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Subject Experts

If you wish to contact an RVC Expert Spokesperson please contact the RVC Press Office who will ensure your enqiry is dealt with as quicky as possible.

Media Area of Interest	Suggested Spokesperson Areas of Research/Professional Interests
Foot and Mouth Avian Flu	Prof Joe Brownlie Bovine viral diarrhoea virus and other viruses in cattle
Clinical Trials	Prof David Church Research on resistance to insulin of diabetic dogs, small animals
Diseases affecting domestic animals	Prof Jonathan Elliott Pathophysiology of renal disease and hypertension in cats, pathophysiology of equine laminitis (diseases of the hoof)
Understanding locomotion - implications for humans and animals	Dr John Hutchinson Musculoskeletal anatomy and homology, locomotor biomechanics and evolution, 3D studies of anatomy and mechanics, how the size of an animal relates to its movement (evolutionary biomechanics) in dinosaurs, elephants, rhinos
Student Admissions (undergraduate and international)	Margaret Kilyon
University/industry collaboration Biotechnology and life sciences	Patricia Latter Business Development and commercialisation of research Spinouts Biotech sector
A career as a veterinary nurse	Hilary Orpet Deputy Programme Leader – BSc Veterinary Nursing and author of titles such as The Handbook of Veterinary Nursing
Neuromuscular Disease	Dr Richard Piercy Heads up the RVC Neuromuscular diseases laboratory Equine diseases
TB and Avian Flu Virus outbreaks	Prof Dirk Pfeiffer Veterinary epidemiology, lameness in dairy cattle, rabbit haemorrhagic disease, development of decision support systems for animal disease control, avian flu
Veterinary Education and issues of exclusivity	Jon Parry Widening access Diversity in veterinary medicine Undergraduate education
Studying veterinary sciences at undergraduate level	Prof Jo Price Bone biology
Greyhound and other racing	Dr James Usherwood Mechanics of terrestrial locomotion, including bend running and quadrupedal walking, bird flight, terrestrial and aerial locomotion, indoor 200 m sprint results, greyhounds, yellow-footed rock wallabies, flapping flight, dog racing
Obesity in humans and animals	Prof Neil Stickland Environmental influences on the development of muscle tissue and consequences for postnatal muscle growth and muscle phenotype Veterinary and comparative anatomy and histology Obesity and offspring
Care of animals in farmed animal environments and general animal welfare issues	Prof Christopher Wathes Animal welfare
Athletic performance	Prof Alan Wilson Human sprinting, movement of large animals. Movement of humans, horses, greyhounds, ostriches and camels Conformation of race horses and racehorse speed and movement Gait analysis
CJD and other diseases that can be passed from animal to human	Professor Alun Williams Neuropathology and ocular pathology Study of Prion diseases Zoonoses
Animal behaviour and psychology	Jon Bowen Behavioural husbandry, vicious behaviour of animals, the biological basis of canine behavioural disorders, developmental behavioural problems, compulsive disorders and cognitive ageing in dogs. NB also works outside RVC.

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