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Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Responsible for all testing results and information management. This includes dissemination of results to relevant competent authorities including the regional and national government departments and national and European reference laboratories; participation in local level cross-department / government response and to act as technical expert delivering real-time case confirmation information to the Chief Veterinary Officers of Northern Ireland and the UK. In addition, I am responsible for… Show more Responsible for all testing results and information management. This includes dissemination of results to relevant competent authorities including the regional and national government departments and national and European reference laboratories; participation in local level cross-department / government response and to act as technical expert delivering real-time case confirmation information to the Chief Veterinary Officers of Northern Ireland and the UK. In addition, I am responsible for coordination of regulation bound confirmation testing and result delivery carried out by national and European reference labs on behalf of Northern Ireland. Show less

Belfast

Post-Brexit Northern Ireland is reliant upon national and European reference lab support for confirmatory testing under the EU’s official confirmation regulations. I coordinate access to services including testing, export support, proficiency trial supply and control material sourcing with national and European reference labs and OIE collaborating centres in GB, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Agri-Food And Biosciences Institute

I am the technical manager and project leader of the Agri-food and Biosciences Institute molecular diagnostic virology and outbreak response team with experience of in-depth planning, reporting and project communications. I have a diverse remit, delivering on multiple projects concurrently including but not limited to a rolling program of ISO 17025:2017 UKAS accredited molecular tests (real-time RT-PCR and sequence based pathotyping), up-scaling of commercial testing, outbreak… Show more I am the technical manager and project leader of the Agri-food and Biosciences Institute molecular diagnostic virology and outbreak response team with experience of in-depth planning, reporting and project communications. I have a diverse remit, delivering on multiple projects concurrently including but not limited to a rolling program of ISO 17025:2017 UKAS accredited molecular tests (real-time RT-PCR and sequence based pathotyping), up-scaling of commercial testing, outbreak contingency plan development managing a diverse team of scientists. I have over 15 years' experience working within veterinary virology developing and delivering multiple projects on novel molecular diagnostics, prototype vaccines from first principles and efficacy testing in animal experimental models. Show less

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Molecular testing lead for the introduction and roll-out of Covid testing in support of Northern Ireland's regional virology lab. This including managing the delivery of over 45,000 tests for frontline hospital staff and patients. In this role I authored the feasibility study that demonstrated AFBI could deliver Covid testing in parallel to delivery of existing testing and during Avian Influenza outbreak emergency response testing. was I also the negotiated with the supplier directly to access… Show more Molecular testing lead for the introduction and roll-out of Covid testing in support of Northern Ireland's regional virology lab. This including managing the delivery of over 45,000 tests for frontline hospital staff and patients. In this role I authored the feasibility study that demonstrated AFBI could deliver Covid testing in parallel to delivery of existing testing and during Avian Influenza outbreak emergency response testing. was I also the negotiated with the supplier directly to access to the Covid tests essential to deliver of this testing program. Show less

Belfast

Secretary of the Ulster Immunology Group, responsible for maintaining the mailing list, communicating information to all members, communicating information on guest lecturers, membership enrolment, minuting meetings and disseminating up-to-date information to all committee members.

Belfast, United Kingdom

Lecturer on Virology course - responsible for setting lectures, tutorials and setting and marking final exams.

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Acting PI shepherding research projects to completion following the departure of a colleague including qPCR-based vaccine efficacy validation for a commercial partner and completion of a proof of principle nanoparticle vaccine efficacy testing project. This role included taking on a PhD student and through to completion and award of their PhD.

Agri-Food And Biosciences Institute

2011-2012: Lead Scientist: Control of diseases in pigs that may be associated with porcine bocaviruses (PBoV). This project involved refining an animal disease model for PBoV infection; the preparation of an early-stage prototype nanoparticle PBoV vaccine; and evaluation the efficacy of any resultant prototype vaccine.

2010-2011: Lead Scientist: Characterisation, pathogenicity and epidemiology studies on novel bocaviruses recovered from swine - Involved the full genetic characterisation of 2 novel bocaviruses; development of real-time molecular detection methods; extensive surveillance to determine prevalence of novel bocaviruses in pigs and experimental infection of pigs in order to assess the pathogenicity of both bocaviruses.2007-2010: Lead Scientist: Improved diagnosis and early warning systems… Show more 2010-2011: Lead Scientist: Characterisation, pathogenicity and epidemiology studies on novel bocaviruses recovered from swine - Involved the full genetic characterisation of 2 novel bocaviruses; development of real-time molecular detection methods; extensive surveillance to determine prevalence of novel bocaviruses in pigs and experimental infection of pigs in order to assess the pathogenicity of both bocaviruses.2007-2010: Lead Scientist: Improved diagnosis and early warning systems for avian influenza outbreak management - Involved the development of novel real-time and isothermal “pen-side” diagnostic methods for the detection and differentiation of infectious laryngotracheitis virus, Newcastle disease virus and avian influenza virus.2005-2007: Post Doctoral researcher: Improved laboratory and on-site detection of OIE List A viruses in animals and animal products - Involved the development of real-time diagnostic methods for the detection of OIE List A viruses including foot-and-mouth disease virus, swine vesicular disease virus, vesicular stomatitis virus and African swine fever virus.2001-2004: PhD research: Investigation of temperate bacteriophage induction and its potential to control food-borne pathogens - Involved the use of chemostat culture technology to assess the potential of using food-compatible methods to induce temperate bacteriophage into a lytic-cycle as a possible means of controlling common food-borne pathogens. This project required the development of protein expression systems for the assessment of lytic-cycle protein up-regulation. Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Molecular Biology And Microbiology

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc) Hons, Biochemistry