​BEMB Trust support new Post Graduate project 
 
It is the policy of the BEMB Research and Education Trust to fund a Post Graduate Award every other year for research into projects relating to hen egg production.  Each Award is for a period of 4 years and sponsorship is based upon BBSRC rates.

 After a call for new projects during 2019, the Trustees are pleased to confirm that a PhD project presented by Dr Shahriar Behboudi PhD DVM of the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Surrey, entitled "Control of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli by non-antibiotic compounds inducing trained immunity of chicken macrophages" will receive funding from the BEMB Trust for the period 2020 to 2024. James Adams who has recently completed a MSc in Biological Sciences Research at the Royal Holloway University of London has been appointed to complete this new PhD project.  

The Trust will invite new PhD projects to start in October 2022 from June 2021. 

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​Thanks to retiring Trustees, J Aled Griffiths OBE & Gareth Griffiths
Long serving Trustees Aled Griffiths and his son Gareth both stepped down from their positions in October 2020. Aled had served 39 years and Gareth 25 years. The work of the Trust has been enhanced and supported by their egg production knowledge, experience and skills and they will be much missed by their fellow Trustees. James Corbett, Managing Director of Ridgeway Foods Group, a large privately owned producer, packer and marketer of eggs to retail and wholesale customers, was elected as a new Trustee.  
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Below, Aled receiving his thank you gift of Royal Welsh Crystal whisky glasses and jug set. 

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.
 
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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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