Animal & Microbial Sciences Theme

Management and Structure

Theme Leader	Professor Karl Hoffmann
Deputy Theme Leader	Dr Alison Kingston-Smith
Theme Administrator (and Contact)	Mrs Jessica Longworth

 

 

Approximate number of staff	80
Approximate number of postgraduate students	40

 

 

Core Research

Aim

To explore the co-evolution/arms race of micro-organisms with their environment, enhance the quality of animal production systems and promote human health.

Research

The AMS Theme supports the following six Research Groups:

• Animal Systems (Led by Nigel Scollan)
• Animal Genomics and Evolution (Denis Larkin)
• Diet and Health (John Draper)
• Herbivore Gut Ecosystems (Alison Kingston-Smith)
• Microbiology (Gareth Griffiths)
• Parasitology and Epidemiology (Karl Hoffman)

Activities and Further Information

• AMS Major Research Projects
• AMS Research Seminar Schedule
• AMS News and Events
• AMS Staff List