Mike Skinner

Biography

Innate immunity (especially avian), in particular the antiviral type I interferon system, and viral mechanisms to modulate the host responses (BBSRC-funded; in collaboration with Prof. Steve Goodbourn, St George's University of London) Development of improved avian cell substrates for diagnosis of emerging diseases of birds and for production of vaccine viruses (for poultry and for human vaccines), with members of the ‘Developing Rapid Responses to Emerging Virus Infections of Poultry’ (DRREVIP) BBSRC-funded, sLoLa consortium (which he coordinates) based in London, Cambridge and Edinburgh. Emerging avian viruses, both enzootic and zoonotic.

Research Interest

Molecular Virology