Project relations

• The use of site-specific zinc finger nucleases for modification of the chicken genome

  Project: Research

• Understanding resistance and differential vaccine responses to Eimeria in the chicken - novel biomarkers and genetic control.

  Project: Research

Project relations

• Reducing the impact of infectious disease on village poultry production in Ethiopia

  Project: Research

• Is sexual devlopment conserved between birds and mammals

  Project: Research

• Genetics of multiple ovulation in broiler breeders: Studentship Neil Mcderment

  Project: Research

• The structure and role of GnRH receptor in avian species

  Project: Research

• Quantifying the subjective state of feed restricted broiler chickens using behaviourial and neurochemical measures

  Project: Research

• Mapping QTL for occular component dimensions in chickens

  Project: Research

• Ark Sequencing: Preservation and sequencing analysis of the genomes and transcriptomes of boiler and layer reference popuations

  Project: Research

• The structure and role of GnRH receptor in avian species

  Project: Research

• Development of a germ based system for the cryopreservation of inbred chicken lines

  Project: Other (Non-Funded/Miscellaneous)

• Poultry Genetics Diversity Project

  Project: Research

• Sparking Impact Award S2.2013-0208

  Project: Research

• Innate immunity and endemic diseases in livestock species

  Project: Research

• Avian influenza: impact of virus-host interactions on pathogenisis and ecology-FLUPATH

  Project: Research

• The National Avian Resource Facility

  Project: Research

• CSF1 IL34 and the function of macrophages in avain development

  Project: Research

• Transgenic reporters for studying development in the chick

  Project: Research

• Characterising a key metabolic enzyme potentially responsible for differences in growth rate discovered by genome scan and microarray

  Project: Research

• ISP4 Pathogenesis and resistance in viral diseases of livestock

  Project: Research

• Development of a collaborative project on avian innate genes

  Project: Research

• Staphylococcus aureus-host interactions in poultry

  Project: Research

• Investigating how the type and quantity of food affect foraging behaviour and the neural circuits controlling feeding in broiler

  Project: Research

• Next generation transgenic technologies for the chick

  Project: Research

• Marek's disease virus pathogenesis and disease resistance

  Project: Research

• ISP1: Analysis and prediction in complex animal systems

  Project: Research

• Cute-Egg, improvement of eggshell cuticle quality to reduce vertical transmission of zoonotic and pathogenic organisms

  Project: Research

• Genetic improvement of skeletal strength and mobility in the domestic duck

  Project: Research

• Identification of genetic variation in innate immune response genes associated with resistance to chicken viral infections

  Project: Research

• Identification of novel cytokine adjuvants to improve the efficacy of avian vaccines: studentship L Welch

  Project: Research

• Determining chemokine/chemokine receptor relationship in the chicken: how do chicken immune cells know where to do

  Project: Research

• V&S Funds ISPG funded small project - H Sang

  Project: Research

• Selectable markers for improved welfare in Swedish laying hens

  Project: Research

• Germ Cell Development

  Project: Research

• Control of development and reproductive traits

  Project: Research

• Production of genetically modified chickens resistant to major avian respiratory viral pathogens

  Project: Research

• Role of akt1 & siva1 in resistance to avian salmonellosis

  Project: Research

• Studentship Louise Welch

  Project: Research

• Improving turkey health and welfare by reducing foot pad dermatitis

  Project: Research

• Identification of novel cytokine adjuvants to improve the efficacy of avian vaccines: studentship K Sutton

  Project: Research

• Development of applications of CSF-1 and IL34 in livestock

  Project: Research

• Developmental consequences and molecular basis of cell-autonomous sex identity in the chicken

  Project: Research

• Roslin Foundation Award - H Sang

  Project: Research

• Synthesis in egg white of transgenic hens of a monoclonal antibody for purification of mesenchymal stem cells

  Project: Research

• Reducing Egg Susceptibility to Contaminations in Avian Production in Europe (RESCAPE)

  Project: Research

• Novel transgenic technology to study development in the chick embry:studentshipjoni mcdonald

  Project: Research

• A three-dimensional atlas of gene expression during chick development with cross comparisons to the mouse

  Project: Research

• Improving gut health and nutrient capture of broiler chickens through selection for innate immune function (McLeod)

  Project: Research

• Characterisations of the molecular defects in the rge.rdd and beg chickens and the search for human disease

  Project: Research

• The identification and development of novel antimicrobial peptides to control enteric disease in poultry and pigs: studentship natasha whenham

  Project: Research

• Genetics of stress susceptibility and meat quality in chickens: studentship imran zahoor

  Project: Research

• Quantifying the subjective state of feed restricted broiler chickens using behavioural and neurochemical measures

  Project: Research

• Genetic dissection of ascites in chickens- Studentship Joseph Powell

  Project: Research

• Nadir - the network of animal disease infectiology and research facilities

  Project: Research

• BBSRC Funded: Developing rapid responses to emerging virus infections of poultry

  Project: Research

• Investigation of the role of the primary cilia and centrosome during signalling events in development using the chicken mutant TALPID3: Fellowship Dr M Davey

  Project: Research

• A novel resource for vertebrate development biology: transgenic chick embryos expressing flourescent reporter genes

  Project: Research

• The evolution of avian colony stimulating factor 1 (csf1) interleukin 34 (il34) and csf1 receptor genes: afunctional and structure-base analysis

  Project: Research

• Towards selection for improved immune robustness in commercial chickens

  Project: Research

• Summer studentship - craig mackinlay

  Project: Research

Activities

• American Association for the Advancement of Science 2016

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar

• "It's chicken tonight!"

  Activity: Other activity types › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation

• Domestic Animal Endocrinology (Journal)

  Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity

• It’s good to talk Helen Sang is open about her animal experiments

  Activity: Other activity types › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation

• British Poultry Science (Journal)

  Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity

• Poultry Science (Journal)

  Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity

• Midlothian Science Fest

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar

• Brighton Cafe Scientifique

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar

• Edinburgh Festival Fringe

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar

• Royal Highland Show

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Festival/Exhibition

• Glasgow Skeptics

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar

• Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Festival/Exhibition

• Midlothian Science Festival 2015

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Festival/Exhibition

• Storer Lecturer

  Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• International Committee of Avian Endocrinology member

  Activity: Consultancy types › Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups

• Harnessing the opportunties of new breeding techniques

  Activity: Consultancy types › Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation

• Genetic Modification Approaches to Control Avian Influenza

  Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• Biological resource centre for domestic animals

  Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• NARF Launch

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar

• Official opening of NARF

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar

• International Forum on Avian Germplasm 2013

  Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• French "Functional Studies on Model Organisms (EFOR)" meeting, Paris, France

  Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• Genetic modification of chickens: technologies for the future?

  Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk

• Roslin Institute Doors Open Day 2013

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Festival/Exhibition

• Background briefing on genetically engineered animals for food

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar

• Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Festival/Exhibition

• The British Ecological Society's GM Debate

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar

• Biotech on the farm - food for thought?

  Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar

Press/Media

• Helen Sang discusses work with genetically modified chickens

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Scientists at the Roslin Institute discuss work on disease resistance and productivity in the breeding of farm animals

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• David Willets opens National Avian Research Facility at Easter Bush

  Press/Media: Research

• National Avian Research Facility at Edinburgh University receives £14 million investment to research the health and welfare of poultry

  Press/Media: Research

• Professor Helen Sang comments on problems faced by companies developing genetically-modified salmon

  Press/Media: Expert Comment

• Dr Helen Sang gives a tallk on genetic modification at the Midlothian Science Festival

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Chicken virus sheds light on some human cancers, says Professor Pete Kaiser

  Press/Media: Research

• Comment by Dr Sang and Dr Whitelaw on use of cats in HIV study

  Press/Media: Expert Comment

• Professor Helen Sang comments on potential of GM food

  Press/Media: Expert Comment

• Professor Helen Sang comments on red tape around GM foods

  Press/Media: Expert Comment

• Researchers aim to breed genetically modified chickens which are immune to campylobacter

  Press/Media: Research

• Chickens genetically modified to prevent them spreading bird flu

  Press/Media: Research

• Helen Sang and David Hume discuss genetically editing chickens

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Bruce Whitelaw and Helen Sang discuss the use of GM technology to improve disease resistance in animals

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

• Professor Helen Sang comments on public attitude to GM food

  Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

Research outputs

• FGF, Insulin, and SMAD Signaling Cooperate for Avian Primordial Germ Cell Self-Renewal

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

• Cryopreservation of specialised Chicken Lines using cultured primordial germ cells

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

• Efficient TALEN-mediated gene targeting of chicken primordial germ cells

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article