Members of Edinburgh Infectious Diseases

A list of members of Edinburgh Infectious Diseases, with a summary of their research interests and contact details.

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Cei Abreu-GoodgerGene regulation, small RNAs and transposable elements, using computational analyses and a variety of host-pathogen models.School of Biological Sciencecei.abreu@ed.ac.uk
Katie AdamUnderstanding the links between human and animal health, and in the development and implementation of practical, innovative strategies to prevent and control infectious disease in animal and human populations.R(D)SVSkadam3@ed.ac.uk
Hee-YyungHow proteins in cells assemble into bigger protein complexes in plant cells.School of Biological Sciencehahn2@ed.ac.uk
Bungo AkiyoshiUnderstanding the mechanism of chromosome segregation.School of Biological Sciencebungo.akiyoshi@ed.ac.uk
Helen AlexanderMicrobial population dynamics and evolution, using mathematical modelling and experiments.School of Biological Science
Lesley Allison NHS Lothian
Robin AllshireEpigenetics and chromosome biology.School of Biological Sciencerobin.allshire@ed.ac.uk
CJ AndersonInteractions between intestinal microbes & dying epithelial cells during injury & repair using both microbe and host-centric approaches.Centre for Inflammation Researchcj.anderson@ed.ac.uk
Neil AndersonWildlife health through the application of interdisciplinary One Health and Conservation Medicine approaches.the Roslin Institute / R(D)SVSNeil.Anderson@ed.ac.uk
Katie AtkinsMathematical modelling of infectious diseasesCentre for Global Health Usher Institute & London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineKatherine.Atkins@ed.ac.uk
Charalampos AttipaHow neutrophil extracellualr traps (NETs) and abnormal granulopoiesis affect immune responses in chronic infections.R(D)SVScharalampos.attipa@ed.ac.uk
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Till BachmannPathogen detection technologiesInfection Medicinetill.bachmann@ed.ac.uk
Kenny BaillieThe genetics of host susceptibility to severe infection the Roslin Institute
Keith BallingallImmunogenetics, MHC function & diversity in livestockMoredun Research Institutekeith.ballingall@moredun.ac.uk
Geoff BandaAfrican pharmaceutical production and the link between local pharmaceutical production and local health security, as well as health systems strengtheningSchool of Social & Political SciencesGeoffrey.Banda@ed.ac.uk
Paul BarlowThe complement system & the immune responseSchool of Chemistrypaul.barlow@ed.ac.uk
Peter BarlowHost defence peptides in viral respiratory infectionEdinburgh Napier Universityp.barlow@napier.ac.uk
Marcelo BarriaThe molecular pathology of prion diseases using tissue-based approaches, and animal and in vitro models.Centre for Clinical Brain SciencesMarcelo.Barria@ed.ac.uk
Robin BendreyEvolution and outcomes of human-animal relationships in Eurasia across the Holocene.School of History, Classics and Archaeologyrobin.bendrey@ed.ac.uk
Cecile BenezechImmune cells & the control of metabolism in adipose tissueMRC Centre for Cardiovascular Sciencecbenezec@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Simon BiddieInflammatory states, and lung pathologies.Institute of Genetics & Cancersimon.biddie@ed.ac.uk
Clare BlackburnDevelopmental immunology & LeishmaniaSchool of Biological Sciencesc.blackburn@ed.ac.uk
Garry BlakelyAnaerobic bacteria of the gastrointestinal tractSchool of Biological SciencesGarry.Blakely@ed.ac.uk
Lisa BodenContingency planning for animal disease outbreaks, food security & animal & public health lawGlobal Academy of Agriculture and Food Securitylisa.boden@ed.ac.uk
Debby BogaertPhysiology & pathophysiology of respiratory infections & inflammation.MRC Centre for Inflammation Research
Iris BosaHealthcare and social care sector and Professional accountability.Business SchoolIris.Bosa@ed.ac.uk
Janice BramhamStructural biology & complementSchool of Biological Sciencesjbramham@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Helen BridleNovel Materials for Sample ProcessingHeriot Watt Universityh.l.bridle@hw.ac.uk
Mark BronsvoortEpidemiology of animal infectionsRoslin Institutemark.bronsvoort@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Aidan BrownPhysics of bacterial motility, adhesion, growth, and interaction with bacteriophagesSchool of Physics and Astronomyabrown20@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Amy BuckSmall RNAs in viral infection & host responseSchool of Biological Sciencesa.buck@ed.ac.uk
Stew BurgessDevelopment of novel methods of disease control and diagnosis for the ectoparasitic mite, Psoroptes ovis.Moredun Research Institutestewart.burgess@moredun.ac.uk
Sarah BurtheAims to understand the impacts of environmental change on parasite dynamics in wild animals.UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrologysburthe@ceh.ac.uk
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Jane CalvertThe engineering of living things, Interdisciplinary collaborations, STS and science policy.School of Social & Political SciencesJane.Calvert@ed.ac.uk
Christine CampbellPrimary care in cancer, inc. HPV vaccination & cervical cancer screeningUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticschristine.campbell@ed.ac.uk
Harry CampbellGenetic epidemiology & child healthUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticsharry.campbell@ed.ac.uk
Dominic CampopianoEnzymology, innate immunity & antibioticsSchool of Chemistrydominic.campopiano@ed.ac.uk
Sarah ChanBioethics of One HealthUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticssarah.chan@ed.ac.uk
Francesca ChianiniInfectious disease of livestockMoredun Research Institutefrancesca.chianini@moredun.ac.uk
Nick ColegraveExperimental evolution of microbesSchool of Biological SciencesN.Colegrave@ed.ac.uk
Sinead CollinsExperimental evolution of microbesSchool of Biological Sciencess.collins@ed.ac.uk
Tim ConnelleyImproving productivity of tropical livestockthe Roslin Institutetimothy.connelley@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Alex CorbishleyVaccine performance & development in ruminantsthe Roslin Institute / R(D)SVSalexander.corbishley@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Chris CousensViral pathogenesis & respiratory infectionMoredun Research Institutechris.cousens@moredun.ac.uk
Graeme CousensB- and T- cell responses in immunity and diseaseSchool of Biological Sciences
Kate CuschieriResearch to develop biomarkers for the improved risk-stratification of HPV infectionScottish HPV Investigators Networkkate.cuschieri@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Emma CunninghamMaternal effects in host-pathogen interactionsSchool of Biological Sciencese.cunningham@ed.ac.uk
Steve CunninghamAn emphasis on early life viral infection.Centre for Inflammation Researchsteve.cunningham@ed.ac.uk

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Rosa De LlanosThe detection of SARS-CoV-2 in clinical and environmental samples.Napier Universityr.dellanos@napier.ac.uk
Susan DewarPathogenicity determinants of Acrobacter speciesHeriot Watt Universitys.j.dewar@hw.ac.uk
Kev DhaliwalTuberculosis & pulmonary infectionMRC Centre for Inflammation ResearchKev.Dhaliwal@ed.ac.uk
Paul DigardInfluenza virus replication & pathogenesisthe Roslin Institutepaul.digard@roslin.ed.ac.uk
David DockrellImmune Modulation and Regulation of InflammationMRC Centre for Inflammation Research
Andrea Doeschl-WilsonMathematical modelling of host-pathogen interactionsthe Roslin Instituteandrea.wilson@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Xavier DonadeuSkeletal muscle and adipose stem cell biology and applications in cellular agriculture.the Roslin InstituteXavier.donadeu@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Samantha Donnellan Edinburgh Napiers.donnellan@napier.ac.uk
Julia DorinInnate immunity & role of host defence peptidesMRC Centre for Inflammation ResearchJulia.Dorin@ed.ac.uk
Rodger DuffinMechanisms controlling inflammatory processes from initiation to resolution. MRC Centre for Inflammation ResearchRodger.Duffin@ed.ac.uk
Katherine DunnSynthetic BiologySchool of Engineeringk.dunn@ed.ac.uk
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Mahmoud El TholthGlobal HealthRoyal Holloway University of Londonmahmoud.eltholth@rhul.ac.uk
Lukas EngelmannDigital EpidemiologySchool of Social & Political Sciencelukas.engelmann@ed.ac.uk
Gary EntricanFormer Member  
Emmanuel EpelleOxidation technologies for decontaminating reusable medical devices and wastewaterSchool of Engineeringeepelle@ed.ac.uk
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Johnathan FallowfieldTranslational Liver ResearchMRC Centre for Inflammation Researchjonathan.fallowfield@ed.ac.uk
Tonks FawcettSepsis, Infection control & behaviourSchool of Health in Social Sciencet.fawcett@ed.ac.uk
Yi FengLive imaging of the earliest events of tumourigenesis in a zebrafish model.MRC Centre for Inflammation Researchyi.feng@ed.ac.uk
Imali FernandoSexually transmitted infections & HIV in pregnancyNHS Lothian Chalmers Sexual Health Centreimali.fernando@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Linda FibigerConflict archaeology, interpersonal violence and cranial traumaSchool of History, Classics and ArchaeologyLinda.Fibiger@ed.ac.uk
Ross FitzgeraldEvolution & pathogenesis of Staphylococcithe Roslin InstituteRoss.Fitzgerald@ed.ac.uk
Sophie Foley Edinburgh Napiers.foley@napier.ac.uk
Maria ForlenzaComparative immunology and evolution of the vertebrate's immune systemRoslin Institutemforlenz@ed.ac.uk
Andrew FreeMicrobial communities and their applications in biotechnology and medicineSchool of Biological SciencesAndrew.Free@ed.ac.uk
Hannah Froy School of Biological Scienceshannah.froy@ed.ac.uk
Jenna FyfeGlobal Health and Infectious DiseaseEdinburgh Medical School: Biomedical Sciencesjenna.fyfe@ed.ac.uk

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David GallyBacterial zoonotic diseasesthe Roslin Institutedgally@ed.ac.uk
Sophie Giguere School of Biological SciencesSophie.Giguere@ed.ac.uk
Jaime Garcia IglesiasThe interface between sexuality, health, memory and online/offline practices.Usher Institutejgarcia6@ed.ac.uk
Elly GauntThe genetic coding strategies of viruses that cause respiratory diseases.the Roslin InstituteElly.Gaunt@ed.ac.uk
Simon GirlingWild animal disease and health screeningRoyal Zoological Society Scotlandsgirling@rzss.org.uk
Laura GlendinningUnderstanding the impact of the microbiota in animalsthe Roslin Institutelaura.glendinning@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Bill Golde Moredun Research Institutewilliam.golde@moredun.ac.uk
Melita GordonInvasive typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonella diseaseUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticsmgordon5@ed.ac.uk
Stephen GordonPrevention and treatment of lung infection in adultsCentre for Inflammation Researchstephen.gordon@ed.ac.uk
Sander GrannemanRole of non-coding RNAs and RNA-binding proteins in controlling rapid adaptive responses in pathogenic bacteriaCentre for Synthetic and Systems Biologysgrannem@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Liz GrantPalliative care & International health systems strengtheningGlobal Health Academy
Mohini GrayResolution of inflammationMRC Centre for Inflammation Researchmohini.gray@ed.ac.uk
Nicola GrayTranslational control by virusesMRC Centre for Reproductive HealthNicola.Gray@ed.ac.uk
Finn GreyViral micro-RNA functionthe Roslin Institutefinn.grey@roslin.ed.ac.uk
David GriffithsPathogenesis of respiratory viruses of livestockMoredun Research Institutedavid.griffiths@moredun.ac.uk
Danielle Gunn-MooreFeline veterinary medicine & Feline infectious diseases.R(D)SVSdanielle.gunn-moore@ed.ac.uk
Katerina GuschanskiUnderstanding evolutionary processes that lead to biological diversity within and among populations and speciesSchool of Biological SciencesKaterina.Guschanski@ed.ac.uk
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Jürgen HaasHerpesviruses, systems virologyInfection Medicinejuergen.haas@ed.ac.uk
Clare HamiltonThe role of host and pathogen in characterising T. gondii virulence.Moredun Research Instituteclare.hamilton@moredun.ac.uk
Kevin HardwickThe fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. School of Biological Scienceskevin.hardwick@ed.ac.uk
Ian HarperGlobal health policySchool of Social and Political Scienceian.harper@ed.ac.uk
Musa HassanMolecular Biology, Molecular Parasitology, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Computational Biology, Toxoplasma gondii.the Roslin Institutemusa.hassan@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Alan HayesLecturer in ImmunologySchool of Biological Sciences
Thorunn HelgasonThe Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF).School of Biological Sciencesthorunn.helgason@ed.ac.uk
Mark Hellowellvarious dimensions of health systems strengthening.School of Social and Political Sciencemark.hellowell@ed.ac.uk
Adam HillRespiratory infections in humans, esp. bronchiectasisMRC Centre for Inflammation Researchadam.hill@ed.ac.uk
Aisha HollowayPublic health & alcohol related harmSchool of Health in Social Scienceaisha.holloway@ed.ac.uk
Jayne HopeAnti-mycobacterial immunitythe Roslin Institutejayne.hope@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Andrew HorneChlamydial infection in the aetiology of ectopic pregnancyMRC Centre for Reproductive Healthandrew.horne@ed.ac.uk
Jos HoudijkNutrition and immunity to parasitesScotlands Rural CollegeJos.Houdijk@sruc.ac.uk
Fiona HoustonMolecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of infectious and neurological diseases of ruminant livestock.the Roslin Institutefiona.houston@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Deborah HoyleEpidemiology of veterinary pathogens, zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance in animalsthe Roslin Institutedeborah.hoyle@ed.ac.uk
Emily HumbleThe evolutionary processes shaping genetic diversity in endangered speciesR(D)SVSemily.humble@ed.ac.uk
Mike HutchingsDisease systemsScotlands Rural Collegemike.hutchings@sruc.ac.uk
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Elisabeth InnesProtozoal parasites and animal healthMoredun Research Institutelee.innes@moredun.ac.uk

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Steve JenkinsInflammation and macrophage diversityMRC Centre for Inflammation ResearchStephen.Jenkins@ed.ac.uk
Ingólfur JohannessenEpstein-Barr virus & B-cellsRoyal Infirmary of EdinburghI.Johannessen@ed.ac.uk
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Chisomo KalingaNarrative Ethnography, Literary Anthropology, Narrative and Medicine, Critical Health and Medical HumanitiesSchool of Social and Political ScienceChisomo.Kalinga@ed.ac.uk
Ben Kasstan-DabushGlobal health policy vaccine equity and outbreak responsesSchool of Social and Political Scienceben.kasstan-dabush@ed.ac.uk
Frank KatzerTicks and tick-borne protozoa (Theileria and Babesia species).Moredun Research InstituteFrank.Katzer@moredun.ac.uk
Jim KaufmanThe evolution of immunity, focusing mainly on the structure and function of the chicken MHCSchool of Biological Sciencesjim.kaufman@ed.ac.uk
Oliver KochClinical management of infection; tropical & travel medicineWestern General Hospitaloliver.koch@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Loeske Kruuk School of Biological Sciencesloeske.kruuk@ed.ac.uk
Rowland KaoEpidemiology of animal disease outbreaksthe Roslin Instituterowland.kao@ed.ac.uk
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Ian LaurensonMycobacterial infections & solid organ transplant patients with infectionInfection MedicineIan.Laurenson@luht.scot.nhs.uk
Andrew Leigh-BrownMolecular evolution of HIVSchool of Biological SciencesA.Leigh-Brown@ed.ac.uk
Feng Li MRC Centre for Inflammation Researchfeng.li@ed.ac.uk
Tom LittleEvolutionary biology of host-parasite interactionsSchool of Biological SciencesTom.Little@ed.ac.uk
Alison Low the Roslin Institutealow@ed.ac.uk
Lu LuExploring the drivers of zoonotic disease evolution, spread, and transmission under the One Health framework.the Roslin Institutelu.lu@ed.ac.uk
Wei-Yu LuThe role of T cells in modulating liver epithelium regeneration.MRC Centre for Inflammation Researchw.y.lu@ed.ac.uk
Samantha LycettPathogen Phylodynamics - evolution and epidemiology of viruses and bacteriathe Roslin Institutesamanatha.lycett@ed.ac.uk
Nicola LynskeyUnderstanding gene regulation in pathogenic streptococcithe Roslin Institutenicola.lynskey@roslin.ed.ac.uk

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Andrew MacDonaldFocus on dendritic cells and macrophages, and T cell activation by antigen presenting cells during inflammation caused by helminths or allergens. School of Biological Sciencesamacdo2@ed.ac.uk
Andrew Maclean Sulfur metabolism in apicomplexan parasitesSchool of Biological Sciences
Ewan MacLeodThe interaction between pathogens and their insect vectorsInfection Medicineewan.macleod@ed.ac.uk
Cait MacPheeThe behaviour of proteins and the structure, function and formation of microbial biofilms.School of Physics & Astronomycait.macphee@ed.ac.uk
Laura McCullochThe effects of stroke on systemic immune functionMRC Centre for Inflammation Researchlaura.mcculloch@ed.ac.uk
Neil MabbottImmunopathogenesis of prion diseaseRoslin Instituteneil.mabbott@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Sara Macias-Ribela School of Biological SciencesSara.Maciasribela@ed.ac.uk
Vasso MakrantoniHow human fungal pathogens adapt and thrive under different stress conditionsInfection MedicineVasso.Makrantoni@ed.ac.uk
Iris MairEcoimmunology - understanding the causes and consequences of immune variation by studying wild or semi-wild animalsSchool of Biological Sciences
Jean MansonProtein misfolding diseases, including dementias & prion diseasesCentre for dementia prevention 
Glenn MarionThe power of mathematical modelling to impact on societal challenges through real world application and development of improved methods.Biomathematics & statistics Scotlandglenn.marion@bioss.ac.uk
Rebecca MarslandEthnography of malaria and HIV/AIDSSchool of Social and Political ScienceR.Marsland@ed.ac.uk
Jacqui MatthewsDirector of Veterinary ScienceAustin Davis Biologics Ltd 
Keith MatthewsTrypanosome biology & developmentSchool of Biological Scienceskeith.matthews@ed.ac.uk
Stella Mazeri Veterinary public health and population medicinethe Roslin Institute / R(D)SVSstella.mazeri@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Deirdre McClean School of Biological Sciencesdeirdre.mcclean@ed.ac.uk
Luke McNallyEvolutionary and ecological theory to help mitigate human disease.School of Biological Sciencesluke.mcnally@ed.ac.uk
Tom McNeillyRuminant helminth and bacterial infectionsMoredun Research Institutetom.mcneilly@moredun.ac.uk
Toni MeyGenerative modelling and machine learning, computer-aided drug discovery, protein dynamics,  computational chemistry, antimicrobial resistance.School of Chemistryantonia.mey@ed.ac.uk
Paul MichelsMetabolism of trypanosomatid parasites and drug discoverySchool of Biological Sciencespaul.michels@ed.ac.uk
Davide MichielettoRole of DNA topology enzymes in chromatin organisationSchool of Physics and Astronomydavide.michieletto@ed.ac.uk
Beth MillsMicrobial keratitis (infection of the cornea)MRC Centre for Inflammation Researchbeth.mills@ed.ac.uk
Ananda Mirchandani MRC Centre for Inflammation ResearchAnanda.Mirchandani@ed.ac.uk
Jess MitchellThe role and fate of wildlife within One Health challenges, specifically Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)The Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systemsjmitch2@ed.ac.uk
James MittraInnovation in life sciences, with a specific focus on translational research, regulation, and risk-governance.School of Social & POlitical Sciencejames.mittra@ed.ac.uk
Olga MonacayoThe dynamics of bacterial colonisation in humans & in the recognition of the early processes that precede the development of invasive infectionRoyal Infirmary of Edinburghomoncayo@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Jason MooneyInvasive bacterial infectionsSchool of Biological Sciencesjason.mooney@ed.ac.uk
Jo MooreVeterinary pathologist with expert knowledge on farm animal pathology.Moredun Research Institutejo.moore@moredun.ac.uk
Dominic MoranApplying economics to environmental management and the development of interdisciplinary approaches to resource allocation problems in agriculture and global food security.R(D)SVSdominic.moran@ed.ac.uk
Donald MorrisonEpidemiology of antibiotic resistant hospital pathogens in the non-clinical environmentEdinburgh Napier Universityd.morrison2@napier.ac.uk
Liam MorrisonDisease progression in trypanosome infectionsthe Roslin InstituteLiam.Morrison@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Ivan MorrisonTheileria genetics & immunologythe Roslin Instituteivan.morrison@ed.ac.uk
Chelsea Morroni Centre for Reproductive Healthcmorroni@ed.ac.uk
Maddie MouleThe host-pathogen interactions of bacterial diseases that cause a threat to global healthSchool of Biological Sciencesmaddie.moule@ed.ac.uk
Claire MuirUnderstanding how phosphatidylinositol lipids control phagosome maturation in neutrophils and macrophages and Identifying host signalling pathways that could be used to improve pathogen killing in hard-to-treat infections.Institute for Regeneration and Repaircmuir4@ed.ac.uk
Francisca MutapiImmune responses in schistosomiasisSchool of Biological Sciencesf.mutapi@ed.ac.uk
Adrian MuwongeMolecular basis of antimicrobial resistance development and dissemination at the human-animal interfacethe Roslin Instituteadrian.muwonge@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Samuel Mwangi Institute for Regeneration and Repairsmwangi3@exseed.ed.ac.uk
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Harish NairChildhood pneumonia and viral respiratory infectionsUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticsharish.nair@ed.ac.uk
Glenna NightingaleConstructing point process models in a Bayesian context, developing quantitative methods for evaluating complex public health interventions.School of Health in Social ScienceGlenna.Nightingale@ed.ac.uk
Alasdair NisbetVaccines against nematode parasitesMoredun Research Institutealasdair.nisbet@moredun.ac.uk
Dan NusseyImmune variation in wild populationsSchool of Biological Sciencesdan.nussey@ed.ac.uk
Tim NuttallThe 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.R(D)SVStim.nuttall@ed.ac.uk
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Dáire O'SheaImmunopathogenesis and immune determinants of infection outcomesWestern General Hospital 
Darren ObbardDrosphila viruses and antiviral defencesSchool of Biological Sciencesdarren.obbard@ed.ac.uk
Tanja Opressnig Moredun Research Institutetanja.opriessnig@moredun.ac.uk
Beatriz Orosa PuentePlant-pathogen interactions and post-translational modifications.School of Biological SciencesBeatriz.Orosa@ed.ac.uk

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Gavin PatersonMolecular and Applied Microbiologythe Roslin Institutegavin.paterson@ed.ac.uk
Amy PedersenEcology of multiple infection in wild animalsSchool of Biological SciencesAmy.Pedersen@ed.ac.uk
Josephine PembertonEvolution of parasite resistanceSchool of Biological Sciences j.pemberton@ed.ac.uk
Meghan PerryMicrobial dynamics in antimicrobial resistance Clinical Infection Research Groupmeghan.perry@ed.ac.uk
Georgia Perona-WrightThe balance between immune protection and immune-mediated pathologySchool of Biological Sciencesgperona@ed.ac.uk
Juraj PetrikTransfusion transmitted infectionScottish Blood Transfusion Servicejuraj.petrik@nhs.net
Nisha PhilipUnderstanding the function of key players crucial to parasite development and transmission in MalariaSchool of Biological Sciences
Amy PickeringHost-pathogen interactions of Staphylococcus pseudintermediusthe Roslin Institute
Martyn PickersgillSociology of biomedicine and mental healthUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics
Kim PicozziMolecular diagnosis of trypanosomiasisInfection MedicineKim.Picozzi@ed.ac.uk
Teuta PilizotaEffects of osmotic changes on bacterial growth and survivalSchool of Biological Sciencesteuta.pilizota@ed.ac.uk
Jolinda PollockMicrobiology Team Leader, SRUC Veterinary ServicesScotlands Rural Collegejolinda.pollock@sruc.ac.uk
Wilson PoonCondensed matter PhysicsSchool of Physics & Astromonyw.poon@ed.ac.uk
Gerard PorterMedical law, patent law and the regulation of the life sciences.Edinburgh Law Schoolgerard.porter@ed.ac.uk
James PrendergastMammalian gene regulation and disease genetics.the Roslin Institutejames.prendergast@ed.ac.uk
Daniel Price Moredun Research Institutedan.price@moredun.ac.uk
Clare PridensThe role of CSF1R signalling during macrophage development.MRC Centre for Inflammation Researchclare.pridans@ed.ac.uk
Chris Proudfoot the Roslin Institutechris.proudfoot@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Lorna Proudfoot Edinburgh Napier Universityl.proudfoot@napier.ac.uk
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Sandeep RamalingamClinical viral hepatitis and diagnosis of viral infectionRoyal Infirmary of Edinburghsandeep.ramalingam@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Andrew RambautMolecular evolution of RNA virusesSchool of Biological Sciencesa.rambaut@ed.ac.uk
Anura RambukkanaBacterial-induced host cell reprogrammingScottish Centre for Regenerative Medicinea.rambuka@ed.ac.uk
Konrad Rawlik MRC Centre for Inflammation Researchkonrad.rawlik@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Sarah ReeceEvolution of parasite transmission strategiesSchool of Biological SciencesSarah.Reece@ed.ac.uk
Jennifer ReganHow dynamic behaviours of immune cells differ between sexes.School of Biological Sciencesjenny.regan@ed.ac.uk
Tim ReganThe regulation of immune systems of invertebrate aquaculture species in the context of industry relevant diseases.the Roslin Institutetim.regan@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Eleanor RileyImmunology of infectious disease, primarily malaria and malaria-bacterial coinfectionsSchool of Biological Scienceseleanor.riley@ed.ac.uk
Diego RobledoUnderstand responses to pathogens in aquaculture species.the Roslin Institutediego.robledo@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Mara RocchiHead of Virus Surveillance UnitMoredun Research Institutemara.rocchi@moredun.ac.uk
Laura RossThe evolution of unusual inheritance in animals.School of Biological Scienceslaura.ross@ed.ac.uk
Adriano RossiIn vitro and in vivo inflammation resolution mechanismsMRC Centre for Inflammation Researcha.g.rossi@ed.ac.uk
Alex RoweGenetics & pathogenesis of malariaSchool of Biological SciencesAlex.Rowe@ed.ac.uk
Jonathan RushtonEconomics of animal health and livestock productionGlobal Acad. Agriculture and Food Systemsjrushton@ed.ac.uk
Ewelina Rydzewska-FazekasMultidimensional and interdisciplinary reflections on quality of life for people with autism and/or intellectual disabilities.School of Health in Social Scienceewelina.rydzewska@ed.ac.uk

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Neil SargisonRuminant helminth control and anthelmintic resistancethe Roslin Instituteneil.sargison@ed.ac.uk
Nick SavillEvolutionary biology, infection and immunology.School of Biological SciencesNick.Savill@ed.ac.uk
Achim SchnauferMolecular biology of trypanosomesSchool of Biological Sciencesachim.schnaufer@ed.ac.uk
Jürgen SchwarzeImmunology of respiratory viral infectionsMRC Centre for Inflammation Researchjurgen.schwarze@ed.ac.uk
Thamarai SchneidersMechanisms of antimicrobial resistanceInfection MedicineThamarai.Schneiders@ed.ac.uk
Mariela ScorttiBacterial intracellular pathogensInfection Medicinem.scortti@ed.ac.uk
Sohan SethLead Data ScientistSchool of InformaticsSohan.Seth@ed.ac.uk
Manu Shankar-HariTranslational Critical Care MedicineMRC Centre for Inflammation Researchmanu.shankar-hari@ed.ac.uk
Colin SharpThe discovery and characterisation of new and emerging viruses.the Roslin Institutecolin.sharp@ed.ac.uk
Paul SharpEvolution of viruses, bacteria & PlasmodiumSchool of Biological Sciencespaul.sharp@ed.ac.uk
Darren ShawComparative EpidemiologyRoslin Institute / R(D)SVSDarren.Shaw@ed.ac.uk
Ting ShiInfectious diseases and pandemic preparedness.Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticsting.shi@ed.ac.uk
Matt SilkThe role of host behaviour, demography and life-history influences in infectious disease dynamics.School of Biological SciencesMatthew.Silk@ed.ac.uk
Nuno SilvaAntimicrobial Resistance in livestock & Novel antimicrobial agentsMoredun Research Institutenuno.silva@moredun.ac.uk
Geoff SimmDirector of the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security, and Chair of Global Agriculture and Food SecurityGlobal Academy of Agriculture and Food SecurityGeoff.Simm@ed.ac.uk
Emily SimmondsUnderstanding how biological systems are influenced by their environment.School of Biological Sciencesesimmon2@ed.ac.uk
Philip SkuceParasitic helminths (fluke & worms), sustainable controlMoredun Research Institutephilip.skuce@moredun.ac.uk
Richard SloanIntracellular innate immunity & retrovirusesInfection Medicinerichard.sloan@ed.ac.uk
David SmithMolecular basis of parasite invasion and persistenceMoredun Research Instituted.smith@moredun.ac.uk
James SmithEvolution of medical and veterinary research into trypanosomiasis in AfricaCentre of African StudiesJames.Smith@ed.ac.uk
Jacqueline SmithAvian genomics.the Roslin Institutejacqueline.smith@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Lesley SmithDisease dynamics in both wildlife & livestock species, as well as the wildlife-livestock intereface.Scotland's Rural Collegelesley.smith@sruc.ac.uk
Devi SridharGlobal politics of public healthUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticsdevi.sridhar@ed.ac.uk
Philip SpencePlasmodium virulence and immunity to malariaSchool of Biological Sciencesphilip.spence@ed.ac.uk
Steven SpoelMolecular plant immunitySchool of Biological Sciencessteven.spoel@ed.ac.uk
Fiona Stainsby Edinburgh Napier Universityf.stainsby@napier.ac.uk
Pieter SteketeeMetabolism of protozoan parasites of livestock & how this impacts upon host-pathogen interactions.the Roslin InstitutePieter.Steketee@ed.ac.uk
Craig StevensRole of autophagy of bacterial pathogensEdinburgh Napier UniversityC.Stevens@napier.ac.uk
Mark StevensMolecular virulence of bacterial pathogensthe Roslin InstituteMark.Stevens@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Jo StevensCell biology of Burkholderiathe Roslin InstituteJo.Stevens@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Alice StreetMaterial politics of global health, with focus on Papua New Guinea & South IndiaSchool of Social and Political ScienceAlice.Street@ed.ac.uk
Rebecca SutherlandClinical management of infection and antimicrobial stewardshipRoyal Infirmary of Edinburghrebecca.sutherland@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Kate SuttonUnderstanding the Immunobiology of Dendritic Cells for Improved Poultry Vaccines the Roslin Institutekate.sutton@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Amy Sweeny School of Biological Sciencesamy.sweeny@ed.ac.uk
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Joyce TaitUser-focused approaches to complex issues in the contexts of innovation, risk governance and stakeholder engagement.School of Social and Political Sciencejoyce.tait@ed.ac.uk
Takanobu TagawaCircular RNA is a novel regulator of virus infectionSchool of Biological SciencesTakanobu.Tagawa@ed.ac.uk
Christine Tait-Burkhard the Roslin Institute
Simon TalbotPathogenesis and therapy of virus infectionsInfection MedicineS.Talbot@ed.ac.uk
Mike TannerBiomedical PhotonicsHeriott-Watt UniversityM.Tanner@hw.ac.uk
Surabhi Taori NHS LothianSurabhi.Taori@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Matthew TaylorImmunity, regulation & helminthsSchool of Biological SciencesMatthew.Taylor@ed.ac.uk
Kate TempletonRespiratory pathogens and their diagnosisRoyal Infirmary of EdinburghKate.Templeton@luht.scot.nhs.uk
Joanne ThompsonMalaria molecular biologySchool of Biological SciencesJoanne.Thompson@ed.ac.uk
Marlee TichenorPolitics of evidence and data in global health policy & intervention.School of Social and Political ScienceMarlee.Tichenor@ed.ac.uk
Simon TitmussExperimental approaches to tackle problems at the Physics & Life Sciences interfaceSchool of Physics and Astronomysimon.titmuss@ed.ac.uk

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Pedro ValeIndividual-level variation in host defence systemsSchool of Biological Sciencespferrei2@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Jose Vazquez-BolandBacterial intracellular pathogensthe Roslin Institutev.boland@ed.ac.uk
Marc VendrellTranslational Chemistry and Biomedical Imaging.MRC Centre for Inflammation Researchmarc.vendrell@ed.ac.uk
Prerna VohraLecturer in MicrobiologySchool of Biological Sciencesprerna.vohra@ed.ac.uk
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Bartek WaclawBiophysics-microbial evolution and CancerSchool of Physics and Astronomybwaclaw@staffmail.ed.ac.uk
Tim WalshPragmatic clinical trials, epidemiology, and quality improvement researchRoyal Infirmary of Edinburghtimothy.walsh@ed.ac.uk
Edward WallaceDynamic mRNA processing in model and pathogenic fungiSchool of Biological Sciences
Sarah WalmsleyTissue remodelling & regenerationMRC Centre for Inflammation Researchsarah.walmsley@ed.ac.uk
Amanda WarrLong read sequencing to explore interactions between microbiomes and immune responsethe Roslin Instituteamanda.warr@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Eleanor WatsonCampylobacter species and other zoonotic pathogens.Moredun Research Instituteeleanor.watson@moredun.ac.uk
Sean WattegederaCytokine biology and host immunity to Chlamydia.Moredun Research Institutesean.wattegedera@moredun.ac.uk 
Martin WearProduction and biophysical characterisation of pathogen proteinsSchool of Biological Sciencesmartin.wear@ed.ac.uk
Andrea WeisseComputational Biology and Health InformaticsSchool of InformaticsAndrea.Weisse@ed.ac.uk
Sue WelburnMolecular epidemiology of trypanosomiasisInfection MedicineSue.Welburn@ed.ac.uk
Louise Welch Edinburgh Napier UniversityL.Welch@napier.ac.uk
Richard WheelerThe fundamental biology of the Leishmania parasiteSchool of Biological Sciencesr.wheeler@ed.ac.uk
Nick WheelhouseThe diagnosis, immunopathogenesis and epidemiology of reproductive infections.Edinburgh Napier Universitynick.wheelhouse@napier.ac.uk
Bruce WhitelawDevelopment of genetically engineered livestock for biomedical and agricultural applications.the Roslin Institutebruce.whitelaw@roslin.ed.ac.uk
Moira WhyteInnate immune cell apoptosis in chronic inflammatory lung diseaseMRC Centre for Inflammation Researchmoira.whyte@ed.ac.uk
Bob WillCreutzfeld-Jakob and other prion diseasesNational CJD Surveillance Unit, WGHr.g.will@ed.ac.uk
Mark WoolhouseVeterinary & human epidemiologyUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticsmark.woolhouse@ed.ac.uk
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Chengcan YaoLipid mediators & how they affect the barrier immune system.MRC Centre for Inflammation Researchchengcan.yao@ed.ac.uk
Joanna YoungChronic infection & the formation of the parasite cyst.School of Biological SciencesJC.Young@ed.ac.uk
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Rose ZamoyskaT cell development & regulationSchool of Biological SciencesRose.Zamoyska@ed.ac.uk