Dr Victoria Gillan
- Affiliate Researcher (School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine)
email:
Victoria.Gillan@glasgow.ac.uk
210D, Urquhart Building, Garscube, Glasgow G61 1BD
Research interests
My work is focussed on the biology of nematode and apicomplexan infections, specifically in neglected tropical disease. My interests are two-fold: the role of miRNA in the regulation of parasite gene expression and Hsp90 as a molecular target in parasites
Publications
2025
Campillo Poveda, M. et al. (2025) Metabolomic and functional analyses of small molecules secreted by intestinal nematodes in the activation of epithelial tuft cells. Metabolomics, 21(3), 55. (doi: 10.1007/s11306-025-02248-w) (PMID:40257648) (PMCID:PMC12011944)
Perez, Matias G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8413-1662, Gillan, Victoria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Anderson, William M., Gerbe, Francois, Herbert, Fabien, McNeilly, Tom N., Maizels, Rick M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3216-1944, Jay, Philippe, Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X and Britton, Collette
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5165-312X
(2025)
A secreted helminth microRNA suppresses gastrointestinal cell differentiation required for innate immunity.
Frontiers in Immunology, 16,
1558132.
(doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1558132)
(PMID:40213548)
(PMCID:PMC11983496)
2023
Britton, Collette ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5165-312X, Laing, Roz
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6191-0759, McNeilly, Tom N., Perez, Matias G.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8413-1662, Otto, Thomas D.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1246-7404, Hildersley, Katie A., Maizels, Rick M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3216-1944, Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X and Gillan, Victoria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275
(2023)
New technologies to study helminth development and host-parasite interactions.
International Journal for Parasitology, 53(8),
pp. 393-403.
(doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2022.11.012)
(PMID:36931423)
Perez, Matias ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8413-1662, Gillan, Victoria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X and Britton, Collette
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5165-312X
(2023)
Parasitic Nematode miRNAs and EVs - Transfection into Organoid Epithelial Cells [Poster].
Challenges, Opportunities, and New Technologies for Functional Validation of Parasitic Nematode Genes, University of Glasgow, Glasgow UK, March 2023.
2022
Perez, Matias Gaston ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8413-1662, Gillan, Victoria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Maitland, Kirsty
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8815-9849, Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X and Britton, Collette
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5165-312X
(2022)
microRNAs in Gastrointestinal Nematode-host Interactions [Poster].
Hydra 2022, Hydra, Greece, 28 Aug-2 Sept 2022.
2021
Hildersley, Katie A., Mcneilly, Tom N., Gillan, Victoria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Otto, Thomas D.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1246-7404, Löser, Stephan, Gerbe, Francois, Jay, Philippe, Maizels, Rick M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3216-1944, Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X and Britton, Collette
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5165-312X
(2021)
Tuft cells increase following ovine intestinal parasite infections and define evolutionarily conserved and divergent responses.
Frontiers in Immunology, 12,
781108.
(doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.781108)
(PMID:34880874)
(PMCID:PMC8646091)
2019
Gillan, Victoria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Simpson, Deborah M., Kinnaird, Jane, Maitland, Kirsty
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8815-9849, Shiels, Brian
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7595-2514 and Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X
(2019)
Characterisation of infection associated microRNA and protein cargo in extracellular vesicles of Theileria annulata infected leukocytes.
Cellular Microbiology, 21,
e12969.
(doi: 10.1111/cmi.12969)
(PMID:30370674)
(PMCID:PMC6492283)
Marks, N. D. et al. (2019) Profiling microRNAs through development of the parasitic nematode Haemonchus identifies nematode-specific miRNAs that suppress larval development. Scientific Reports, 9, 17594. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-54154-6) (PMID:31772378) (PMCID:PMC6879476)
2017
Gillan, V. et al. (2017) Increased expression of a microRNA correlates with anthelmintic resistance in parasitic nematodes. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 7, 452. (doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00452) (PMID:29209592) (PMCID:PMC5701612)
Laing, Roz ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6191-0759, Gillan, Victoria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275 and Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X
(2017)
Ivermectin - old drug, new tricks?
Trends in Parasitology, 33(6),
pp. 463-472.
(doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2017.02.004)
(PMID:28285851)
(PMCID:PMC5446326)
Kinnaird, Jane H., Singh, Meetali, Gillan, Victoria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Weir, William
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8648-666X, Calder, Ewen D.D., Hostettler, Isabel, Tatu, Utpal, Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X and Shiels, Brian R.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7595-2514
(2017)
Characterization of HSP90 isoforms in transformed bovine leukocytes infected with Theileria annulata.
Cellular Microbiology, 19(3),
e12669.
(doi: 10.1111/cmi.12669)
(PMID:27649068)
(PMCID:PMC5333456)
2016
Devaney, Eileen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X and Gillan, Victoria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275
(2016)
Hsp90 inhibitors in parasitic nematodes: prospects and challenges.
Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 16(25),
pp. 2805-2811.
(doi: 10.2174/1568026616666160413140502)
(PMID:27072703)
2015
Britton, Collette ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5165-312X, Winter, Alan D., Marks, Neil D., Gu, Henry, McNeilly, Tom N., Gillan, Victoria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275 and Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X
(2015)
Application of small RNA technology for improved control of parasitic helminths.
Veterinary Parasitology, 212(1-2),
pp. 47-53.
(doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.06.003)
(PMID:26095949)
(PMCID:PMC4535316)
Winter, A. D. et al. (2015) A novel member of the let-7 microRNA family is associated with developmental transitions in filarial nematode parasites. BMC Genomics, 16, 331. (doi: 10.1186/s12864-015-1536-y) (PMID:25896062) (PMCID:PMC4428239)
2014
Britton, Collette ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5165-312X, Winter, Alan D., Gillan, Victoria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275 and Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X
(2014)
microRNAs of parasitic helminths – identification, characterization and potential as drug targets.
International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 4(2),
pp. 85-94.
(doi: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2014.03.001)
Gillan, Victoria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275 and Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X
(2014)
Nematode Hsp90: highly conserved but functionally diverse.
Parasitology, 141(9),
pp. 1-13.
(doi: 10.1017/S0031182014000304)
(PMID:24721950)
Gillan, Victoria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, O’Neill, Kerry, Maitland, Kirsty
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8815-9849, Sverdrup, Francis M. and Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X
(2014)
A repurposing strategy for Hsp90 inhibitors demonstrates
their potency against filarial nematodes.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8(2),
e2699.
(doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002699)
(PMID:24551261)
(PMCID:PMC3923716)
2010
Taldone, T., Gillan, V., Sun, W., Rodina, A., Patel, P., Maitland, K., O'Neill, K., Chiosis, G. and Devaney, E. (2010) Assay strategies for the discovery and validation of therapeutics targeting Brugia pahangi Hsp90. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 4(6), e714. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000714) (PMID:20559560) (PMCID:PMC2886105)
2009
Gillan, Victoria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Maitland, Kirsty
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8815-9849, McCormack, Gillian, Him, Nik A.I.I. and Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X
(2009)
Functional genomics of hsp-90 in parasitic and free-living nematodes.
International Journal for Parasitology, 39(10),
pp. 1071-1081.
(doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.02.024)
Him, N.A.I.I.N., Gillan, V., Emes, R.D., Maitland, K. and Devaney, E. (2009) Hsp-90 and the biology of nematodes. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 9(254), pp. 1-13. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-9-254) (PMID:19849843) (PMCID:PMC2771018)
2008
Cordano, P., Gillan, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Bratlie, S., Bouvard, V., Banks, L., Tommasino, M. and Campo, M.S.
(2008)
The E6E7 oncoproteins of cutaneous human papillomavirus type 38 interfere with the interferon pathway.
Virology, 377(2),
pp. 408-418.
(doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2008.04.036)
2005
Gillan, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Lawrence, R.A. and Devaney, E.
(2005)
B cells play a regulatory role in mice infected with the L3 of Brugia pahangi.
International Immunology, 17,
pp. 373-382.
(doi: 10.1093/intimm/dxh217)
Gillan, Victoria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275 and Devaney, E.
(2005)
Regulatory T cells modulate Th2 responses induced by Brugia pahangi third-stage larvae.
Infection and Immunity, 73,
pp. 4034-4042.
(doi: 10.1128/IAI.73.7.4034-4042.2005)
2004
Gillan, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275 and Devaney, E.
(2004)
Mosquito transmission modulates the immune response in mice infected with the L3 of Brugia pahangi.
Parasite Immunology, 26,
pp. 359-363.
2002
Devaney, E., Gillan, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Wheatley, I., Jenson, J., OConnor, R. and Balmer, P.
(2002)
Interleukin-4 influences the production of microfilariae in a mouse model of Brugia infection.
Parasite Immunology, 24,
pp. 29-37.
Articles
Campillo Poveda, M. et al. (2025) Metabolomic and functional analyses of small molecules secreted by intestinal nematodes in the activation of epithelial tuft cells. Metabolomics, 21(3), 55. (doi: 10.1007/s11306-025-02248-w) (PMID:40257648) (PMCID:PMC12011944)
Perez, Matias G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8413-1662, Gillan, Victoria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Anderson, William M., Gerbe, Francois, Herbert, Fabien, McNeilly, Tom N., Maizels, Rick M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3216-1944, Jay, Philippe, Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X and Britton, Collette
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5165-312X
(2025)
A secreted helminth microRNA suppresses gastrointestinal cell differentiation required for innate immunity.
Frontiers in Immunology, 16,
1558132.
(doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1558132)
(PMID:40213548)
(PMCID:PMC11983496)
Britton, Collette ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5165-312X, Laing, Roz
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6191-0759, McNeilly, Tom N., Perez, Matias G.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8413-1662, Otto, Thomas D.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1246-7404, Hildersley, Katie A., Maizels, Rick M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3216-1944, Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X and Gillan, Victoria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275
(2023)
New technologies to study helminth development and host-parasite interactions.
International Journal for Parasitology, 53(8),
pp. 393-403.
(doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2022.11.012)
(PMID:36931423)
Hildersley, Katie A., Mcneilly, Tom N., Gillan, Victoria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Otto, Thomas D.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1246-7404, Löser, Stephan, Gerbe, Francois, Jay, Philippe, Maizels, Rick M.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3216-1944, Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X and Britton, Collette
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5165-312X
(2021)
Tuft cells increase following ovine intestinal parasite infections and define evolutionarily conserved and divergent responses.
Frontiers in Immunology, 12,
781108.
(doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.781108)
(PMID:34880874)
(PMCID:PMC8646091)
Gillan, Victoria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Simpson, Deborah M., Kinnaird, Jane, Maitland, Kirsty
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8815-9849, Shiels, Brian
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7595-2514 and Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X
(2019)
Characterisation of infection associated microRNA and protein cargo in extracellular vesicles of Theileria annulata infected leukocytes.
Cellular Microbiology, 21,
e12969.
(doi: 10.1111/cmi.12969)
(PMID:30370674)
(PMCID:PMC6492283)
Marks, N. D. et al. (2019) Profiling microRNAs through development of the parasitic nematode Haemonchus identifies nematode-specific miRNAs that suppress larval development. Scientific Reports, 9, 17594. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-54154-6) (PMID:31772378) (PMCID:PMC6879476)
Gillan, V. et al. (2017) Increased expression of a microRNA correlates with anthelmintic resistance in parasitic nematodes. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 7, 452. (doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00452) (PMID:29209592) (PMCID:PMC5701612)
Laing, Roz ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6191-0759, Gillan, Victoria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275 and Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X
(2017)
Ivermectin - old drug, new tricks?
Trends in Parasitology, 33(6),
pp. 463-472.
(doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2017.02.004)
(PMID:28285851)
(PMCID:PMC5446326)
Kinnaird, Jane H., Singh, Meetali, Gillan, Victoria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Weir, William
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8648-666X, Calder, Ewen D.D., Hostettler, Isabel, Tatu, Utpal, Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X and Shiels, Brian R.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7595-2514
(2017)
Characterization of HSP90 isoforms in transformed bovine leukocytes infected with Theileria annulata.
Cellular Microbiology, 19(3),
e12669.
(doi: 10.1111/cmi.12669)
(PMID:27649068)
(PMCID:PMC5333456)
Devaney, Eileen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X and Gillan, Victoria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275
(2016)
Hsp90 inhibitors in parasitic nematodes: prospects and challenges.
Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 16(25),
pp. 2805-2811.
(doi: 10.2174/1568026616666160413140502)
(PMID:27072703)
Britton, Collette ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5165-312X, Winter, Alan D., Marks, Neil D., Gu, Henry, McNeilly, Tom N., Gillan, Victoria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275 and Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X
(2015)
Application of small RNA technology for improved control of parasitic helminths.
Veterinary Parasitology, 212(1-2),
pp. 47-53.
(doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2015.06.003)
(PMID:26095949)
(PMCID:PMC4535316)
Winter, A. D. et al. (2015) A novel member of the let-7 microRNA family is associated with developmental transitions in filarial nematode parasites. BMC Genomics, 16, 331. (doi: 10.1186/s12864-015-1536-y) (PMID:25896062) (PMCID:PMC4428239)
Britton, Collette ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5165-312X, Winter, Alan D., Gillan, Victoria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275 and Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X
(2014)
microRNAs of parasitic helminths – identification, characterization and potential as drug targets.
International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 4(2),
pp. 85-94.
(doi: 10.1016/j.ijpddr.2014.03.001)
Gillan, Victoria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275 and Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X
(2014)
Nematode Hsp90: highly conserved but functionally diverse.
Parasitology, 141(9),
pp. 1-13.
(doi: 10.1017/S0031182014000304)
(PMID:24721950)
Gillan, Victoria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, O’Neill, Kerry, Maitland, Kirsty
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8815-9849, Sverdrup, Francis M. and Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X
(2014)
A repurposing strategy for Hsp90 inhibitors demonstrates
their potency against filarial nematodes.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8(2),
e2699.
(doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002699)
(PMID:24551261)
(PMCID:PMC3923716)
Taldone, T., Gillan, V., Sun, W., Rodina, A., Patel, P., Maitland, K., O'Neill, K., Chiosis, G. and Devaney, E. (2010) Assay strategies for the discovery and validation of therapeutics targeting Brugia pahangi Hsp90. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 4(6), e714. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000714) (PMID:20559560) (PMCID:PMC2886105)
Gillan, Victoria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Maitland, Kirsty
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8815-9849, McCormack, Gillian, Him, Nik A.I.I. and Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X
(2009)
Functional genomics of hsp-90 in parasitic and free-living nematodes.
International Journal for Parasitology, 39(10),
pp. 1071-1081.
(doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.02.024)
Him, N.A.I.I.N., Gillan, V., Emes, R.D., Maitland, K. and Devaney, E. (2009) Hsp-90 and the biology of nematodes. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 9(254), pp. 1-13. (doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-9-254) (PMID:19849843) (PMCID:PMC2771018)
Cordano, P., Gillan, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Bratlie, S., Bouvard, V., Banks, L., Tommasino, M. and Campo, M.S.
(2008)
The E6E7 oncoproteins of cutaneous human papillomavirus type 38 interfere with the interferon pathway.
Virology, 377(2),
pp. 408-418.
(doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2008.04.036)
Gillan, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Lawrence, R.A. and Devaney, E.
(2005)
B cells play a regulatory role in mice infected with the L3 of Brugia pahangi.
International Immunology, 17,
pp. 373-382.
(doi: 10.1093/intimm/dxh217)
Gillan, Victoria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275 and Devaney, E.
(2005)
Regulatory T cells modulate Th2 responses induced by Brugia pahangi third-stage larvae.
Infection and Immunity, 73,
pp. 4034-4042.
(doi: 10.1128/IAI.73.7.4034-4042.2005)
Gillan, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275 and Devaney, E.
(2004)
Mosquito transmission modulates the immune response in mice infected with the L3 of Brugia pahangi.
Parasite Immunology, 26,
pp. 359-363.
Devaney, E., Gillan, V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Wheatley, I., Jenson, J., OConnor, R. and Balmer, P.
(2002)
Interleukin-4 influences the production of microfilariae in a mouse model of Brugia infection.
Parasite Immunology, 24,
pp. 29-37.
Conference or Workshop Item
Perez, Matias ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8413-1662, Gillan, Victoria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X and Britton, Collette
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5165-312X
(2023)
Parasitic Nematode miRNAs and EVs - Transfection into Organoid Epithelial Cells [Poster].
Challenges, Opportunities, and New Technologies for Functional Validation of Parasitic Nematode Genes, University of Glasgow, Glasgow UK, March 2023.
Perez, Matias Gaston ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8413-1662, Gillan, Victoria
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-1275, Maitland, Kirsty
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8815-9849, Devaney, Eileen
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-834X and Britton, Collette
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5165-312X
(2022)
microRNAs in Gastrointestinal Nematode-host Interactions [Poster].
Hydra 2022, Hydra, Greece, 28 Aug-2 Sept 2022.