David G E Smith holds a joint appointment between the University of Glasgow and Moredun Research Institute. He graduated with BSc Hons in Medical Microbiology from University of Edinburgh, where he also conducted his PhD in Medical Microbiology. David took up his post in October 2003, extending the research activities of the two institutions in the field of foodborne pathogens. Before joining Moredun, David spent 9½ years in lecturing positions at the University of Edinburgh where he specialised in bacterial pathogens of livestock and he maintains a wide interest across a range of bacterial pathogens of animals and humans.
Research Interest
Food borne pathogens, Genomics, Proteomics, Protein identification, Mycoplasma