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Professor Julian Chantrey BSc, BVM+S, PhD, FRCPath, Dipl.ECZM (Wildlife Population Health), FHEA, MRCVS

Professor of Veterinary Pathology Vet Anatomy, Physiology & Pathology

Research

Squirrelpox Epidemiology and Pathology in both UK squirrel species

The Pathogenesis of Infectious Bronchitis Virus in Poultry

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=IBV+chantrey+j

Infectious disease in wildlife or captive exotic species

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=chantrey+j+zoo

Research Grants

Investigating the epidemiology of squirrelpox virus in grey squirrels and the squirrelpox virus’ European distribution

NATIONAL TRUST (UK)

March 2014 - December 2014

Research Collaborations

Dr Andy Fenton

Internal

Part of the £1M DEFRA grant application (with Aberdeen, Salford and FERA) looking at modelling of vole and badger mycobacterial infections.

Dr Tim Littlewood

External: Natural History Museum

Recently (June 2011) submitted NERC grant application for £251,481 in conjunction with NHM and Chester Zoo to investigate the origin, diagnosis and control of pathogenic trematodes in rare and endangered captive birds.

Prof. Richard Birtles

External: The University of Salford

Recently (July 2011) submitted DEFRA grant application for £1,036,280 in conjunction with Salford and Aberdeen (Dr S.Telfer) Universities and also VLA Weybridge (Dr Chambers) and FERA ecologists (Dr Delahay) on quantifying the role of Mycobacterium microti as a confounder of bovine tuberculosis epidemiology. Of this grant, £102,128 will be allocated for my research here at Liverpool.

Dr Paul Jepson

External: Institute of Zoology

One of the members of the Cetaceans Strandings investigation programme covering the NW England and North Wales.
http://ukstrandings.org/

Steve Unwin

External: Chester Zoo

I am the veterinary pathologist for Chester Zoo investigating causes of death in the animals in their collection. Serial case reports on RSV in chimps and renal fluke in exotic doves are to follow as papers and the latter is the basis for the NERC grant application.

Dr Becki Lawson

External: Institute of Zoology

Investigations into the causes of death and overall population trends in garden bird species. Current diseases being researched include Trichomoniasis and Avian pox. 11 papers published from this collaberation.

Dr. Ann Laudisoit

Internal

Research collaberation into investigating the epidemiology and pathology of monkeypox virus in DRCongo squirrels. MSc project.

Dr Phill Watts

Internal

Research collaberation into investigating the genetic variation between squirrelpox virus in British squirrels. MSc project.

Dr John McGarry

Internal

Research collaberation into investigating the immuno suppressive effects of squirrelpox virus infection on protozoan and helminth parasite burden in squirrels. MSc project

Prof Mike Begon

Internal

Research collaberation into investigating the epidemiology of squirrelpox virus in Merseyside squirrels. NERC funded case PhD project in association with The National Trust.

Prof Neil Hall

Internal

Squirrel poxvirus genome sequencing

Dr Colin McInnes

External: Moredun Research Institute

Squirrel poxvirus genome sequencing