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Deputy Director (Partnerships) at The Roslin Institute, a basic and translational research center belonging to the University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) that focuses on animal genetics research, and also holds the Genus Chair of Animal Biotechnology in the same institution’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (RDSVS).
A pioneer in the use of lentivirus vectors for transgene delivery, he is now working on a robust methodology for genome editing in livestock, in order to combat infectious disease in animals and evaluate new treatments for human disease through transgenic animal models.
Currently Editor-in-Chief of Transgenic Research, he has worked with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), and is a Fellow of the Society of Biology.
