Dr Tristan Cogan
B.Sc.(Hons), Ph.D.
Current positions
Senior Lecturer in Infectious Diseases
Bristol Veterinary School
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Research interests
Research by my group examines the interaction of bacteria and host, and how bacteria can alter, and adapt to, the phenotype of their host.
The aim of this work is to develop novel intervention strategies based on these interactions.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
MRC CiC - Do the fundamentals of SARS-CoV-2 aerostability relate to other viral isolates?
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Veterinary SchoolDates
08/08/2023 to 30/09/2023
Exploring the Factors that Determine the Survival of Viruses in Aerosols and Droplets
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Veterinary SchoolDates
01/04/2022 to 31/03/2025
The role of the microbiome in providing protection against gastrointestinal nematodes
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Veterinary SchoolDates
18/03/2020 to 17/03/2022
8059 EPSRC EP/M027546/1
Role
Co-Principal Investigator
Description
Developing novel biocompatible and antimicrobial coatings for orthopaedic implants
This multidisciplinary study is aimed at tackling the problem of antimicrobial resistance by developing 'smart' coatings for orthopaedic implants that promotes biointegration…Managing organisational unit
Dates
01/08/2016
Functional housing systems for high welfare in laying hens: promoting natural behaviors in safe environments
Role
Co-Principal Investigator
Description
Keel bone fractures (KBF) and injurious feather pecking (IFP) are the major welfare and economic problems in free range laying hens, creating a very poor public perception of egg production…Managing organisational unit
Dates
01/06/2016 to 30/09/2020
Thesis supervisions
An investigation of the relationship between carriage of Leptospira and kidney disease in cats
Supervisors
Characterization of Relationships Between Fluoroquinolone-Resistant E. coli from Humans, Dogs, and Dairy Cattle Living in South West England
Supervisors
Impact of biostimulants on forage and silage quality of maize and ryegrass
Supervisors
Improving food safety and productivity
Supervisors
Risk factors for the carriage of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli in puppies and adult dogs
Supervisors
Assessing changes in serum IgG subclass antibodies in horses following a Phase I clinical trial of Antigen Specific Oral Immunotherapy of Culicoides spp. salivary gland proteins.
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
25/04/2024Ambient Carbon Dioxide Concentration Correlates with SARS-CoV-2 Aerostability and Infection Risk
Nature Communications
A survey of enteric disease agents in UK deer populations
Research in Veterinary Science
Differences in airborne stability of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern is impacted by alkalinity of surrogates of respiratory aerosol
Journal of the Royal Society Interface
Association of Cyclopropane Fatty Acid Synthesis with Thermo-Tolerance of Campylobacter Survival
Global Journal of Medical Research: Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine
Evidence that faecal carriage of resistant Escherichia coli by 16-week-old dogs in the United Kingdom is associated with raw feeding
One Health
Related people
Professor Darryl Hill
Professor of Infectious Diseases
School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Professor Jonathan Reid
Professor
School of Chemistry
Professor Adam Finn
Professor of Paediatrics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Allen Haddrell
Research Fellow
School of Chemistry
Dr Jamie Mann
Senior Lecturer in Vaccinology and Immunotherapy
Bristol Veterinary School