Director and Founder of Training For Universities: Margaret Collins.

Curriculum Vitae

In addition I am a professionally trained Coach (CoachU graduate), a Professional Behavioural Styles and Values Analyst, and a full member of the Higher Education Academy.

Recent publications:

Young N.J., Thomas, C.J., Collins, M.E. and Brownlie, J. (2006)

Real-time RT-PCR detection of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea virus in whole blood using an external RNA reference.
J Virol Methods 138:218-222.

Weston M.C., Cunningham, F.M. and Collins, M.E. (2006)

Distribution of CCR3 mRNA expression in horse tissues.
Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 114:238-46.

Weston, M.C., COLLINS, M.E. and Cunningham, F.M. (2006)

Equine CCL11 induces eosinophil cytoskeletal reorganisation and activation.
Inflammation Res. 55:46-52.

Young, N.J., Thomas, C.J., Thompson, I., COLLINS, M.E. and Brownlie, J. (2005).

Immune responses to non-structural protein 3 (NS3) of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) in NS3 DNA vaccinated and naturally infected cattle.
Preventative Veterinary Medicine.

Kempster, S., COLLINS M.E. and Edington N. (2004)

Time of transforming growth factor beta 1 inoculation alters the incubation of BSE.
Neuroreport. 15:2233-2236.

Kempster, S., COLLINS, M.E., Deacon, R., Edington, N. (2004)

Impaired motor coordination on static rods in BSE-infected mice. Behavioural Brain Research
Behavioural Brain Research : 154:291-295.

Stokstad, M., COLLINS M. E., Knobloch P., Soerby R., Løken T. and Brownlie, J. (2004)

The role of a defective interfering particle, DI9, in mucosal disease in cattle.
Arch Virol 149: 571-582.

Nobiron, I, Thompson, I, Brownlie, J and COLLINS, ME. (2003)

DNA vaccination against bovine viral diarrhoea virus induces humoral and cellular responses in cattle with evidence for protection against viral challenge.
Vaccine 21: 2091-2101.

Becher, P., Thiel, H.J., COLLINS, M., Brownlie, J. and Orlich, M. (2002)

Cellular sequences in pestivirus genomes encoding gamma-aminobutyric acid (A) receptor-associated protein and Golgi-associated ATPase enhancer of 16 kilodaltons.
J Virol 76:13069-13076.

Garside, L.H., COLLINS, M., Langford, P.R. and Rycroft, A.N. (2002)

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 1 carrying the defined aroA mutation is fully avirulent in the pig.
Res Vet Sci. 72:163-167.

Kempster, S., COLLINS, M.E. and Brownlie J. (2002)

Tat protein expression in MDBK cells does not confer susceptibility to Bovine Immunodeficiency Virus.
Arch Virol 147: 643 649.

Benarafa, C., COLLINS, M.E., Hamblin, A.S. and Cunningham, F.M. (2002)

Role of the chemokine eotaxin in the pathogenesis of equine sweet itch.
Vet Rec. 151: 691-693.

Benarafa, C., COLLINS, M.E., Hamblin, A.S., Sabroe, I. and Cunningham, F,M. (2002)

Characterisation of the biological activity of recombinant equine eotaxin in vitro.
Cytokine 19: 27-30.

English, K., et al., (2001)

DNA analysis of Pneumocystis infecting a Cavalier King Charles spaniel.
J Eukaryot Microbiol, 2001.

Nobiron, I., Thompson, I., Brownlie, J. and COLLINS, M.E. (2001)

Cytokine adjuvancy of BVDV DNA vaccine enhances both humoral and cellular immune responses in mice.
Vaccine 19:4226-4235.

Barboni, P., Thompson, I., Brownlie, J., Hartaningsih, N. and COLLINS, M.E. (2001)

Evidence for the presence of two bovine lentiviruses in the cattle population of Bali.
Vet Microbiol. 80:313-327.

Benarafa, C., Cunningham, F.M., Hamblin, A.S., Horohov, D.W. and COLLINS, M E. (2000)

Cloning of equine chemokines eotaxin, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, MCP-2 and MCP-4, mRNA expression in tissues and induction by IL-4 in dermal fibroblasts.
Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 76:283-298.

Nobiron, I., Thompson, I., Brownlie, J. and COLLINS, M.E. (2000)

Co-administration of IL 2 enhances antigen-specific immune responses following vaccination with DNA encoding the glycoprotein E2 of bovine viral diarrhoea virus.
Vet Microbiol. 76:129-142.

COLLINS, M.E., Desport, M. and Brownlie, J. (1999)

Bovine viral diarrhea virus quasispecies during persistent infection.
Virology 259:85-98.

Booth, P. J., COLLINS, M. E., Jenner, L., Prentice, H., Ross, J., Badsberg, J. H. and Brownlie, J. (1999)

Association of non-cytopathogenic BVDV with bovine blastocysts: effects of washing, duration of viral exposure and degree of blastocyst expansion.
Veterinary Record 144:150-152.

Booth, P.J., COLLINS, M.E., Jenner, L., Prentice, H., Ross, J., Badsberg, J.H. and Brownlie, J. (1998)

Noncytopathogenic bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) reduces cleavage but increases blastocyst yield of in vitro produced embryos.
Theriogenology 50:769-777.

Hsu, S-C., Obeid, O. E., COLLINS, M., Iqbal, M., Chargelegue D. and Steward, M. W. (1998)

Protective cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses against paramyxoviruses induced by epitope-based DNA vaccines: involvement of IFN [ggr].
International Immunology 10:1441-1447.

Brownlie, J., Hooper, L.B., Thompson, I., and COLLINS, M.E. (1998)

Maternal recognition of foetal infection with bovine virus diarrhoea virus (BVDV) - the bovine pestivirus.
Clinical and Diagnostic Virology 10:141-150.

Desport, M., COLLINS M.E. and Brownlie J. (1998)

Genome instability in BVDV: an examination of the sequence and structural influences on RNA recombination.
Virology 246:352-361.