Professional and academic experience

1979-present: researcher and lecturer in Veterinary Immunology
1988-1993: Summer courses Veterinary Immunology at the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Zimbawe, Harare, Zimbabwe

Professional memberships

• Member of the editorial board of Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology
• Member of the board of directors of the International Association of Paratuberculosis (IASP)
• Member of the scientific advisory committees of the International Colloquia of Paratuberculosis (ICP) during the last decade
• Chairperson of the Toolbox committee of the Veterinary Immunology Committee (VIC) of the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS)
• Member of the scientific advisory committees of the International Veterinary Immunology Symposia (IVIS) during the last decade
• Member of the board of the European Veterinary Immunology Working group (EVIW)
• Member of the scientific advisory committees at the two EVIW meetings held so far
• Chairman of various sessions during visits to the ICP, IVIS and EVIW meetings
• Member of the Dutch Paratuberculosis Program research committee
• Member of the Tuberculosis Study Group, SA

Subjects taught at undergraduate and postgraduate levels

• Immunology and Mycobacterial Diseases
• Rift Valley Fever

Research interests

• Pathogenesis, diagnosis and control of Tuberculosis ( M. bovis, M tuberculosis ) in wildlife species
• Rift Valley Fever
• Paratuberculosis in ruminants, vaccination and pathogenesis
• Atopic Dermatitis in dogs, pathogenesis and treatment
• Insect Bite Hypersensitivity in Horses, pathogenesis

Research output/publications

• More than 100 publications in peer-reviewed or refereed journals
• (Co)promoter of 10 PhD studies and supervisor of numerous BSc and MSc thesis studies

Patents

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