Overview
Genetic, genomic, and transcriptomic analyses to understand host/pathogen interactions, and to identify important genes/pathways that can be exploited for development of vaccines, novel therapeutics and diagnostics.
Collaborators
Dr Birgit Ranheim, Dr. Camilla Kielland, and Liza Miriam Cohen, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2019
Dr. Sanjie Cao, Sichuan Agricultural University, 2017
Prof. Anastasia callaghan, University of Portsmouth, Bacterial sRNAs, 2015
Prof. Marcelo Gottschalk, Université de Montréal, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae diagnostics, 2015
Dr. Chunlai Wang, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae genetics and pathogenesis, 2015
Prof. László Fodor, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae diagnostics, 2015
Prof. Anders Miki Bojesen and Prof Henrik Christensen, University of Copenhagen, 2014
Prof. Liancheng Lei, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, 2013
Dr. Denise Bazzolli, Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae sRNA, 2012
Dr. Tracy Nicholson and Dr. Susan Brockmeier, USDA, 2012
Prof Brendan Wren and Dr Jon Cuccui, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Bacterial Respiratory Diseases of Pigs, 2009
Dr. Susanna Williamson and Dr Jon Rogers, APHA, 2009
Prof Duncan Maskell and Dr Dan Tucker, University of Cambridge, Bacterial Respiratory Diseases of Pigs, 2009
Dr. Øystein Angen, Statens Serum Institut, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae diagnostics, 2007
Dr. Craig Smith, University of Manchester, urea transport proteins, 2007 - 2009
Prof. Rui Zhou, Huazhong Agricultural University, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae genetics, pathogenesis and diagnostics, 2007
Dr. Rosemary Redfield, University of British Columbia, Natural transformation of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, 2004
Prof. Gerald Gerlach, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae genetics and pathogenesis, 2004 - 2010
Dr. John Nash, National Research Council of Canada, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae genetics and genomics, 2002
Prof Andrew Rycroft, Royal Veterinary College, Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae pathogenesis, 1999
Guest Lectures
Development of a genetic toolbox for Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae informed by genome analysis, London School of Hygeine and Tropical Medicine, London UK, 2020
Integrative Conjugative Elements: common agents of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China, 2019
Genetic tools for analysis of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and other Pasteurellaceae, College of Vetarinary Medicine, Jilin University, ChangchunChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China, 2019
Respiratory disease in UK pigs and ongoing research at Imperial College, Norwegian University of Life Science, Oslo, Norway, 2019
Integrative conjugative elements: common agents of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China, 2018
Tools for genetic analysis of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and other members of the Pasteurellaceae, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018
The power of collaborations and consortium-based research, Sichuan Agricultural University, ChengduCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, ChangchunChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China, 2017
New strategies to design vectors and DNA cassettes by restriction-free cloning, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil, 2016
A consortium based approached to improved vaccines and diagnostics for bacterial respiratory diseases of pigs, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil, 2016
A consortium based approached to improved vaccines and diagnostics for bacterial respiratory diseases of pigs, Queensland University, Brisbane Australia, 2016
Improved methods for cloning, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil, 2013
A multi-centre functional genomics programme to develop a single platform vaccine for respiratory disease in the pig, Royal Veterinary College, UK, 2009
Stress-response gene regulation in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 2002