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4-year PhD Studentship: Pandemic Potential of Avian Influenza in the UK: Modelling Cross-Species Transmission and Spillover to Humans
The 2022 Avian Influenza outbreak in the UK is largest on record and the first time farm-to-farm transmission and animal-to-human transmission has been identified[1]. Read more
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Investigating the relationship between two unique apicomplexan parasite organelles: the Eimeria refractile body and Plasmodium crystalloid
Apicomplexan parasites are widespread protozoan parasites of animals. The phylum Apicomplexa contains thousands of species and includes major pathogens of humans, domestic animals and livestock. Read more
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Ultrastructural insights into avian herpesvirus-host cell interactions
Marek’s disease virus (MDV) is a major avian alphaherpesvirus associated with Marek’s disease (MD) in poultry characterised by rapid-onset T-cell lymphomas, immunosuppression and paralysis causing annual economic losses of around $2 billion worldwide. Read more
4-year PhD Studentship: Characterising social attributes in chickens that promote sustainable egg production
Farmed animals are frequently exposed to situations that reduce their welfare and the social environment has the potential to alleviate or magnify this effect. Read more
4-year PhD Studentship: Parental effects on food sustainability and welfare in chickens
UK egg production has a value of £1bn, but is afflicted with urgent economic and welfare problems, limiting the sustainability of this growing market. Read more
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