Damer Blake

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Professor of Parasite genetics

Royal Veterinary College - Hawkshead Campus

United Kingdom

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Damer Blake is a Professor of Parasite Genetics at the Royal Veterinary College - Hawkshead Campus, UK. His research focuses on parasite genetics, microbiome analysis, and antimicrobial resistance, as highlighted by his recent publications on avian pathology and gastrointestinal ecosystems. Blake has been recognized with the Bart Rispens Research Award for his contributions to the field, including studies on the impact of feed additives and the genomic sequencing of significant parasites.

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The role of interleukin-10 (IL-10) in the regulation of innate immunity in the domestic chicken

Open Date: 2017-10-30

Close Date: 2020-10-29

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VACCINE. Development of a novel yeast-based oral subunit vaccine against Eimeria spp. in chickens

Open Date: 2016-12-30

Close Date: 2019-12-29

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Understanding population, genetic and antigenic diversity of the poultry red mite to improve prospects for successful vaccine development.

Open Date: 2016-01-01

Close Date: 2020-01-01

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Strengthening Animal Production and Health Through the Immune Response (SAPHIR)

Open Date: 2015-01-01

Close Date: 2018-01-01

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PARAGONE: vaccines for animal parasites

Open Date: 2015-01-01

Close Date: 2018-01-01

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Dong Xia

Senior Lecturer in Bioinformatics

Royal Veterinary College

UNITED KINGDOM

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Elias Papadopoulos

Professor

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

GREECE

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Eleftherios Bonos

Associate Professor

University of Ioannina

GREECE

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Ilias Giannenas

Associate Professor

Aristoteleio Panepistemio Thessalonikes

GREECE

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Kate Worthing

University of Arizona

UNITED STATES

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William Gilbert

University of Liverpool

UNITED KINGDOM

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Fiona Tomley

Professor of Experimental Parasitology

Royal Veterinary College

UNITED KINGDOM

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Jacobus Joannes (Sjaak) de Wit

Professor Integrated Poultry Health

Utrecht University

NETHERLANDS

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Dirk Werling

Prof of Molecular Immunology and Director

Royal Veterinary College

UNITED KINGDOM

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Ozan Gundogdu

Associate Professor

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

UNITED KINGDOM

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Assistant Professor

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

GREECE

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Bart Rispens Research Award 2025 for the best paper published in Avian Pathology (volumes 52 and 53)

A Novel Approach to Differential Expression Analysis of Co-Occurrence Networks for Small-Sampled Microbiome Data

Identification of Porrocaecum moraveci in red kites in England and Wales, a species of conservation concern

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in wet market workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2022

Whole genome sequencing revealed high occurrence of antimicrobial resistance genes in bacteria isolated from poultry manure

Assessment of a Natural Phytobiotic Mixture as Feed Additive for Broiler Chicken: Studies on Animal Performance, Gut Health, and Antioxidant Status After Experimental Infection with Eimeria spp.

Multi-omics analysis reveals regime shifts in the gastrointestinal ecosystem in chickens following anticoccidial vaccination and Eimeria tenella challenge

The genome sequence of the Coccidian parasite, Eimeria praecox (Apicomplexa: Eucoccidiorida)

Bart Rispens Award 2023 for the best paper published in Avian Pathology (volumes 50 and 51)

In Vitro Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, Anticoccidial, and Anti-Inflammatory Study of Essential Oils of Oregano, Thyme, and Sage from Epirus, Greece

The complete genome sequence of Eimeria tenella (Tyzzer 1929), a common gut parasite of chickens

Detection and genetic characterisation of Toxoplasma gondii circulating in free-range chickens, pigs and seropositive pregnant women in Benue state, Nigeria

Determinants of Eimeria and Campylobacter infection dynamics in UK domestic sheep: the role of co-infection

Re-calculating the cost of coccidiosis in chickens.

Exploring Eimeria Genomes to Understand Population Biology: Recent Progress and Future Opportunities

Study on the prevalence and genetic diversity of Eimeria species from broilers and free-range chickens in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa

Surprisingly long body length of the lungworm Parafilaroides gymnurus from common seals of the Dutch North Sea

Collaborators (11)

Dong Xia

Elias Papadopoulos

Eleftherios Bonos

Ilias Giannenas

Kate Worthing

William Gilbert

Fiona Tomley

Jacobus Joannes (Sjaak) de Wit

Dirk Werling

Ozan Gundogdu

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