Dr Philip Skuce
Principal Scientist
Department of Parasitic Diseases
Moredun Research Institute
United States of America
Biography
Philip Skuce is a Principal Scientist at Moredun. He is a graduate of Queens University, Belfast, where he gained a PhD in Parasitology. He continued his research at the Veterinary Sciences Division, Stormont, before joining Moredun in 1995.
Research Interest
His research interests are in the diagnosis and control of parasitic diseases in livestock, specifically roundworm and fluke infections and the detection and management of anthelmintic resistance. He also has interests in livestock and climate change and is the Knowledge Exchange Sectorial Lead for Livestock in the new Scottish Government Strategic Research Programme.
Publications
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French AS, Zadoks RN, Skuce PJ, Mitchell G, Gordon-Gibbs DK, Craine A, Shaw D, Gibb SW, Taggart MA. Prevalence of Liver Fluke (Fasciola hepatica) in Wild Red Deer (Cervus elaphus): Coproantigen ELISA Is a Practicable Alternative to Faecal Egg Counting for Surveillance in Remote Populations. PloS one. 2016 Sep 6;11(9):e0162420.
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Kelley JM, Elliott TP, Beddoe T, Anderson G, Skuce P, Spithill TW. Current threat of triclabendazole resistance in Fasciola hepatica. Trends in parasitology. 2016 Jun 30;32(6):458-69.
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Ramünke S, Melville L, Rinaldi L, Hertzberg H, de Waal T, von Samson-Himmelstjerna G, Cringoli G, Mavrot F, Skuce P, Krücken J, Demeler J. Benzimidazole resistance survey for Haemonchus, Teladorsagia and Trichostrongylus in three European countries using pyrosequencing including the development of new assays for Trichostrongylus. International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance. 2016 Dec 31;6(3):230-40.
