Prof Mohammad Q. Al-Natour, Professor of Avian Diseases and Public Health at the Department of Pathology & Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST) Irbid, Jordan. Obtained DVM from the University of Agriculture Pakistan, MPH from the University of Pittsburgh USA, and Ph.D. from the Ohio State University, USA. He was a Visiting Professor at Professor Munir’s Lab., at the Department of Biomedical & Life Sciences, Lancaster University, UK. Main research on studying the genetic diversity, quasispecies of avian viruses currently endemic in Jordan based on different viroinformatic tools. In addition, these data will be useful to optimize new molecular diagnostic tools to ascertain the importance of disease monitoring as well as re-evaluation for the currently used vaccines and vaccination programs.
Saddaf Razzaq –Visiting Scholar PhD from Pakistan. I have worked under the supervision of Prof. Muhammad Munir in the Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences at Lancaster University, UK. The aim of my project was to develop a Recombinant Newcastle disease vaccine using reverse genetics. Laboratory of Molecular Virology has all the facilities for viral diagnosis and vaccine development and the working environment is awesome.
Dr. Shilong Chen (2019-2020), Visiting Scholar, Funded by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China.
Dr Hosterson Kylla (2019-2020), PDRA, Funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, India.
Dr Diwakar Santhakumar (2015-2019) PDRA, Funded by BBSRC (Responsive Mode grant)
Rasamanikkam, Manoja (2016-2019): Main Supervisor. Title of Thesis: Control of host innate immune (interferon) responses by Newcastle disease virus (NDV). St George University and The Pirbright Institute, UK
Dilan Amila Satharasinghe (2013-2016): Co-Supervisor. Title of Thesis: Whole genome sequencing, characterisation and immune-related gene profiling of the Malaysian genotype Vii NDV in chickens. Universiti Putra Malaysia, and The Pirbright Institute, UK
Emeli Torsson (2016-2019). Co-Supervisor. Title of Thesis: Peste des petits ruminants virus—in the field and in the host. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden and The Pirbright Institute, UK
Muhammad Zubair Shabbir (2013-14): British Council Funded Visit on Reverse genetics of Newcasle disease virus.
Guilherme Pereira Scagion (2017-2018): Visiting PhD student working on chicken innate immunity.
Debora Aparecida Pires de Campos Zuccari (2017-2018): Visiting PhD student working on chicken innate immunity.
Ana Cláudia Franco: PDRA (2017-2018): Bats innate immunity with a specifical focus on IFIT5 proteins
Danielle Bruna Leal de Oliveira (2017-2018): Avian Virology and Innate Immunity