Research areas
Infectious disease
Veterinary epidemiology
Glasgow is an international leader in One Health research. We take an interdisciplinary approach to the study of human, animal and environmental health to address the inter-connected nature of infectious disease and to tackle broader global health challenges. Having developed into a significant research capacity in recent years, this area includes the quantitative analysis of disease ecology, the investigation of problems relating to zoonoses, emerging diseases, animal and ecosystem health, and the analysis of infection reservoirs as a central component in the study of endemic disease.
| Dr Harriet Auty Dr Roman Biek Prof Sarah Cleaveland Dr Lucy Gilbert Dr Jo Halliday Dr Katie Hampson |
Prof Dan Haydon Dr Tiziana Lembo Dr Louise Matthews Prof Dominic Mellor Dr Richard Reeve Dr Daniel Streicker |
Examples of current activity:
- University of Glasgow Research Beacon: One Health
- Glasgow Centre for International Development: One Health
- Zoonoses in Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS) [and the ZELS-Associated Doctoral Training Programme]
- Hierarchical epidemiology - the spread and persistence of infectious diseases in complex landscapes: £810k (Wellcome Trust) fellowship
Bacteriology
We have expertise in bacterial pathogens of both veterinary and zoonotic significance. These include bovine tuberculosis, E. coli 0157, Salmonella, Brucella, Rickettsia, Leptospira; respiratory pathogens such as Pasteurella sp., mastitis-causing pathogens and bacterial pathogens of fish such as salmon and trout pertinent to aquaculture industry. A strategic investment has been our One Health Research into Bacterial Infectious Diseases (OHRBID) facility.
| Dr Kathryn Allan Dr Roman Biek Prof Sarah Cleaveland Dr Robert Davies Dr Paul Everest Dr Taya Forde Dr Jo Halliday |
Dr Tiziana Lembo Dr Martin Llewellyn Dr Louise Matthews Prof Dominic Mellor Dr Katerina Oracova Prof Mark Roberts Prof William Weir |
Examples of current activity:
- Mycobacterial transmission dynamics in agricultural systems: £380k (joint USDA-NIFA-AFRI and BBSRC) project looking at transmission of diseases such as bovine tuberculosis.
- Hazards Associated with Zoonotic enteric pathogens in Emerging Livestock meat pathways (HAZEL) (£740k, BBSRC-DfID)
- Ecological and socio-economic factors impacting maintenance and dissemination of antibiotic resistance in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem: £480k (BBSRC) project
Viral disease
The MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) capitalises on a great legacy of veterinary virology research at Glasgow and takes the view that the biology underpinning virus science is common to both veterinary and human clinical medicine. The Director of the CVR, Prof. Palmarini, is a veterinarian. Research at the CVR spans molecular and cellular levels through to the individual host and affected populations where it integrates seamlessly with the veterinary epidemiology grouping.
Examples of current activity:
Parasitic disease
Parasitology research has been a long term strength of the University of Glasgow and includes a strong veterinary/comparative medicine contribution, particularly in the fields of parasite genetics and genomics, host resistance to nematodes and ticks as well as drug resistance in nematodes and cattle ticks.
| Dr Collette Britton Dr Richard Burchmore Dr Paul Capewell Prof Eileen Devaney Prof David Eckersall Dr Kathryn Ellis Dr Andrew Forbes Dr Victoria Gillan Prof Nick Jonsson |
Dr Roz Laing Dr Poppy Lamberton Dr Annette MacLeod Prof Tony Page Prof Lisa Ranford-Cartwright Dr Jean Rodgers Prof Brian Shiels Prof Michael Stear Dr Willie Weir |
Examples of current activity:
- SCHISTO-PERSIST: Schistosomiasis control and transmission in Uganda
- The BUG Consortium: £1.5m (BBSRC sLola) project to investigate how anthelmintic resistance arises and spreads, and to develop genetic markers to diagnose it at an early stage.
- Vector Biology & Disease Special Interest Group
- Control of tick borne disease: £364k (BBSRC) project to develop and improve of strategies to control tick borne disease and reduce economic loss in India
Comparative medicine & biology
Complementing a one health approach to infectious disease are comparative approaches to understanding chronic disease and disorders shared between humans and animals. Such understanding can be translated into preventative approaches or treatments used in both human and veterinary medicine. This research theme coordinates research in comparative physiology, oncology and reproductive biology as well as production animal and public health. Strong research themes include the physiological control of reproduction, effect of environmental toxicants on development, poultry welfare and production. For more detail about research aspects within each area, visit the websites of our research members.
| Reproductive biology | Environmental toxicology |
| Prof Neil Evans Dr Michelle Bellingham Dr Peter Hastie Dr Monika Mihm Carmichael Prof Peter O’Shaughnessy Dr Jane Robinson |
Prof Neil Evans Dr Peter Hastie Dr Jane Robinson |
| Animal welfare & production | Veterinary & comparative oncology |
| Prof Maureen Bain Prof David Eckersall Prof Nick Jonsson Dr Dorothy McKeegan Dr Mark Mclaughlin |
Prof Ewan Cameron Prof Ruth Jarrett Dr Joanna Morris Prof Lubna Nasir |
Clinical veterinary science
Clinical staff members from our internationally accredited School of Veterinary Medicine provide expert referral centre via the Small Animal Hospital, the Weipers Centre for Equine Welfare and the Scottish Centre for Production Animal Health & Welfare for animal owners and referring practitioners throughout the UK.
They have ongoing clinical research in equine and production animal medicine, which together with small animal specialisms is developing new understanding, techniques and applications in neurophysiology (including anaesthesia and analgesia), clinical imaging, veterinary diagnostics and pharmacology, internal medicine (cardiovascular, endocrinology and oncology) and statistics.
| Large animal clinical studies (Equine medicine, production animals) |
Small animal clinical studies |
| Mr Adam Auckburally Prof David Eckersall Dr Kathryn Ellis Dr Peter Hastie Prof Nick Jonsson Dr John Marshall Dr Dorothy McKeegan Dr Tim Parkin Dr David Sutton Dr Lance Voute Dr Lorenzo Viora |
Prof Jim Anderson |