Martin Sheldon

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Martin Sheldon is a veterinarian and scientific researcher. He is Professor in Reproductive Immunobiology[1] at Swansea University Medical School.[2]

Career

Born in Yorkshire, Sheldon studied at Bradford Grammar School and then at the University of Liverpool School of Veterinary Science. He graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science and membership of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1984. He spent 14 years in clinical veterinary practice in Carmarthen, West Wales, where he became a partner in 1986. Sheldon was awarded the Diploma in Bovine Reproduction from the University of Liverpool in 1992; became a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Specialist in 1993;[3] and, was awarded the Diploma in Cattle Health and Production from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1997.[4]

Sheldon joined the

Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, USA; as a visiting lecturer at the University of Bologna, Italy; and, on the Frontiers in Reproduction Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, USA. In 2006, Sheldon was awarded a 3-year BBSRC Research Development Fellowship[5] and in 2008 he moved from London to a new Personal Chair at the Institute of Life Science in Swansea University Medical School.[6] In 2013, Sheldon was a Distinguished Lecturer at the University of Florida. Sheldon has published more than 100 papers in academic journals;[7] and is on the editorial board of the American Journal of Reproductive Immunology.[8]

Sheldon works on infection and immunity.

pathogen-associated molecular patterns, leading to inflammation, and even damaging the oocyte.[15] Work on cholesterol-dependent cytolysins has led to discoveries about how host tissue cells can be protected against toxins.[16][17]

Distinctions

Fellowship Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (2013) for meritorious contributions to understanding the mechanisms of infection and immunity in the female genital tract[18]

Schofield Medal: a prize given in honor of Frank Schofield, by Ontario Veterinary College, Canada (2015)[19]

References

  1. ^ a b "Professor Martin Sheldon". sites.google.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Professor Martin Sheldon". www.swansea.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. ^ "2013 AMCB Distinquished [sic] Lecturer: Martin Sheldon" (PDF). Animal Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program. Eleventh Annual Research Symposium. University of Florida.
  4. ^ "Biography - Professor Martin Sheldon - Swansea University". sites.google.com. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Annual Report 2005-06" (PDF). Royal Veterinary College, London.
  6. ^ "Speakers' biographies". European Society for Reproductive Immunology. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  7. ^ "I Martin Sheldon FRCVS - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  8. ^ American Journal of Reproductive Immunology - Editorial Board - Wiley Online Library
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  13. ^ WalesOnline (22 September 2010). "Welsh success in battle to stop causes of infertility". walesonline. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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  18. ^ "Celebration and change at RCVS Day 2013". RCVS. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Iamnews.co.uk".
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