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Dr Aimeric Blaud

Lecturer
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 3383

A.Blaud@napier.ac.uk

Bah Umaru

Research Student
School of Applied Sciences

B.Umaru@napier.ac.uk

Dr Clare Taylor

Senior Lecturer
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 2235

Cl.Taylor@napier.ac.uk

Dr Donald Morrison

Lecturer
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 2212

D.Morrison2@napier.ac.uk

Dr Halina Vaughan

Lecturer
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 3488

H.Vaughan@napier.ac.uk

Dr Nick Wheelhouse BSc (Hons) PhD

Associate Professor
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 5721

N.Wheelhouse@napier.ac.uk

Prof Peter Barlow BSc (Hons) PhD FHEA FRSB

Professor
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 6167

P.Barlow@napier.ac.uk

Dr Samantha Campbell Casey

Lecturer
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 2254

sa.campbell@napier.ac.uk

Dr Sophie Foley

Associate Professor
School of Applied Sciences

0131 455 2626

S.Foley@napier.ac.uk

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Tackling bottlenecks to the use of Johne’s Disease data and adding value to increase farmer and vet engagement in Johne’s disease control

2022 - 2023

Tackling bottlenecks to the use of Johne’s Disease data and adding value to increase farmer and vet engagement in Johne’s disease control

Funder: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | Value: £24,699

Development of a scale-up process for production of Kombucha

2022 - 2023

Gut Feelings main commercial product is Kombucha, a fermented tea produced by natural microbial fermentation and assumed to contain a variety of microbes that link to health benefits. It is produced u...

Funder: Scottish Funding Council | Value: £4,960

Virulence of diverse Listeria monocytogenes strains in an invertebrate infection model

2022 - 2022

Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) is a bacterium which is found throughout the environment and is the cause of listeriosis, a major food-borne disease. While annual case numbers are relatively...

Funder: Medical Research Scotland | Value: £2,160

Management of post-weaning diarrhoea and the implications for AMR in response to the upcoming ban on zinc supplementation in pigs

2022 - 2023

Management of post-weaning diarrhoea and the implications for AMR in response to the upcoming ban on zinc supplementation in pigs

Funder: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | Value: £4,170

Quantifying AMR in the River Almond Catchment Area

2021 - 2025

Aim To Quantifying AMR Pollution and identify the major sources of point and diffuse AMR pollution in the River Almond Catchment Area in order to provide a baseline for future risk assessment and inte...

Funder: Natural Environment Research Council | Value: £52,080

Scotland-India Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment Network (SIAMREN)

2020 - 2021

This project focuses upon the creation and growth of a network of researchers within Scotland and India who have common research interests in the challenges presented by the emergence of antimicrobial...

Funder: Royal Society of Edinburgh

The prevalence of antibiotic resistance pathogen E. coli in Scottish surface waters

2019 - 2023

The alarming rise in resistance to antibiotics is now widely accepted as being one of the most serious public health crises we face today. The use and overuse of antibiotics in human and animal medici...

Funder: Medical Research Scotland | Value: £129,161

The role of NamA in L. monocytogenes virulence gene expression

2019 - 2020

Student Placement Scholarship 2019. Provides up to 8 weeks of paid laboratory experience for an undergraduate student.

Funder: Society of Applied Microbiology | Value: £2,500

Part 2 Novel insights, tools and measures to mitigate emerging risks by yeasts in the food chain II

2018 - 2020

This project is to understand the mechanisms responsible for the virulence of food-related yeasts on humans, and to provide tools and recommendations to prevent the release of yeast strains that pose ...

Funder: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Value: £6,390

Bacteriophage endolysins and novel lipid-degrading proteins as a treatment for Rhodococcus equi infections in foals

2018 - 2019

Rhodococcus equi (Req) is responsible for severe respiratory disease of foals with a major economic impact on the equine industry, and can be endemic on stud farms. In foals under 6 months of age, thi...

Funder: Horserace Betting Levy Board | Value: £10,832

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Do nanomedicines have the potential to combat antimicrobial resistance?

2022 - date

Bah Umaru | Director of Studies: Dr Nick Wheelhouse | Second Supervisor: Dr Samantha Donnellan

Determination of virulence of L. monocytogenes strains of environmental and food sources using an invertebrate model

2018 - 2020

Bah Umaru | Director of Studies: Dr Nick Wheelhouse | Second Supervisor: Prof Ian Singleton

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Dr Clare Taylor takes part in expert panel for Evidence Week at UK Parliament

27 June 2018

Dr Clare Taylor, Senior Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, was an invited panel member for the event 'Too much evidence or not enough?' organised by Society for Applied Microbiology and Sense...

Prof Ian Singleton has been appointed as a member of the BBSRC Follow-on Fund Committee

28 November 2017

The BBSRC Follow-on funding programme (worth £5 million annually) supports the translation of fundamental BBSRC funded research into practical application, including commercialisation. This is a prest...

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Visiting researcher - Dr Jim Gilmour (University of Sheffield) to present on microalgal biofuels - fact or fantasy?

Edinburgh Napier University (Sighthill Campus)

13 November 2019

Visiting researcher - Dr Tedjo Sasmono (Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta) to present on the molecular epidemiology of dengue in Indonesia

Edinburgh Napier University (Sighthill Campus)

28 August 2019

Visit from National Biofilms Innovation Centre

Edinburgh Napier University (Sighthill Campus)

4 June 2019

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Bah Umaru

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Prof Peter Barlow BSc (Hons) PhD FHEA FRSB

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Tackling bottlenecks to the use of Johne’s Disease data and adding value to increase farmer and vet engagement in Johne’s disease control

Development of a scale-up process for production of Kombucha

Virulence of diverse Listeria monocytogenes strains in an invertebrate infection model

Management of post-weaning diarrhoea and the implications for AMR in response to the upcoming ban on zinc supplementation in pigs

Quantifying AMR in the River Almond Catchment Area

Scotland-India Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment Network (SIAMREN)

The prevalence of antibiotic resistance pathogen E. coli in Scottish surface waters

The role of NamA in L. monocytogenes virulence gene expression

Part 2 Novel insights, tools and measures to mitigate emerging risks by yeasts in the food chain II

Bacteriophage endolysins and novel lipid-degrading proteins as a treatment for Rhodococcus equi infections in foals

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Do nanomedicines have the potential to combat antimicrobial resistance?

Determination of virulence of L. monocytogenes strains of environmental and food sources using an invertebrate model

Wild Bird as a Reservoir of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in the Environment

The Effects of Air Pollution Particles on Clearance Mechanisms within the Lung

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Dr Clare Taylor takes part in expert panel for Evidence Week at UK Parliament

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Visiting researcher - Dr Jim Gilmour (University of Sheffield) to present on microalgal biofuels - fact or fantasy?

Visiting researcher - Dr Tedjo Sasmono (Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Jakarta) to present on the molecular epidemiology of dengue in Indonesia

Visit from National Biofilms Innovation Centre