technology and mobile connectivity for improved animal disease detection and control- with iSense consortium.Validation and improvement of a vaccine optimisation tool for Foot and Mouth Disease with The Pirbright Institute and EU-FMD PRAGMATIST TRIP- The Road to Implementation.Combining economic and disease dynamic models to improve decision making in disease control: Collaborators Dr Joaquin Prada, Dr Victor Del Rio Vilas, Dr Duncan Robertson (University of Loughborough) and US CDC. Postgraduate Researcher: Emma Taylor Efficient risk management of One Health approaches: a portfolio analytic suite applied to rabies.Post doctoral researcher: Dr Guido Cordoni MoMIR-PPC: Monitoring the gut microbiota and immune response to predict, prevent and control zoonoses in humans and livestock in order to minimize the use of antimicrobials.TELE-VIR, a Point of Incidence toolbox for emerging virus threats Dr Carlijn Bogaardt, Dr Guido Cordoni.MAD-VIR Metagenomic Array Detection of emerging Viruses in EU, Post doctoral researcher Dr Elizabeth Royall.Co-Leader of the Joint Integrative Project COVRIN: One Health research integration on SARS-CoV-2 emergence, risk assessment and preparedness.A landmark European consortium project including 44 partners from 18 countries, taking a OneHealth approach to the challenges of foodborne zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance and emerging threats. OneHealth European Joint Programme (OneHealth EJP).This interest has been developed through several international collaborations on rabies, where I have combined technical assistance with research on the epidemiology of rabies. Working in this area of viral zoonoses gives the one-health concept real meaning: in order to assess the risk posed by zoonotic infections you need to study the reservoir and the ecological niche that reservoir occupies, as well as the biology and behaviour of potential spill-over hosts.Īn additional and allied area of interest is building veterinary and laboratory capacity internationally with obvious benefits for global biosecurity. My previous research has given me a multifaceted perspective on this, including work characterising novel BS元 pathogens in vitro and in-vivo, as well as planning, undertaking and interpreting data from surveillance programs for zoonotic pathogens in wildlife and domestic animals. An area of particular importance is the wildlife-livestock-human interface and its role in the emergence of pathogens. Research in my group is focussed on reducing the animal and human health burden caused by diseases that cross species barriers.Īpproaches include fundamental work on the evolution of viral pathogens, through to the applied aspects of control policy in current national and international rabies projects. He is Associate Dean Research and Innovation for the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, an elected representative of Senate on the University Council, an Editor for PloS Neglected Tropical Diseases and a Diplomate of the European College of Zoological Medicine. Since February 2014 he has been at the School of Veterinary Medicine as a Lecturer, promoted to Senior Lecturer, Reader and then Professor of Veterinary Virology, continuing research into zoonotic viral diseases and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level. He completed his PhD in 2009 and joined the Virology Department at APHA Weybridge, undertaking surveillance and research programs for viral diseases of wildlife. He then undertook a PhD working at Cambridge University, the APHA and CDC Atlanta USA, on zoonotic viral diseases of wildlife. After a period in mixed and second opinion exotic animal veterinary practice he completed an MSc in Wild Animal Health in London in 2005. Dan graduated as a veterinarian from the University of Cambridge, UK, with an intercalated MA in zoology in 2002. ![]()
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