Christopher John Secombes

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Christopher John Secombes (born April 1956 in Balmedie , Aberdeenshire ) is a British zoologist specializing in fish immunology from the University of Aberdeen . Since 2014 he has also been the Regius Professor of Natural History .

Life

In 1977 Secombes graduated from the University of Leeds with a bachelor's degree in zoology . In 1981 he received his PhD in fish immunology from the University of Hull . In 1982 Secombes started his work at the University of Aberdeen. In 1997, formal training was followed by a D.Sc. from the University of Aberdeen. From 2001 to 2002 he was head of the zoology department at Aberdeen University. In 2002 he took over the management of the School of Biological Sciences and held that position until 2011.

In 2004 Secombes was appointed to the chair of zoology in Aberdeen. In 2014 he was appointed to the chair of natural history, which had been orphaned since 2009, to succeed Paul Adrian Racey . According to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen, Ian Diamond, Secombe's appointment as Regius Professor is due to his impressive academic career in particular because of his achievements in the field of immunology and biology of fish.

In his research, Secombes examined the immune systems of fish as a comparative immunologist. Fish are evolutionarily interesting animals that live in diverse different biotopes and are equipped with complex immune systems. In addition to this interesting research base, Secombe's research is also of relevance for industry, as he has developed packages of measures to prevent epidemics in fish farms . His efforts spanned several areas, from mutually reinforcing measures, including good animal husbandry conditions, the use of genetically preselected breeding animals, chemotherapy drugs , vaccines and immunostimulants all with the aim of improving animal health in the breeding networks. His patent applications testify to a broad research approach, which involves vaccines, the use of proteins as drugs and even monoclonal antibodies. Secombe's research is supported by various national and supranational bodies.

Honors

In 1998, Secombes was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Biology. Since 2007 he has been a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh . In the same year, the Royal Society awarded him the Alexander Ninian Bruce Price for his extraordinary contributions to our understanding of the immune system of fish, especially of salmonids . In 2013 the International Society for Fish and Shellfish Immunology appointed him a lifelong fellow.

Bibliography (selection)

Books

  • 2006: Reviews in fish immunology
  • 2006: Vaccine performance - efficacy in gadoids measured by cell mediated immune responses

items

  • 2004: chemokines ; KJ Laing and CJ Secombes; In: Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 28, p. 443-460 18 p.
  • 2006: Two cathelicidin genes are present in both rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) ; CI. Chang, YA. Zhang, J. Zou, P. Nie, and CJ Secombes; In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 50, 1, p. 185-195 11 p.
  • 2007: Discovery of multiple beta-defensin like homologues in teleost fish ; J. Zou, C. Mercier, A. Koussounadis, and CJ Secombes; In: Molecular Immunology. 44, 4, p. 638-647 10 p.
  • 2007: Cloning and expression analysis of two pro-inflammatory cytokines, IL-1beta and IL-8, in haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) ; Y. Corripio Miyar, S. Bird, K. Tsamopoulos, and CJ Secombes; In: Molecular Immunology. 44, 6, p. 1361-1373
  • 2007: Identification of a second group of type I IFNs in fish sheds light on IFN evolution in vertebrates ; J. Zou, C. Tafalla, J. Truckle, and CJ Secombes; In: The Journal of Immunology. 179, 6, p. 3859-3871 13 p.
  • 2009: Origin and evolution of the RIG-I like RNA helicase gene family ; J. Zou, M. Chang, P. Nie, and CJ Secombes; In: BMC Evolutionary Biology. 9, 14 p., 85.
  • 2011: Teleost fish interferons and their role in immunity ; J. Zou and CJ Secombes; In: Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 35, 12, p. 1376-1387 12 p.
  • 2011: The interleukins of fish , CJ Secombes, T. Wang and S. Bird; In: Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 35, 12, p. 1336-1345 10 p.
  • 2013: The cytokine networks of adaptive immunity in fish ; T. Wang and CJ Secombes; In: Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 35, 6, p. 1703-1718 16 p.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Prestigious 'royal' post for Professor . University of Aberdeen, February 26, 2014; accessed on August 25, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b unknown: Christopher John Secombes. In: University of Aberdeen website. University of Aberdeen, accessed August 27, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Unknown: Professor Christopher Secombes. Regius Professor of Natural History. Scottish Fish Immunology Research Center, accessed August 27, 2019 .
  4. ↑ unknown: Warrants under the Royal Sign Manual. Regius Chair of Natural History. In: London Gazette. February 21, 2014, accessed August 27, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b c unknown: Professor Christopher Secombes. Research Interests. In: University of Aberdeen website; Employee profiles. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Patents by Inventor Christopher John Secombes. JUSTIA Patents, accessed September 2, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Secombes, Christopher John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Secombes, CJ; Secombes, Christopher J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English fish immunologist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH April 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Balmedie , Aberdeenshire