
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