Engineering novel, safe, and effective vaccines against Avian Pathogenic E. coli
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![]() Dr Eleanor Karp-Tatham successfully completes her PhD at Royal Veterinary College
Ellie started her BEMB Trust sponsored PhD project entitled “Understanding population, genetic and antigenic diversity of the poultry red mite to improve prospects for successful vaccine development.” in October 2016. Under the main supervision of Professor Damer Blake BSc, MSc, PhD, PGCVetEd, FHEA, Professor of Parasite Genetics, she completed it in December 2020, having received a small time extension due to Covid 19 delays. The BEMB Trust is very pleased to say that early in 2021, Ellie successfully defended her thesis and has been awarded the title of Doctor. Ellie has produced a lay summary of her project which you can download and read here. ************************************************************** BEMB Trust sponsors new Nuffield Scholar for 2021 Adrian Marshall will be embarking on a BEMB Trust sponsored Nuffield Scholarship during 2021, looking into a study entitled "Can welfare expectations of consumers be met by the UK Commercial Egg Sector in the short and long term?" Adrian would like to consider what changes might be needed throughout the production chain from Breeding to Rearing and ultimately Production, to meet what might be challenging additional welfare standards. Adrian currently works in the egg sector for Lohmann GB as the Regional Technical Manager for the South East of England. He hopes to travel and study practices and trends in Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Scandinavia, France & North America, Covid 19 travel restrictions allowing. |
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