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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Disease Systems Research Team’s main areas of work are identifying, characterising and quantifying the key biological processes that drive disease persistence and spread in livestock systems of production. In particular the team studies those that are sensitive to manipulation for the purpose of disease control.
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Profiles
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Spiridoula Athanasiadou
- Animal And Veterinary Sciences, Disease Systems - Professor
- Scotland's Rural College - Professor
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Ross Davidson
- Animal And Veterinary Sciences, Disease Systems - Lecturer
- Scotland's Rural College - Lecturer
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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Naomi Fox
- Animal And Veterinary Sciences, Disease Systems - Lecturer
- Scotland's Rural College - Lecturer
Person: Academic contract that is research only
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SCALE-it: upSCALing EfficIenT alternatives for contentious inputs in organic farming
Athanasiadou, S. (PI) & Watson, C. (CoI)
1/05/25 → 30/04/29
Project: Research
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Investigating The Use Of Bark Compounds For Disease Control In Ruminants
Athanasiadou, S. (Supervisor) & Lynas, C. (PhD Student)
1/10/23 → 30/09/27
Project: PhD project
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Developing forestry by-products as a novel therapeutic for parasite control in ruminants
Athanasiadou, S. (PI)
1/10/23 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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Adiponectin exerts sex-dependent effects on lipid, amino acid, and glucose metabolism during caloric restriction
Ikushima, Y. M., Chen, K.-C., Sulston, R. J., Mattiucci, D., Brain, E. J., Fung Xin Zi, S. A., Suchacki, K. J., Thomas, B. J., Lovdel, A., Bennett, M., Kobayashi, H., Whitfield, P. D., Takubo, K., Baker, A. H., Morton, N. M., Semple, R. K. & Cawthorn, W. P., 18 Jun 2026, (First published) In: PLoS Biology. 24, 6, p. e3003821 e3003821.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Caloric restriction exerts site-, sex-, and duration-dependent effects on skeletal structure and bone marrow adiposity
Chen, K.-C., Sulston, R. J., Suchacki, K. J., Ikushima, Y. M., Thomas, B. J., Lovdel, A., Lafond, A. J., Mitchell, S. E., Speakman, J. R., Morton, N. M., Semple, R. K. & Cawthorn, W. P., 1 May 2026, In: The Journal of endocrinology. 269, 2, e250391.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chronic iron toxicosis in two donkeys: considering the impact of environmental iron
Dosi, M. C. M., Pressanto, M. C., McGorum, B., Philbey, A. W. & Parkinson, N., May 2026, In: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 160, p. 105849 105849.Research output: Contribution to journal › Report/ Case Report › peer-review
Open AccessFile14 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Data from: The ecology of wildlife disease surveillance: demographic and prevalence fluctuations undermine surveillance
Walton, L. (Contributor), Marion, G. (Creator), Davidson, R. S. (Contributor), White, P. C. L. (Creator), Smith, L. A. (Contributor), Gavier-Widen, D. (Contributor), Yon, L. (Creator), Hannant, D. (Creator), Hutchings, M. R. (Contributor) & White, P. C. L. (Creator), Dryad, 1 Jan 2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.s6518, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.s6518
Dataset
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Quantification of selected antimicrobial resistance genes in pig faeces on a British commercial pig farm during a typical production cycle
Pollock, J. (Contributor), Corbishley, A. (Contributor), Hutchings, M. R. (Contributor) & Gally, D. L. (Contributor), Natural Environment Research Council, 1 Jan 2018
DOI: 10.5285/e548dc5d-49e3-467d-9435-c199da40e7be, https://doi.org/10.5285%2Fe548dc5d-49e3-467d-9435-c199da40e7be
Dataset
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Comparative analysis of the anthelmintic efficacy of European heather extracts on Teladorsagia circumcincta and Trichostrongylus colubriformis egg hatching and larval motility
Shepherd, F. (Creator), Chylinski, C. (Creator), Hutchings, M. R. (Creator), Lima, J. (Creator), Davidson, R. (Creator), Kelly, R. (Creator), Macrae, A. (Creator), Salminen, J.-P. (Creator), Engström, M. T. (Creator), Maurer, V. (Creator), Steinshamn, H. (Creator), Fittje, S. (Creator), Perez, A. M. (Creator), García, R. R. (Creator) & Athanasiadou, S. (Creator), Figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6283832, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Comparative_analysis_of_the_anthelmintic_efficacy_of_European_heather_extracts_on_Teladorsagia_circumcincta_and_Trichostrongylus_colubriformis_egg_hatching_and_larval_motility/6283832
Dataset
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Invited Speaker: Edinburgh Infectious Diseases 15th Annual Symposium. A systems understanding of antimicrobial resistance genes from livestock production to the environment and wildlife
Smith, L. (Speaker)
27 May 2026Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
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Edinburgh AMR Forum Steering Group Member (External organisation)
Smith, L. (Member)
2026Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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Invited Speaker: Impacts of Fungal AMR on Human, Plant and Animalo Health Online Workshop. Hosted by the Fungal One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Network (F1AMR). One Health Approaches to AMR
Smith, L. (Speaker)
27 Nov 2025Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk