David Griffiths

Biography

David Griffiths graduated from the University of Manchester in 1992 with a BSc in Biochemistry. He gained a PhD in Virology from the University of London in 1996 for his studies on the potential role of retroviruses in human rheumatic disease. Following a short post-doctoral position at the Chester Beatty Laboratories London, in 1998 he was awarded an Arthritis Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship at University College London. In 2003, David moved to the Moredun Research Institute as a Principal Scientist and began his studies on the pathogenesis of ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA) and the development of control methods for this disease. He is a member of the editorial board of Research in Veterinary Science.

Research Interest

Vaccines, Molecular biology, Endogenous retroviruses