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Martin Ryan
01334 463403
University of St Andrews
Picornaviruses, Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus
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Manipulation of the FMDV genome and siRNA screens/proteomics to study virus and host-cell factors involved in virus replication. We are adopting two broad strategies to improve disease control: (i) using ‘reverse genetics’ to attenuate the genome and (ii) use our new knowledge develop new cell-lines FMDV strains for vaccine production. The overall goal of the research is to develop new strategies of vaccine production / produce new vaccine types to increase biosecurity and reduce costs.