The Zoonotic and Animal Pathogens Research Laboratory (ZAP Lab) was established in 1999 to study the pathogenesis of animal and human bacterial diseases. This includes bacteria that originate in animals but can cause disease in humans (zoonotic).
The research is focused on the molecular basis of disease and considers it both in terms of the bacterial factors required and the host's response. To integrate these areas the laboratory studies the regulation and value of bacterial determinants using genetic techniques in combination with cell culture, primary tissue culture and an understanding of expression and responses in natural or model hosts.
The laboratory was established with support provided by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council in concert with a Department of the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Veterinary Fellowship based in the Laboratory. The containment level 2 laboratory has an excellent en-suite CL3 laboratory for handling of dangerous pathogens. The laboratory is very well equipped for molecular biology and has excellent local microscopy (confocal and electron), tissue culture and array facilities.
The Zoonotic and Animal Pathogens Research Laboratory (ZAP Lab) was established in 1999 to study the pathogenesis of animal and human bacterial diseases. This includes bacteria that originate in animals but can cause disease in humans (zoonotic).
The laboratory was established with support provided by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council in concert with a Department of the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Veterinary Fellowship based in the Laboratory. The containment level 2 laboratory has an excellent en-suite CL3 laboratory for handling of dangerous pathogens. The laboratory is very well equipped for molecular biology and has excellent local microscopy (confocal and electron), tissue culture and array facilities.