We are a research group based in the recently established UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences.
Our research group is headed by Principal Investigator Dr Kieran Meade. Kieran has been appointed as a Senior Conway Fellow in UCD Conway School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research as well as Associate Professor in the School of Agriculture and Food Science. Kieran also holds adjunct teaching positions in the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, TCD and in NUIG.
In a nutshell our research objective is to uncover mechanisms underpinning robustness, resilience and resistance to infectious diseases in livestock. Our research focuses on knowledge gaps in bovine immunity using disease models for tuberculosis, Johne's disease, endometritis and calf health. We are also interested in the crosstalk between what were once considered distinct entities, like fertility and the immune system.
Central to the research programme are investigations into common mechanisms underpinning disease susceptibility, including innate immune efficiency, expression and regulation of antimicrobial peptides, regulation of inflammation, immunosuppression and anergy. We believe that understanding these core immune mechanisms in cattle will yield novel solutions to reduce the burden of disease at source.
All our work is conducted across multiple institutes in partnership with our close collaborators.
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