Peter David Eckersall#
| Membership Number: | 3817 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2014 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/bahcm/staff/davideckersall |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2002-present Professor of Veterinary Biochemistry, University of Glasgow
- 2007- 2010 Scientific Director, ReactivLab Ltd, Glasgow (University Spin Out Company)
- 2001-2004 Director of Centre for Integrated Diagnostic Systems, University of Glasgow
- 2001-2002 Reader, Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow
- 1993-2001 Senior Lecturer, Department of Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow
- 1980-1993 Lecturer, Department of Veterinary Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow
Fields of Scholarship
- Veterinary biochemistry and particularly veterinary clinical biochemistry
- Biomarkers of disease of animals
- Acute phase protein response in animals and their use in diagnostic analysis
- Proteomics as applied to domestic animals
- Proteins of serum, milk and other biological fluids of domestic animals
- Development of biochemical assays for use in veterinary laboratories
- Protein purification and analysis for diagnostics
- Immunoassay development and validation
- Monitoring bovine mastitis by biomarker analysis
Honours and Awards
- 2012 President, Association of Veterinary Teaching and Research Work
- 2011 Chair COST Action FA1002, Farm Animal Proteomics
- 2010 Awarded the Siemens Prize of the American Association of Clinical Chemistry for Contributions to animal clinical chemistry
- 2008 Awarded the Heiner Sommer Prize for Lifetime Contribution to Animal Clinical Biochemistry, by the International Society for Animal Clinical Pathology
- 1999-2001 Chairman, Animal Clinical Chemistry Association
- 1998 Elected Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists
- 1996 President, International Society of Animal Clinical Biochemistry
- 1993 Elected Member of the Royal College of Pathologists (by published works in veterinary clinical biochemistry)
