Research
The veterinary laboratory services team is involved in various research projects within the University and beyond and welcome further internal and external collaboration and service provision.
- We offer technical support as a service without interpretation
- We can also provide a full package (technical and interpretation). For a full package, results can be provided on a collaborative basis (technical costs only) or via a full service (technical costs and academic professional charges apply)
- For large projects we strongly suggest our involvement at the study design or grant submission phase.
Our expertise
We can offer expertise in a variety of areas of veterinary pathology and veterinary microbiology.
Veterinary pathology
- Necropsy and histomorphological characterisation of experimental animal models
- Evaluation of tissue injury with semiquantitative scoring and/or quantitative digital image analysis (IA) on whole slide section
- Optimisation of immunohistological protocols on animal tissues and cell cultures, including double staining
- Quantification of immunohistochemical expression of markers with semiquantitative scoring and/or digital image analysis (IA) on whole slide scans including double stains
- Ultrastructural analysis of tissue and cell cultures.
Veterinary microbiology
- Bacterial culture and susceptibility testing
- Determination of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration
- Bacterial identification by matrix-assisted laser desorption or ionisation followed by time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF)
- Fungal identification by matrix-assisted laser desorption or ionisation followed by time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF)
- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for various infectious agents.
Research collaboration
To discuss a research collaboration, please contact the relevant person below.
Histolog, histopathology and immunohistology
- Valerie Tilston (Technical): vtilston@liverpool.ac.uk
- Professor Lorenzo Ressel (Academic): ressel@liverpool.ac.uk.
Electron microscopy
- Professor Lorenzo Ressel (Academic): ressel@liverpool.ac.uk.
Microbiology
- Dr Dorina Timofte: tdorina@liverpool.ac.uk.