Rebecca McLean

Dr
Rebecca
McLean

Impact Manager
The Pirbright Institute
Biography

Rebecca graduated from Harper Adams University with a BSc (Hons) degree in Bioveterinary Science.  She went on to obtain a PhD from the University of Edinburgh whilst based at Moredun Research Institute. Here, she developed and characterised a novel lentiviral vaccine vector for the use in livestock.  In January 2018 she took up her first post-doctoral position at The Pirbright Institute where she is working on an international collaborative project developing a vaccine for pigs to prevent the spread of Nipah Virus, therefore protecting human health.

Research interests

Vaccines, Zoonosis, Livestock

Discipline
Challenge model development Immunology – T-cells Virology
Host species
Cattle Pigs Small ruminants Zoonoses
Pathogen
Viruses VirusesNipah virus VirusesPorcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus VirusesRetroviruses
Stage of vaccine development
Field trials Pre-clinical trials Vaccine delivery