This week we turn our attention to another of our valuable team members, our Bioinformatician and “crazy dog lady”, Ellen Schofield. Ellen joined our group back in 2016 when we were still based at the Animal Health Trust and moved with the team to Cambridge in 2021. We talked to Ellen about her work, and learn about how she came to find a job that, simply put, seems made for her! Continue reading
In this week’s feature, we talk to Jim Johnson, Idiopathic Epilepsy Study Coordinator at the Canine Genetics Centre (CGC). Jim joined the team over three years ago, not long after its move to the University of Cambridge. Working closely with Dr Sally Ricketts and Dr Chris Jenkins in the idiopathic epilepsy team, Jim liaises with dog owners, breeders, and vets to encourage participation in epilepsy research. We spoke to Jim about his work and how his Border Collie, Nell, ensures he never sits still for long. Continue reading
This week, we turn our focus to Dr Katherine Stanbury, who manages our inherited eye disease programme, CRIEDD (Consortium to Research Inherited Eye Disease in Dogs). The CRIEDD project was established in 2019 with funding from Dogs Trust, and Katherine joined the group that same year. “It was serendipitous that I took on this role,” Katherine said. “I re-homed my dog Wyatt from Dogs Trust a few years before.” Continue reading
This week we turn our attention to canine genetics researcher and Border Collie enthusiast Dr Chris Jenkins. Chris has worked with the CGC since the team moved to Cambridge in 2021, and before then with the same group when based at the Animal Health Trust in Suffolk. We talked to Chris about his work, and learned about how his favourite dog breed may have influenced his career choices. Continue reading
All of the CGC team are dog lovers and most have at least one pet dog. Our Bioinformatician, Ellen, is slightly different though as she has multiple dogs and competes in the sport of flyball outside of work. Ellen has recently competed at the Flyball Open World Cup in Germany where her team came 4th in the world! Continue reading
We would like to introduce you to Bruno Lopes. Bruno is a veterinary neurologist, from Southfields Veterinary Specialists, who has recently started studying for a PhD on a part-time basis at Cambridge University Vet School. Bruno, who will be based within the Canine Genetics Centre, will be investigating the genetics of intervertebral disc diseases in several breeds of dog, the aim being to improve our understanding of the genetics of this complex, debilitating disease that affects some of the UK’s most popular breeds. Continue reading
