Simon Doherty

Personal profile

Research Interests

Simon Doherty obtained his BVMS from the University of Glasgow in 2000. With two decades of experience in veterinary practice, research & diagnostics, animal health & aquaculture, and trade & investment, Simon was appointed as the president of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) for 2018/19. Now Senior Vice President, he is transitioning into a position at the Institute of Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen's University Belfast.

Simon currently chairs the UK One Health Coordination Group and is one of two BVA representatives at the Federation of Veterinarians in Europe (FVE). He is a Certified Aquaculture Vet and chairs the FVE FishMedPlus Coalition. Last year, he was appointed as a GlobalScot in the animal health & aquaculture sector by the Office of the First Minister of Scotland. Simon is a STEM Ambassador. He is also a trustee and an ambassador for the livestock development charity, Send a Cow, and a trustee of the Animal Welfare Foundation.

Simon’s research interests span sustainable livestock agriculture & aquaculture – including animal welfare, environmental impact & antimicrobial resistance - One Health approaches to global health challenges and novel vaccine design.

Teaching

Delivery

Farm Animal Health & Welfare (BIO 3106)
Professional Development & Work Placement (BIO 8205)
Animal Welfare (BIO 8309)
Research Project: Animal Behaviour & Welfare (BBC 8002)
Foundations for Research in the Biosciences (BBC 8042)
Key Skills in Animal Behaviour & Welfare (BBC 8052)

Administration

Module Co-Coordinator for Professional Development & Work Placement (BIO 8205)

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Research Output

9 Article
1 Poster

DIVA metabolomics: Differentiating vaccination status following viral challenge using metabolomic profiles

Gray, D. W., Welsh, M. D., Mansoor, F., Doherty, S., Chevallier, O. P., Elliott, C. T. & Mooney, M. H., 05 Apr 2018, In : PLoS ONE. 13, 4, 20 p., e0194488.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

1 Citation (Scopus)

193 Downloads (Pure)

Detection of a novel gammaherpesvirus (genus Rhadinovirus) in wild muntjac deer in Northern Ireland

McKillen, J., Hogg, K., Lagan, P., Ball, C., Doherty, S., Reid, N., Collins, L., Dick, J. T. A. & Doherty, S., Jun 2017, In : Archives of Virology. 162, 6, p. 1737-1740 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2 Citations (Scopus)

Identification of candidate protein markers of Bovine Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 infection using an in vitro model

Gray, D. W., Welsh, M. D., Doherty, S. & Mooney, M. H., May 2017, In : Veterinary Microbiology. 203, p. 257-266 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

File

1 Citation (Scopus)

273 Downloads (Pure)

Molecular detection of kobuviruses in livestock in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

Collins, PJ., McMenamy, M., McClintock, J., Lagan-Tregaskis, P., McCabe, L., Doherty, S., O'Shea, H., Welsh, M. & McKillen, J., 27 Jan 2017, In : Archives of Virology.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Identification of candidate protein biomarkers for BPI3V diagnosis using an in vitro infection model

Gray, D., Doherty, S., Welsh, M. & Mooney, M., 03 Jul 2016, (Unpublished).

Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

Activities

33 Participation in conference
28 Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
15 Other
12 Public lecture/debate/seminar
38 More

World One Health Congress

Simon Doherty (Member of the organising committee)

14 Jun 2020 → 18 Jun 2020

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference

Federation of Veterinarians of Europe General Assembly

Simon Doherty (Member of the organising committee)

03 Jun 2020 → 06 Jun 2020

Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference

One Veterinary Community: breaking down barriers & building resilient vets

Simon Doherty (Keynote speaker)

23 Mar 2019

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference

Brexit: animal health, animal welfare & the veterinary profession

Simon Doherty (Keynote speaker)

26 Feb 2019

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference