Andrea Doeschl-Wilson

Andrea Doeschl-Wilson studied mathematics in Germany and did her PhD in Applied Mathematics at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. She then worked several years as a research scientist for PIC, one of the world’s leading pig breeding company. In 2006 Andrea moved back to academia with a Royal Society Industry Fellowship to develop novel mathematical and computational prediction models for animal health, originally at the Scottish Agricultural College (now SRUC). In 2010 she took up a position as career track fellow in the Roslin Institute, which is part of University of Edinburgh in Scotland, where she is now Professor of Animal Disease Genetics and Modelling. Andrea and her research group develop and apply statistical and mathematical models and novel experimental designs to study how the genetic make-up of animals together with non-genetic factors influence the spread of infectious diseases and harmful behaviour in farmed animals. Their research encompasses all major farm animal species (cows, sheep, pigs, chicken, fish). Andrea and her team are particularly interested in exploring the integration of novel technologies into improved prediction models with the ultimate aim to enhance animals’ resilience and health for more sustainable livestock production. Andrea currently leads the Roslin Institute Strategic Programme on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases. She also leads and contributes to various large scale international research consortia with collaborators from both academia and industry across Europe, North America, Australia and Africa.