UNIVERSITY of GLASGOW

The Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health
A cross faculty research centre

Past members



Name and affiliation   Research interests

Isabella Cattadori

Comparative Epidemiology, FVM


Isabella has now taken up a faculty position of Penn State.

Mechanisms of host-parasite interaction and effects on population dynamics, characteristics of interspecific parasite interactions and consequences for dynamics of a single parasite species, role of host heterogeneities and consequences for parasite dynamics immuno-epidemiology of host-parasite interactions.


Adela Comanici

Comparative Epidemiology, FVM

  My research interests lie in the areas of mathematical biology (epidemiology), dynamical systems, bifurcation theory and nonlinear dynamics. Recently, I became  interested in understanding the spatio-temporal dynamics of the infectious diseases via various mathematical models, and how these are affected by control strategies, with applications to the networks of livestock movements in the UK.


Eleanor Cottam

IAH-Pirbright & Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, FBLS

 

Eleanor was a graduate student supported by the BBSRC and co-supervised by Dan Haydon, and Don King and David Paton of the Institute of Animal Health, Pirbright.  Eleanor completed her PhD in 2008 on the microevolutionary dynamics of FMDV, producing 4 excellent publications and has gone on to conduct post-doctoral work in the School of Medicine at the University of East Anglia.


Anaid Diaz

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, FBLS

  Anaid has submitted her PhD on the evolution of phenotypic plasticity in the nematode, C. remanei and started a NERC funded post-doc with Mark Viney at Bristol University.  Her first paper in the Journal of Nematology came out in early 2009.


Karim Gharbi

Production, disease and welfare, FVM

 

Karim is now working for the Edinburgh Sequencing Centre - Genepool

I am interested in genome biology and transmission genetics.  I am particularly interested in disease resistance and host-pathogen interactions. My current research is primarily focused on the role of host genetics in the susceptibility and transmission of parasitic crustaceans (sea lice) that affect both wild and farmed salmon.


Giles Innocent

Comparative Epidemiology, FVM

  Giles is currently working for the Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland Research Institution

Douglas Kerlin

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, FBLS

  Doug defended his PhD thesis on spatial population dynamics in Scottish upland birds  in January 2009 and now works for the Australian Koala Foundation.


Kath O'Reilly

Comparative Epidemiology, FVM

 

Kath has now taken up a post-doctoral position with Nick Grassly at Imperial College

My previous research (whilst at Glasgow) was on advanced methods for collection and analysis of surveillance data. Projects have so far focussed on surveillance for endemic infection in Scottish livestock, and of particular interest are combining datasets from multiple sources.


Gael Thebaud

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, FBLS

 

Gael conducted post-doctoral research with us for 2 years between 2005-2007.  Gael was supported by a fellowship from INRA (Montpellier) where he now holds a permanent position.