Prof Martin Shirley
	Tel:	+44 (0)1483 232441
	E-mail:	martin.shirley@bbsrc.ac.uk
	Address:	Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory Ash Road Pirbright Surrey GU24 0NF
	Website:	http://www.iah.ac.uk/

Principal areas of research
Coccidial parasites

Biography
Martin Shirley is an avian parasitologist by training and author of more than 150 scientific papers and articles on coccidial parasites of poultry.

In the context of vaccinology, Professor Shirley led a research team that derived uniquely attenuated (precocious) lines from all seven species of Eimeria from the chicken and played a major role in the commercialisation of the subsequent “Paracox” vaccines for the control of coccidiosis. Around 1000 million doses are now sold annually worldwide.

He played a lead role in the formation of an international consortium that sequenced the 60Mb genome of Eimeria tenella and in ongoing work to identify protective antigens of E. maxima through a novel genetics-led approach that is showing remarkable potential.

In 1989 he received the Tom Newman International award for Poultry Science and in 2004 a    Research Medal from the Royal Agricultural Society of England.

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