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I am a microbiologist and molecular biologist at the Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen. My research focusses on the metabolism of dietary food compounds by the microbes present in large intestine (the gut microbiota) and how this influences human health. Within the strategic programme, I am investigating how different microbes work together to ferment dietary non-digestible carbohydrates (fibre) to health-promoting products, which will help to provide scientifically sound dietary advice as well as aid the development of novel food ingredients. More information about my research can be
An international team of scientists led by Professor John Wallace of the Rowett Institute at the University of Aberdeen, has shown it is possible to breed cattle to lower their methane emissions.
Tom's major interests are in mucosal immunology, specifically host-pathogen interactions at mucosal surfaces, and how these may inform future disease control strategies. In addition to exploring basic immunological questions in ruminant species, his work is also involved in the development of vaccines to control veterinary pathogens residing at mucosal surfaces, such as Escherichia coli O157:H7 in cattle and Teladorsagia circumcincta in sheep. He also has an interest in the immune basis of disease resistance and susceptibility in ruminant species. Current Interests: Development of vaccines
Vicky is a senior research scientist in the Department of Agriculture, Horticulture and Engineering Sciences. Her research interests include: Effects of housing and management on the behaviour and welfare of poultry. Humane culling of poultry. Sleep in poultry. How to reduce feather pecking in laying hens
Steve's research focuses on crop responses to changes in climatic and agronomic conditions, with emphasis on plant traits for improving resource capture, crop quality and yield stability. This work underpins the development of new cereal cultivars by exploiting a wide range of genetic and phenotypic diversity. Research on barley includes genetic and physiological approaches to improving crop quality, nitrogen use efficiency and crop resilience in the face of climatic change. The role of crop diversity and plant traits in nitrogen capture are being explored. This work extends to traits that
Mark is a Land Use System Modeller at the James Hutton Institute. He joined the Institute in 1999, working on the Land Allocation Decision Support System (LADSS) project researching land management issues at the farm scale. From this work his interests developed to follow interdisciplinary research covering social and biophysical sciences. His particular areas of interest are on climate change (from impacts, mitigation and adaptation perspectives) and sustainability, particularly considering the essential role of ecosystem services in enabling societal development. He is based in the
Robin is a Research in Agronomic Systems. His research interests include: Developing sustainable organic and non-organic cropping systems with an aim to deliver benefits not only to the farmer, but to the wider environment. Trial management and provision of data, often for modelling purposes, particularly from long-term rotation trials at Craibstone (SRUC Aberdeen). These include Woodlands field (Old Rotation started in 1922 investigating fertilizer impacts across a 6 year crop rotation; pH Rotation started in 1961 investigating effect of pH gradient (pH4.5 to 7.5) across an eight year crop