Teaching Activities
BVM&S 1st year New curriculum. 100+ students Two lectures on molecular diagnostics, one lecture on oncogenes and their function, One 3 hour tutorial session; Seven 1 h tutorials. Twelve lectures on Basic Virology.
2nd Year
BVM&S Infection and Immunity. Course Manager. 100+ students Twelve lectures on Basic Virology. Two (4 half classes) practical class in Immunology. Two 1 hr half class revision sessions; seven 1h tutorials on all aspects of course. Member of Board of Examiners. Member of Staff Student Liaison Committee.
Graduate Entry programme: Introductory Pathology and Infectious |Diseases. Course manger. 50+ students; 12 lectures on Basic Virology. Two 1h tutorials; One 1h class revision session. Member of Board of Examiners. Member of Staff Student Liaison Committee.
BSc
3rd year BSc
BSc: Molecular Microbiology 3h. 60+ students. Three lectures, one practical.
BSc: Medical Microbiology 3h. 60 + students Two lectures, one practical.
4th year BSc
BSc, BSc (Vet. Sc), BSc (Med. Sc) Honours Microbiology and Infection. 40+ students. This course is run as a series of elective courses. I am the organiser for one elective. Five two hour lecture sessions, one three hour student presentation session. Ten hours of tutorial sessions I also supervise students for their research project. (Member of Board of Examiners 2002-2008).
Taught Postgraduate Courses.
Distance learning MSc in International Animal Health. Co-ordinator of two modules in first year. Member of Board of Examiners.
Postgraduate supervision
1988 91 Miss Nessa Carey, MRC AIDS Directed Studentship.
1992-96 Miss Penelope Carter. MRC Studentship.
1994-96 Mr Michael Fotheringham.
1994-97 Mr Massimo Palmarini.* EEC Studentship. (Moredun Research Institute)
1995-99 Miss Sandi. Swa. Moredun Foundation Studentship. (MRI)
1997-00 Miss Fiona Frame. University of Edinburgh Post-graduate scholarship.
1999-02 Dr Thonur Leenadevi*. ACU Commonwealth student.
1999-02 Miss Kathryn Thomas. Sir James Knott Trust. (MRI)
2000-04 Miss Melanie Stowe. Peter Doherty studentship. (MRI)
2001-04 Miss Daniella Salvatore* University of Camorrena Scholarship. (MRI)
2002-05 Miss Wai-Ling. Kok. Darwin Trust scholarship.
2002-05 Mr Colin. Sharp. BBSRC Case Award.
2006-09 Mrs Gillian Hunter* BBSRC Case Award.
2006-10 Mr Stephen Medhurst GlaxoSmithKline studentship.
2007-10 Mr Peter Wasson ICHAIR/BBSRC studentship
2007-10 Miss Claire Levy Self funded.
Second supervisor
1991-94 Dr Vipan Gupta*
1998-01 Miss Samantha Bailey
1999-02 Miss Jane Rosbottom*
2000-03 Miss Katy Matthews
2003-07 Mr Alistair Chalmers
2003-07 Mr King Shimumbao Nalubamba*
(* = Veterinary graduate)
Postgraduate examinations.
I have acted as External or Internal examiner of a PhD Thesis on more than thirty occasions.