معرفی
Jolinda Pollock is the Microbiology Team Leader at the SRUC Veterinary Services, part of Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). Her primary role involves leading a diagnostic team providing comprehensive veterinary services for livestock, companion animals, and wildlife, while actively conducting research focused on veterinary bacterial and fungal pathogens. She holds a PhD in Gut Microbiota Dynamics from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, and a BSc in Infectious Diseases from the University of Edinburgh.
Research Interests: Veterinary bacteriology and mycology, farm animal disease surveillance, antimicrobial resistance, and farm animal microbiomes. Her work emphasizes phenotypic/genotypic analyses of bacterial isolates, epidemiology, and zoonotic potential.
Projects:
- Current Projects:
- Co-Investigator (2023–present): Fungal Milk Microbiome of Dairy Cattle and Mastitis Implications.
- Principal Investigator (2020–present): Atypical E. coli Septicaemia in Dairy Calves.
- Completed Projects:
- Principal Investigator (2020–2024): Klebsiella/Raoultella Mastitis in Dairy Cattle.
- Co-Investigator (2020–2024): Wound Microbiome in Companion Animals.
- Principal Investigator (2019–2021): Milk Microbiota in Dairy Cattle.
Grants & Collaborations: Active in multi-institutional grants, including the RESAS 22-27 project (2022–2027) exploring AMR transmission from livestock to humans. Collaborates extensively with academic and government partners on antimicrobial resistance and microbiome research.
Lab & Team: Oversees the Veterinary and Analytical Laboratory at SRUC, focusing on diagnostic services and cutting-edge microbiological research. Her team integrates clinical diagnostics with research to address emerging veterinary challenges.
