Dr Ross Harley
BVM&S, M.Sc., Ph.D., FRCPath, MRCVS
Current positions
Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Pathology
Bristol Veterinary School
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Research interests
The BBSRC Swine Flu Dynamics project.
In conjunction with Prof Mick Bailey at the School of Veterinary Sciences, and research partners at The Pirbright Institute, Cambridge, Oxford, the AHVLA (Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, TGAC (The Genome Analysis Centre), and Industry partner Merial, we have recently been awarded a £4.4 million grant from the BBSRC to work on a long-term study on the transmission of swine influenza.
This collaborative project aims to better understand the transmission dynamics of the virus and the effectiveness of current vaccines, and will assess the benefits of different control strategies. During this project the pig immunology group at Bristol will characterise the immune response to influenza virus in the respiratory tract and blood of vaccinated and infected animals.
Feline infectious diseases.
I have a longstanding interest in the biology and pathogenesis of Chlamydia (Chlamydophila) felis. Current research work is focused on the biology of selected C. felis polymorphic membrane proteins (pmps).
Other recent areas of research interest include collaboration with the FIP (feline coronavirus) research group at Bristol.
Research keywords
- Veterinary Pathology
- Chlamydia
- Chlamydophila
- Molecular biology
- Immunology
- Swine flu
Further information about Dr Ross Harley can be found here.
Publications
Recent publications
12/05/2024Prevalence and risk factors for gingivitis in a cohort of UK companion cats aged up to 6 years
Journal of Small Animal Practice
Aortic valve stenosis associated with valvular heterotopic ossification with extramedullary haematopoiesis in a horse
Equine Veterinary Education
Magnitude and Kinetics of T Cell and Antibody Responses During H1N1pdm09 Infection in Inbred Babraham Pigs and Outbred Pigs
Frontiers in Immunology
Aerosol Delivery of a Candidate Universal Influenza Vaccine Reduces Viral Load in Pigs Challenged with Pandemic H1N1 Virus
Journal of Immunology
Genome-Wide Analysis in Swine Associates Corneal Graft Rejection with Donor-Recipient Mismatches in Three Novel Histocompatibility Regions and One Locus Homologous to the Mouse H-3 Locus
PLoS ONE
Thesis
Studies on the aetiopathogenesis and treatment of feline chronic gingivostomatitis.
Supervisors
Award date
01/01/2000
Related people
Professor Mick Bailey
Emeritus Professor of Comparative Immunology
Bristol Veterinary School
Professor Severine Tasker
Honorary Professor of Feline Medicine
Bristol Veterinary School
Professor Andrew Dick
Professor of Ophthalmology
School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Dr Amy Thomas
Research Fellow in Zoonotic Disease Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)