Laurence Tiley

Dr. Laurence Tiley serves as Senior Lecturer in Molecular Virology within the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Cambridge's School of Biological Sciences, focusing on critical influenza research spanning vaccine development, viral dynamics, and transgenic disease control strategies.

His research program encompasses:

• Identification of universal flu vaccine antigens for broad-spectrum immunity
• Dynamics of influenza virus mixed infections and quasispecies evolution using barcoded viral systems
• Transgenic approaches to inhibit influenza replication in livestock hosts (chickens and pigs)
• Enhancement of egg-based vaccine production through host cell receptor modification

Funded by the Biosciences and Biotechnology Research Council (BBSRC), Dr. Tiley operates as a Principal Investigator supervising PhD students and providing consultancy services, with notable contributions including the development of GM chickens resistant to bird flu transmission as highlighted in university features.