Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases
The Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases brings together a multidisciplinary team of veterinary surgeons, microbiologists, pathologists and immunologists to understand host pathogen interactions in animals and humans.
About us
Our focus is on understanding pathogen behaviour in the host and environment alike and specifically with regard to new and emerging and zoonotic diseases including Rabies, Prions, Campylobacter, E. coli, Brachyspira, Bluetongue, Classical Swine Fever, PRRS, Schmallenberg, MRSA and TB.
Our research interests extend to understanding how pathogens are transmitted and controlled, including the emergence of antimicrobial resistance and how it influences pathogen fitness and the development of novel control strategies including vaccines and probiotics. Our research also extends to non-infectious diseases including diabetes, developmental neurology and oncology.
Meet the team
Head of Department
Professor Roberto La Ragione
Professor of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Head of the School of Biosciences
Department members
Dr Sarhad Alnajjar
Lecturer in Veterinary Pathology
Dr Benedetta Amato
Teaching fellow
Dr Amin Asfor
Lecturer in Virology and Immunology
Dr Piyali Basu
One Health EJP WP6 Project Manager, One Health EJP Communications Officer, Research Fellow
Dr Shahriar Behboudi
Senior Lecturer in Immunology and Virology
Dr Jonathan Betts
Research Fellow
Dr Carlijn Bogaardt
Research Fellow in Bioinformatics
Dr Emma Borkowski
Teaching Fellow in Anatomic Pathology
Elaine Campling
One Health European Joint Programme Communications Officer
Dr Jennifer Cantlay
One Health European Joint Programme Communications Officer
Professor Mark Chambers
Professor of Microbiology and Disease Intervention, Head of Department of Microbial Sciences
Mike Chaplin
Anatomy Technician
Jonathan Cooper
Technical Services Manager (teaching)
Dr Guido Cordoni
Research Fellow B in Molecular Microbiology
Dr Marvin Firth
Chief Resident in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology and APHA Surveillance Liaison
Dr Brian Gardner
Research Fellow in Computational Biology
Dr Maria Getino
Research Fellow in Microbiology
Dr Cecilia Gola
Resident in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology
Professor Daniel Horton
Associate Dean Research and Innovation (FHMS), Professor of Veterinary Virology
Dr Marwa Mohsen Hussain Ali Hassan
Research Fellow
Thomas Hussey
Post Mortem Manager
Robin Labesse
Technical Services Manager
Dr Diane Lee
Research Fellow B in Infectious Diseases
Dr Joy Leng
Research Fellow
Dr Tanja Maehr
Research Fellow in Wildlife Disease
Jon Marshall
Senior Post Mortem Technician
Dr Denise Marston
Teaching Fellow (Veterinary Virology)
Maria McGlynn
Histology Technician
Dr Jai Mehat
Lecturer (B) in Molecular Bacteriology
Thomas Nolan
Post Mortem Technician
Professor Mark Pallen
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow; Consultant Medical Microbiologist
Stratos Papakonstantinou
Veterinary Clinical Pathologist Teaching Fellow
Dr Nicola Parry
Visiting Professor (Pathology)
Dr Jade Passey
European Joint Programme Communications Officer
Dr Aurore Poirier
Research Fellow in Molecular Microbiology and Communication Officer
Kam Qureshi
Assistant Laboratory Technician (Anatomy)
Louise Ryan
Veterinary Pathology Centre Coordinator and School Administrator
Dr Laura Setyo
Teaching Fellow B in Anatomic Pathology
Professor Falko Steinbach
Professor of Veterinary Immunology
Emily Tubb
Senior Anatomy Technician
Dr Andrew Wales
Research Fellow
Katy Walker
Histology and Anatomy Manager
Dr Arnoud van Vliet
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Microbiology
