Members of Edinburgh Infectious Diseases listed by the theme of their research, with links to further information. Research on infectious diseases in Edinburgh can be broadly classified into six major themesImmunology and VaccinesMolecular PathogenesisDisease DynamicsGenetic Basis of Resistance to DiseaseClinical and Translational ResearchSocial and Healthcare Dynamics Please click on a researcher's name in the table below for links to webpages with more information about their research interests and full contact details.A summary of research highlights in each of the themes are described in more detail on our research pages, with links to relevant publications.Research Themes Immunology and VaccinesNameInterestAffiliationEmailCJ AndersonThe interactions between intestinal microbes and dying epithelial cells during injury and repair using both microbe and host-centric approaches.MRC Centre for Inflammation Researchcj.anderson@ed.ac.ukKeith BallingallImmunogenetics, MHC function & diversity in livestockMoredun Research Institutekeith.ballingall@moredun.ac.ukPaul BarlowThe complement system & the immune responseSchool of Chemistrypaul.barlow@ed.ac.ukCecile BenezechImmune cells & the control of metabolism in adipose tissueMRC Centre for Cardiovascular Sciencecbenezec@staffmail.ed.ac.ukAmy BuckSmall RNAs in viral infection & host responseSchool of Biological Sciencesa.buck@ed.ac.ukDavid CavanaghMalaria immunobiology and vaccinesSchool of Biological SciencesRetiredFrancesca ChianiniInfectious disease of livestockMoredun Research Institutefrancesca.chianini@moredun.ac.ukTim ConnelleyImproving productivity of tropical livestockRoslin Institutetimothy.connelley@roslin.ed.ac.ukAlex CorbishleyVaccine performance & development in ruminantsRoslin Institute / R(D)SVSalexander.corbishley@roslin.ed.ac.ukChris CousensViral pathogenesis & respiratory infectionMoredun Research Institutechris.cousens@moredun.ac.ukDonald DavidsonHost defence peptides in infection/inflammationMRC Centre for Inflammation ResearchDonald.Davidson@ed.ac.ukPaul DigardInfluenza virus replication & pathogenesisRoslin Institutepaul.digard@roslin.ed.ac.ukDavid DockrellImmune modulation and regulation of inflammationMRC Centre for Inflammation Researchdavid.dockrell@ed.ac.ukJulia DorinInnate immunity & role of host defence peptidesMRC Centre for Inflammation ResearchJulia.Dorin@ed.ac.ukGary EntricanFormer Member Tom FreemanMachrophage systems biology & microarraysRoslin Institutetom.freeman@roslin.ed.ac.ukDavid GrayFundamental immunologySchool of Biological Sciencesd.gray@ed.ac.ukMohini GrayResolution of inflammationMRC Centre for Inflammation Researchmohini.gray@ed.ac.ukNicola GrayTranslational control by virusesMRC Centre for Reproductive HealthNicola.Gray@ed.ac.uk Jayne HopeAnti-mycobacterial immunityRoslin Institutejayne.hope@roslin.ed.ac.ukSteve JenkinsInflammation and macrophage diversityMRC Centre for Inflammation ResearchStephen.Jenkins@ed.ac.ukNeil MabbottImmunopathogenesis of prion diseaseRoslin Instituteneil.mabbott@roslin.ed.ac.ukTom McNeillyRuminant helminth and bacterial infectionsMoredun Research Institutetom.mcneilly@moredun.ac.ukFrancisca MutapiImmune responses in schistosomiasisSchool of Biological Sciencesf.mutapi@ed.ac.ukAlasdair NisbetVaccines against nematode parasitesMoredun Research Institutealasdair.nisbet@moredun.ac.ukNisha PhilipUnderstanding the function of key players crucial to parasite development and transmission in malariaSchool of Biological Sciencesnphilip@ed.ac.ukIan R PoxtonBacterial pathogenesis: anaerobic bacteria; Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile; aetiology of Equine grass sickness; endotoxins; monoclonal antibodies.Infection Medicinei.r.poxton@ed.ac.ukJennifer ReganHow dynamic behaviours of immune cells differ between sexes.School of Biological Sciencesjenny.regan@ed.ac.ukEleanor RileyImmunology of infectious disease, primarily malaria and malaria-bacterial coinfectionsSchool of Biological Scienceseleanor.riley@ed.ac.ukAdriano RossiIn vitro and in vivo inflammation resolution mechanismsMRC Centre for Inflammation Researcha.g.rossi@ed.ac.ukAlex RoweGenetics & pathogenesis of malariaSchool of Biological SciencesAlex.Rowe@ed.ac.ukAchim SchnauferMolecular biology of trypanosomesSchool of Biological Sciencesachim.schnaufer@ed.ac.ukJürgen SchwarzeImmunology of respiratory viral infectionsMRC Centre for Inflammation Researchjurgen.schwarze@ed.ac.ukPhilip SpencePlasmodim virulence and immunity to malariaSchool of Biological Sciencesphilip.spence@ed.ac.ukCraig StevensRole of autophagy of bacterial pathogensEdinburgh Napier UniversityC.Stevens@napier.ac.ukKate SuttonUnderstanding the Immunobiology of Dendritic Cells for Improved Poultry Vaccines Roslin Institutekate.sutton@roslin.ed.ac.ukMatthew TaylorImmunity, regulation & helminthsSchool of Biological SciencesMatthew.Taylor@ed.ac.ukDavid TaylorVaccine development against Onchocerca volvulus, river blindnessInfection Medicinedavid.w.taylor@ed.ac.ukJoanne ThompsonMalaria molecular biologySchool of Biological SciencesJoanne.Thompson@ed.ac.ukSarah WalmsleyTissue remodelling & regenerationMRC Centre for Inflammation Researchsarah.walmsley@ed.ac.ukMoira WhyteInnate immune cell apoptosis in chronic inflammatory lung diseaseMRC Centre for Inflammation Researchmoira.whyte@ed.ac.ukBob WillCreutzfeld-Jakob Disease and other prion diseasesNational CJD Surveillance Unit, WGHr.g.will@ed.ac.ukRose ZamoyskaT cell development & regulationSchool of Biological SciencesRose.Zamoyska@ed.ac.ukMOLECULAR PATHOGENESISNameInterestAffiliationEmailRosalind J AllenBiological & Soft Condensed Matter PhysicsSchool of Physics & AstronomyFormer memberPip BeardPoxviruses modulation & pathogenesisRoslin Institute / R(D)SVSpip.beard@ed.ac.ukClare BlackburnDevelopmental immunology & LeishmaniaSchool of Biological Sciencesc.blackburn@ed.ac.ukGarry BlakelyAnaerobic bacteria of the gastrointestinal tractSchool of Biological SciencesGarry.Blakely@ed.ac.ukJanice BramhamStructural biology & complementSchool of Biological Sciencesjbramham@staffmail.ed.ac.ukAidan BrownPhysics of bacterial motility, adhesion, growth, and interaction with bacteriophagesSchool of Physics and Astronomyabrown20@staffmail.ed.ac.ukSusan DewarPathogenicity determinants of Acrobacter speciesHeriot Watt Universitys.j.dewar@hw.ac.ukMeriem El KarouiRole of DNA maintenance process on bacterial growth & evolutionSchool of Biological SciencesMeriem.Elkaroui@ed.ac.ukRoss FitzgeraldEvolution & pathogenesis of StaphylococciRoslin InstituteRoss.Fitzgerald@ed.ac.ukAndrew FreeMicrobial communities and their applications in biotechnology and medicineSchool of Biological SciencesAndrew.Free@ed.ac.ukMaurice GallagherBacterial pathogens and microbial technologySchool of Biological SciencesMP.Gallagher@ed.ac.ukDavid GallyBacterial zoonotic diseasesRoslin Institutedgally@ed.ac.ukSander 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.ukAndrew GillPrions & protein misfoldingRoslin Instituteandy.gill@roslin.ed.ac.ukLinda GilmoreDrug discovery against trypanosomatid parasitesSchool of Biological Scienceslinda.gilmore@ed.ac.ukFinn GreyViral micro-RNA functionRoslin Institutefinn.grey@roslin.ed.ac.ukDavid GriffithsPathogenesis of respiratory viruses of livestockMoredun Research Institutedavid.griffiths@moredun.ac.ukElisabeth InnesProtozoal parasites and animal healthMoredun Research Institutelee.innes@moredun.ac.ukTom LittleEvolutionary biology of host-parasite interactionsSchool of Biological SciencesTom.Little@ed.ac.ukNicola LynskeyUnderstanding gene regulation in pathogenic streptococciRoslin Institutenicola.lynskey@roslin.ed.ac.ukJean MansonProtein misfolding diseases, including dementias & prion diseasesCentre for dementia prevention Jacqui MatthewsChief Technology OfficerRoslin Technologies Keith MatthewsTrypanosome biology & developmentSchool of Biological Scienceskeith.matthews@ed.ac.ukPaul MichelsMetabolism of trypanosomatid parasites and drug discoverySchool of Biological Sciencespaul.michels@ed.ac.ukDavide MichielettoRole of DNA topology enzymes in chromatin organisationSchool of Physics & Astronomydavide.michieletto@ed.ac.ukDonald MorrisonEpidemiology of antibiotic resistant hospital pathogens in the non-clinical environmentEdinburgh Napier Universityd.morrison2@napier.ac.ukIvan MorrisonTheileria genetics & immunologyRoslin Instituteivan.morrison@ed.ac.ukMaddie MouleThe host-pathogen interactions of bacterial diseases that cause a threat to global healthSchool of Biological Sciencesmaddie.moule@ed.ac.ukDan NusseyImmune variation in wild populationsSchool of Biological Sciencesdan.nussey@ed.ac.ukDarren ObbardDrosphila viruses and antiviral defencesSchool of Biological Sciencesdarren.obbard@ed.ac.ukGavin PatersonMolecular and Applied MicrobiologyRoslin Institutegavin.paterson@ed.ac.ukTeuta PilizotaEffects of osmotic changes on bacterial growth and survivalSchool of Biological Sciencesteuta.pilizota@ed.ac.ukAnura RambukkanaBacterial-induced host cell reprogrammingScottish Centre for Regenerative Medicinea.rambuka@ed.ac.ukNeil SargisonRuminant helminth control and anthelmintic resistanceRoslin Instituteneil.sargison@ed.ac.ukThamarai SchneidersMechanisms of antimicrobial resistanceInfection MedicineThamarai.Schneiders@ed.ac.ukColin SharpNew and emerging virusesEdinburgh Genomicscsharp4@staffmail.ed.ac.ukNuno SilvaAntimicrobial Resistance in livestock & Novel antimicrobial agentsMoredun Research Institutenuno.silva@moredun.ac.ukRichard SloanIntracellular innate immunity & retrovirusesInfection Medicinerichard.sloan@ed.ac.ukDavid SmithMolecular basis of parasite invasion and persistenceMoredun Research Instituted.smith@moredun.ac.ukStephen SpoelMolecular plant immunitySchool of Biological Sciencessteven.spoel@ed.ac.ukPieter Steketee Roslin InstitutePieter.Steketee@ed.ac.ukMark StevensMolecular virulence of bacterial pathogensRoslin InstituteMark.Stevens@roslin.ed.ac.ukJo StevensCell biology of BurkholderiaRoslin InstituteJo.Stevens@roslin.ed.ac.ukChristine Tait-Burkhard Roslin InstituteChristine.Burkard@roslin.ed.ac.ukSimon TalbotPathogenesis and therapy of virus infectionsInfection MedicineS.Talbot@ed.ac.ukJose Vazquez-BolandBacterial intracellular pathogensRoslin Institutev.boland@ed.ac.ukPrerna VohraLecturer in MicrobiologySchool of Biological Sciencesprerna.vohra@ed.ac.ukBartek WaclawBiophysics-microbial evolution and CancerSchool of Physics and Astronomybwaclaw@staffmail.ed.ac.ukDISEASE DYNAMICSNameInterestAffiliationEmailNeil AndersonConservation Medicine and wildlife diseaseRoslin Institute / R(D)SVSneil.anderson@ed.ac.ukKatie AtkinsMathematical modelling of infectious diseasesCentre for Global Health Usher Institute & London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineKatherine.Atkins@ed.ac.ukLisa BodenContingency planning for animal disease outbreaks, food security & animal and public health lawGlobal Academy of Agriculture and Food Securitylisa.boden@ed.ac.ukMark BronsvoortEpidemiology of animal infectionsRoslin Institutemark.bronsvoort@roslin.ed.ac.ukHarry CampbellGenetic epidemiology & child healthUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticsharry.campbell@ed.ac.ukNick ColegraveExperimental evolution of microbesSchool of Biological SciencesN.Colegrave@ed.ac.ukSinead CollinsExperimental evolution of microbesSchool of Biological Sciencess.collins@ed.ac.ukEmma CunninghamMaternal effects in host-pathogen interactionsSchool of Biological Sciencese.cunningham@ed.ac.ukDeborah DoyleEpidemiology of veterinary pathogens, zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance in animalRoslin InstituteDeborah.Hoyle@ed.ac.ukLaura GlendinningUnderstanding the impact of the microbiota in animalsRoslin Institutelaura.glendinning@roslin.ed.ac.ukMike HutchingsDisease systemsScotlands Rural Collegemike.hutchings@sruc.ac.ukRowland KaoEpidemiology of animal disease outbreaksRoslin Instituterowland.kao@ed.ac.ukAndrew Leigh-BrownMolecular evolution of HIVSchool of Biological SciencesA.Leigh-Brown@ed.ac.ukLu LuExploring the drivers of zoonotic disease evolution, spread, and transmission under the One Health framework.Roslin Institutelu.lu@ed.ac.ukSamantha LycettPathogen Phylodynamics - evolution and epidemiology of viruses and bacteriaRoslin Institutesamanatha.lycett@ed.ac.ukLiam MorrisonDisease progression in trypanosome infectionsRoslin InstituteLiam.Morrison@roslin.ed.ac.ukHarish NairChildhood pneumonia and viral respiratory infectionsUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticsharish.nair@ed.ac.ukAmy PedersenEcology of multiple infection in wild animalsSchool of Biological SciencesAmy.Pedersen@ed.ac.ukJosephine PembertonEvolution of parasite resistanceSchool of Biological Sciences j.pemberton@ed.ac.ukKim PicozziMolecular diagnosis of trypanosomiasisInfection MedicineKim.Picozzi@ed.ac.ukAndrew RambautMolecular evolution of RNA virusesSchool of Biological Sciencesa.rambaut@ed.ac.ukSarah ReeceEvolution of parasite transmission strategiesSchool of Biological SciencesSarah.Reece@ed.ac.ukAlison RodgerInfectious Diseases & HIVUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticsalison.rodger@ed.ac.ukPaul SharpEvolution of viruses, bacteria & PlasmodiumSchool of Biological Sciencespaul.sharp@ed.ac.ukDarren ShawComparative epidemiologyRoslin Institute / R(D)SVSDarren.Shaw@ed.ac.ukPedro ValeIndividual-level variation in host defence systemsSchool of Biological Sciencespferrei2@staffmail.ed.ac.ukSue WelburnMolecular epidemiology of trypanosomiasisInfection MedicineSue.Welburn@ed.ac.ukAndrea WilsonMathematical modelling of host-pathogen interactionsRoslin Instituteandrea.wilson@roslin.ed.ac.ukMark WoolhouseVeterinary & human epidemiologyUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticsmark.woolhouse@ed.ac.ukGENETIC BASIS OF DISEASENameInterestAffiliationEmailKenny BaillieThe genetics of host susceptibility to severe infectionRoslin Institutej.k.baillie@ed.ac.ukDebby BogaertPhysiology & pathophysiology of respiratory infections & inflammation.MRC Centre for Inflammation Researchd.bogaert@ed.ac.ukLiz GlassVeterinary immunogenetics and genomics (Retired)Roslin Institute Wilfred GoldmannMolecular genetics of prion disease (Retired)Roslin Institute Jürgen HaasHerpesviruses, systems virologyInfection Medicinejuergen.haas@ed.ac.ukJos HoudijkNutrition and immunity to parasitesScotlands Rural CollegeJos.Houdijk@sruc.ac.ukRoss HoustonUnderstanding the genetic basis of disease resistance in farmed fish species.Roslin Instituteross.houston@roslin.ed.ac.ukTim ReganThe regulation of immune systems of invertebrate aquaculture species in the context of industry relevant diseases.Roslin Institutetim.regan@roslin.ed.ac.ukCLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCHNameInterestAffiliationEmailLesley AllisonScottish E.Coli O157/VTEC Reference LabNHS Lothianlesley.allison@nhslothian.scot.nhs.ukTill BachmannPathogen detection technologiesInfection Medicinetill.bachmann@ed.ac.ukPeter BarlowHost defence peptides in viral respiratory infectionEdinburgh Napier Universityp.barlow@napier.ac.ukHelen BridleNovel Materials for Sample ProcessingHeriot Watt Universityh.l.bridle@hw.ac.ukDominic CampopianoEnzymology, innate immunity & antibioticsSchool of Chemistrydominic.campopiano@ed.ac.ukHeather CubiePapillomavirology & molecular diagnosticsScottish HPV Investigators Networkheather.cubie@ed.ac.ukKate CuschieriResearch to develop biomarkers for the improved risk-stratification of HPV infectionScottish HPV Investigators Networkkate.cuschieri@nhslothian.scot.nhs.ukKev DhaliwalTuberculosis & pulmonary infectionMRC Centre for Inflammation ResearchKev.Dhaliwal@ed.ac.ukImali FernandoSexually transmitted infections & HIV in pregnancyNHS Lothian Chalmers Sexual Health Centreimali.fernando@nhslothian.scot.nhs.ukSimon GirlingWild animal disease and health screeningRoyal Zoological Society Scotlandsgirling@rzss.org.ukAdam HillRespiratory infections in humans, esp. bronchiectasisMRC Centre for Inflammation Researchadam.hill@ed.ac.ukAndrew HorneChlamydial infection in the aetiology of eptopic pregnancyMRC Centre for Reproductive Healthandrew.horne@ed.ac.ukDonald InverarityInvasive pneumococcal diseasesRoyal Infirmary of EdinburghDonald.Inverarity@nhslothian.scot.nhs.ukIngólfur JohannessenEpstein-Barr virus & B-cellsRoyal Infirmary of EdinburghI.Johannessen@ed.ac.ukOliver KochClinical management of infection; tropical & travel medicineWestern General Hospitaloliver.koch@nhslothian.scot.nhs.ukIan LaurensonMycobacterial infections & solid organ transplant patients with infectionInfection MedicineIan.Laurenson@luht.scot.nhs.ukClifford LeenClinical presentation and therapy of HIV and HCVWestern General Hospitalclifford.leen@ed.ac.ukOlga 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.ukDáire O'SheaImmunopathogenesis and immune determinants of infection outcomesWestern General Hospital Juraj PetrikTransfusion transmitted infectionScottish Blood Transfusion Servicejuraj.petrik@nhs.netSandeep RamalingamClinical viral hepatitis and diagnosis of viral infectionRoyal Infirmary of Edinburghsandeep.ramalingam@nhslothian.scot.nhs.ukDouglas RoyCoordinator of BSc Senior Honours in Infectious DiseasesInfection Medicined.roy@ed.ac.ukPhilip SkuceParasitic helminths (fluke & worms), sustainable controlMoredun Research Institutephilip.skuce@moredun.ac.ukRebecca SutherlandClinical management of infection and antimicrobial stewardshipRoyal Infirmary of Edinburghrebecca.sutherland@nhslothian.scot.nhs.ukKate TempletonRespiratory pathogens and their diagnosisRoyal Infirmary of EdinburghKate.Templeton@luht.scot.nhs.ukAlan WalkerVector borne disease of livestock (Retired)Roslin Institute Malcolm WalkinshawStructural biology & drug designSchool of Biological SciencesMalcolm.Walkinshaw@ed.ac.ukMike WatsonGenomics and transcriptomics for animal healthRoslin Institutemick.watson@roslin.ed.ac.ukMartin WearProduction and biophysical characterisation of pathogen proteinsSchool of Biological Sciencesmartin.wear@ed.ac.ukDavid WilksHIV and community acquired infection (Retired)Western General Hospital Alistair WilliamsHPV-related lower genital tract cancersMRC Centre for Reproductive Healtha.williams@ed.ac.ukSOCIAL AND HEALTHCARE DYNAMICSNameInterestAffiliationEmailKenneth AmaeshiEngagement of sustainable business with global health agendaEdinburgh Business SchoolKenneth.Amaeshi@ed.ac.ukChristine CampbellPrimary care in cancer, inc. HPV vaccination & cervical cancer screeningUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticschristine.campbell@ed.ac.ukSarah ChanBioethics of One HealthUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticssarah.chan@ed.ac.ukLukas EngelmannDigital EpidemiologySchool of Social & Political Sciencelukas.engelmann@ed.ac.ukTonks FawcettSepsis, Infection control & behaviourSchool of Health in Social Sciencet.fawcett@ed.ac.ukLinda FibigerConflict archaeology, interpersonal violence and cranial traumaSchool of History, Classics and ArchaeologyLinda.Fibiger@ed.ac.ukLiz GrantPalliative care & International health systems strengtheningGlobal Health Academyliz.grant@ed.ac.ukIan HarperGlobal health policySchool of Social and Political Scienceian.harper@ed.ac.ukAisha HollowayPublic health & alcohol related harmSchool of Health in Social Scienceaisha.holloway@ed.ac.ukRebecca MarslandEthnography of malaria and HIV/AIDSSchool of Social and Political ScienceR.Marsland@ed.ac.ukMartyn PickersgillSociology of biomedicine and mental healthUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticsmartyn.pickersgill@ed.ac.ukJames SmithEvolution of medical and veterinary research into trypanosomiasis in AfricaCentre of African StudiesJames.Smith@ed.ac.ukDevi SridharGlobal politics of public healthUsher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informaticsdevi.sridhar@ed.ac.ukDavid WhiteleyThe experience of HCV testing, treatment and cureEdinburgh Napier Universityd.whiteley@napier.ac.ukAlice StreetMaterial politics of global health, with focus on Papua New Guinea & South IndiaSchool of Social and Political ScienceAlice.Street@ed.ac.uk This article was published on 2024-08-28
