The Roslin Institute

• Professor Dave Burt
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  • Identification of genetic variation in innate immune response genes associated with resistance to chicken viral infections
  • Evolutionary and functional analysis of the avian Toll-like receptor genes
  • The evolution of avian colony stimulating factor 1 (CSF1), interleukin 34 (IL34) and CSF1 receptor genes: a functional and structural-based analysis
  • Transcriptional Analysis of Melatonin-regulated Genes in the Sheep Pars Tuberalis using Next Generation Transcriptome Sequencing
  • ChickATLAS: a three-dimensional atlas of gene expression during chick development
  • Development of new tools for genetic selection for a sustainable poultry industry
  • 6th International Chick Meeting
  • Biography

Key references

Nature. 2004 432(7018):695-716. International Chicken Genome Sequencing Consortium. Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution.

Genes Dev. 2006 20(10):1365-77. Davey MG, Paton IR, Yin Y, Schmidt M, Bangs FK, Morrice DR, Smith TG, Buxton P, Stamataki D, Tanaka M, Münsterberg AE, Briscoe J, Tickle C, Burt DW. The chicken talpid3 gene encodes a novel protein essential for Hedgehog signaling.