Simon Priestnall
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Simon is a Lecturer in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology. His main interest is canine infectious respiratory disease. Simon gained his Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath) by examination in November 2010.
Biography
Simon completed his intercalated Veterinary Pathology BSc from the Royal Veterinary College in 2002, and in the same year participated in the Leadership Programme for Veterinary Students at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, New York. During this summer programme, he carried out research into the possible zoonotic potential of canine and feline Helicobacter spp.
Simon completed his Veterinary degree from the University of Bristol in 2004, then went on to complete a PhD at the Royal Veterinary College in 2007 examining the pathogenesis of a novel canine respiratory coronavirus (CRCoV ) and its role in kennel cough. He began his three-year pathology residency at the Royal Veterinary College in January 2008 and gained his Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath) by examination in November 2010.
Research
Simon has a range of research interests, principally involving infectious respiratory diseases of dogs, particularly the viral infections and acute streptococcal pneumonia.
Simon is currently leading a multidisciplinary team investigating the potential for Borna Disease Virus infection of UK horses with collaborators at the Animal Health Trust and the University of Giessen.
Other research interests include inflammatory bowel disease in dogs and modelling acute liver toxicity in humans.
Teaching
Simon leads the BVetMed IMR teaching in pathology. He lectures on aspects of general pathology and respiratory disease and pathology to the BVetMed undergraduates and to the Veterinary Pathology BSc course. Simon is also actively involved with training of residents in anatomic pathology.
Selected Publications
PRIESTNALL S.L., SMITH K.C. (2012) Canine infectious respiratory disease: tackling the unknown unknowns. Vet J. 2012 Mar;191(3):271-2. PubMed PMID 22264644
TIVERS M.S., LIPSCOMB V.J., SCASE T.J., PRIESTNALL S.L., HOUSE A.K., GATES H.,
WHEELER-JONES C.P. & SMITH K.C. (2011) Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and VEGF Receptor Expression in Biopsy Samples of Liver from Dogs with Congenital Portosystemic Shunts. J Comp Pathol. PubMed ID 21996035
HALL J.L., LEE K.C., PRIESTNALL S. & LAMB C.R. (2011) Radial Artery Pseudoaneurysm in a Maine Coon Cat. Vet Surg 40 (7), 861-4 PubMed ID 21899575
KATHRANI A., SCHMITZ S., PRIESTNALL S. L., SMITH K. C., WERLING D., GARDEN O. A. & ALLENSPACH K. (2011) CD11c+ Cells are Significantly Decreased in the Duodenum, Ileum and Colon of Dogs with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Comp Path 145 (4), 359-66. PubMed ID 21592490
STIDWORTHY M. F. & PRIESTNALL S. L. (2011) Getting the best results from veterinary histopathology. In Practice 33, 252-60.
PRIESTNALL S. & ERLES K. (2011) Streptococcus zooepidemicus: An emerging canine pathogen. Vet J 188 (2), 142-8. PubMed ID 20570190
BOUND N., PRIESTNALL S. L. & CARIOU M. (2011) Lingual and renal lymphoma in a cat. J Feline Med Surg 13 (4), 272-5. PubMed ID 21208818
PRIESTNALL S. L., SCHÖNIGER S., IVENS P. A. S., EICKMANN M., BRACHTAÜSER L., KEHR K., TUPPER C., PIERCY R. A., MENZIES-GOW N. J. & HERDEN C. (2011) Borna disease virus infection of a horse in Great Britain. Vet Rec 168 (14), 380. PubMed ID 21498268
PRIESTNALL S. L., ERLES K., BROOKS H. W., CARDWELL J. M., WALLER A. S., PAILLOT R., ROBINSON C., DARBY A. C., HOLDEN M. T. G. & SCHÖNIGER S. (2010) Characterization of pneumonia in dogs due to Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus. Clin Vaccine Immunol 17 (11), 1790-6. PubMed ID 20861329
PAILLOT R., DARBY A. C., ROBINSON C., WRIGHT N. L., STEWARD K. F., ANDERSON E., WEBB K., HOLDEN M. T. G., EFSTRATIOU A., BROUGHTON K., JOLLEY K. A., PRIESTNALL S. L., MAROTTI CAMPI M. C., HUGHES M. A., RADFORD A., ERLES K. & WALLER A. S. (2010) Identification of three novel superantigen-encoding genes in Streptococcus zooepidemicus: szeF, szeN and szeP. Infect Immun 78 (11), 4817-27. PubMed ID 20713629
NAYLOR R. J., PRIESTNALL S. L., TURK A. C., SUMMERS B. A., SCHÖNIGER S. & PIERCY R. J. (2010) A case of equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy in the UK. Vet Rec 167 (10), 380-1. PubMed ID 20817901
GAJANAYAKE I., PRIESTNALL S. L., BENIGNI L., SUMMERS B. A. & GARDEN O. A. (2010) Paraneoplastic hypercalcemia in a dog with benign renal angiomyxoma. J Vet Diagn Invest 22 (5), 775-80. PubMed ID 20807942
PRIESTNALL S. L., DE BELLIS F., BOND R., ALONY-GILBOA Y. & SUMMERS B. A.(2010) Spontaneous regression of congenital cutaneous hemangiomas in a calf. Vet Pathol 47 (2), 343-5. PubMed ID 20118321
SPOOR L., PRIESTNALL S., CLARIDGE J., DUSTAN B. & REED S. (2009) Evidence-based veterinary medicine: new graduates' perspectives. In Practice 31, 297-301.
PRIESTNALL S. L., MITCHELL J. A., BROOKS H. W., BROWNLIE J. & ERLES K. (2009) Quantification of mRNA encoding cytokines and chemokines and assessment of ciliary function in canine tracheal epithelium during infection with canine respiratory coronavirus (CRCoV). Vet Immunol Immunopathol 127, 38-46. PubMed ID 18977539
PRIESTNALL S. L. & ERLES K. (2008) Canine respiratory coronavirus - epidemiology, diagnosis and association with canine infectious respiratory disease. Chapter in: Recent Research Developments in Canine and Feline Coronaviruses Biology and Diagnosis. Transword Research Network, Kerala, India. ISBN: 978-81-7895-321-2
PRIESTNALL S. L., PRATELLI A., BROWNLIE J. & ERLES K. (2007) Serological prevalence of canine respiratory coronavirus in southern Italy and epidemiological relationship with canine enteric coronavirus. J Vet Diagn Invest 19, 176-180. PubMed ID 17402612
PRIESTNALL S. L. (2007) The role of a novel coronavirus in canine respiratory disease. In Pathology & Infectious Diseases. London, The Royal Veterinary College. PhD Thesis.
PRIESTNALL S. L., BROWNLIE, J., DUBOVI, E. J. & ERLES, K. (2006) Serological prevalence of canine respiratory coronavirus. Vet Microbiol 115, 43-53. PubMed ID 16551493
WIINBERG B., SPOHR A., DIETZ H. H., EGELUND T., GREITER-WILKE A., MCDONOUGH S. P., OLSEN J., PRIESTNALL S., CHANG Y. F. & SIMPSON K. W. (2005) Quantitative analysis of inflammatory and immune responses in dogs with gastritis and their relationship to Helicobacter spp. infection. J Vet Intern Med 19, 4-14. PubMed ID 15715041
PRIESTNALL S. L., WIINBERG B., SPOHR A., NEUHAUS B., KUFFER M., WIEDMANN M. & SIMPSON K. W. (2004) Evaluation of "Helicobacter heilmannii" subtypes in the gastric mucosas of cats and dogs. J Clin Microbiol 42, 2144-2151. PubMed ID 15131182
Outreach Activities
Invited speaker to the ECVIM Congress in Maastricht, Sept 2012 on Canine infectious respiratory disease
Invited speaker to CL Davis Foundation Meeting in Leon, Sept 2012 on Canine and Feline infectious disease