Gary Entrican is a Principal Research Scientist at Moredun and holds an Honorary Professorship within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh. He is also Honorary Clinical Associate Professor within the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences at University of Glasgow. He graduated with BSc Hons in Immunology from University of Glasgow, where he also conducted his PhD in Immunology. He joined Moredun in 1986 working on immune regulation in sheep and has applied his immunological skills to studies on causes of infectious abortion in sheep, initially on Border Disease Virus and more recently on Chlamydia abortus. Gary's immunological skills are in the areas of ruminant cellular immunology, cytokine biology and the understanding of host-pathogen interactions during infection. The ultimate aim of his research is to identify immunological correlates of protection that underpin vaccine design and implementation of disease control strategies. He has established competitively-funded research links with colleagues at University of Edinburgh. He led a BBSRC/Bio-Rad AbD Serotec-funded Industrial Partnership Award on identification of immune correlates in sheep and cattle with The Roslin Institute at The University of Edinburgh. The outputs of this project were summarised in a webinar delivered under the auspices of Bio-Rad AbD Serotec in July 2015. This webinar is now available here Gary was appointed Chair of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) Veterinary Immunology Committee (VIC) in 2013. This committee unites the global veterinary immunology community to create a network of expertise, and also supports meetings and workshops. Further information about IUIS VIC can be found here. Gary is a member of the Steering Committee of the BBSRC UK Veterinary Vaccinology Research Network, which aims to facilitate collaborations and formulate strategies that address unmet needs in veterinary vaccine development.

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Neonatal vaccination