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Research Podcasts  – Veterinary Science on the Move

Research Podcasts – Veterinary Science on the Move

The Royal Veterinary College 66 Episodes Jun 25, 2026

After a seven-year hiatus, the RVC podcast returns with Dominic Barfield taking the reins and talking to researchers at all stages of their careers about the work they are doing at the UK's oldest veterinary school. Continuing from the back catalogue of Dr Mattias Kleinz and Dr Mark Cleasby, Dom, with the help of Brian Cox, gets you up to speed with how the Royal Veterinary College, the University of London's veterinary school, is pushing the frontiers in veterinary medicine and basic science. The podcast provides insight into current research and the dedicated researchers pursuing answers to benefit animal health and welfare today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Episodes

66 Chronic Inflammatory Enteropathy with Dr Sarah Caulfield Jun 25, 2026 40:13 Welcome to the RVC research podcast, where we are joined by Sarah Caufield, who is one of our PhD students here at the RVC. Sarah was a rotating intern with us prior to successfully completing an internal medicine residency in private practice. She returned to the RVC to start a PhD studying the association of intestinal fibrosis and the dysregulation of the local renin angiotensin aldosterone sys
65 Organoids with Prof Dirk Werling Apr 24, 2026 26:23 Welcome to the RVC research podcast, where we are joined by Prof Dirk Werling, Professor of Molecular Biology here at the RVC. Prof Werling is a regular contributor to this podcast over the years and is always keen to showcase what research that we are doing at the RVC.  Today we discuss Organoids, in vitro cellular constructs that resemble structure and function of organs, following on
64 Dr Camilla Pegram Feb 7, 2025 51:58 Welcome to the RVC research podcast, where we are joined by Dr Camilla Pegram, Lecturer in Veterinary Epidemiology here at the RVC. Dr Pegram is RVC through and through have completed her veterinary degree here and then returned for a Master's and has recently completed a PhD looking at applying casual inference methods to emulate randomised clinical trials using VetCompass anonymised clinical rec
63 Organ-on-a-chip with Professor Dirk Werling May 3, 2024 31:20 Welcome to the RVC research podcast, where we are joined by Dirk Werling, Professor of Molecular Immunology about the technology which is now available to us at the RVC ‘organ on a chip’. Professor Werling shares his obvious passion for this technology and how with his lead involvement in the RVC’s new Centre for Vaccinology and Regenerative Medicine, this can help our research and help with the 4
62 Dr Dan O’Neill Apr 2, 2021 1:04:30 Today we are delighted to have Dr Dan O’Neill joining Brian and myself in our remote studio. Dan is Senior Lecturer in Companion Animal Epidemiology here at the RVC and leader of the VetCompass Programme. Dan eloquently describes his story. After twenty-two years in general practice wanting to find evidence for treating or informing clients on the common conditions that he saw, he took a leap to f
61 Prof Jim Usherwood Feb 26, 2021 35:36 Today we are delighted to have Professor Jim Usherwood remotely recording with Brian and myself all appropriately social distancing in our homes (or shed). Jim is a Welcome Trust Senior Fellow and Professor of Locomotor Biomechanics here at the Structure and Motion Laboratory at the RVC. Jim has examined the locomotion of a variety of different species, from mice to pigeons, horses to barn owls, m
60 Prof Richard Kock Apr 17, 2020 1:38:15 Today we are delighted to have Professor Richard Kock remotely recording with Brian and myself all appropriately social distancing in our homes. Richard is Professor here at the RVC in Wildlife Health and Emerging Diseases. Apt timing perhaps to record this perhaps. Richard is the last person known to diagnose a case of Rinderpest in the world and assisted with his team to help eradicate this viru
59 Dr Tierney Bennett (nee Kinnison) Mar 20, 2020 44:40 Today we are delighted to have Dr Tierney Bennett (nee Kinnison) with Brian and myself in the studio. Tierney is one of our Lecturers in Veterinary Education, based at the LIVE centre here at the RVC (Lifelong, Independent Veterinary Education). Tierney has had an interesting route, a winding path as she refers to her PhD and we are delighted that she spent the time with us to share her thoughts a
58 Dr Amy Barstow Aug 5, 2019 37:15 Today we are delighted to have Dr Amy Barstow with Brian and myself in the studio. Amy has been finishing up at the clinical skills centre here after completing her PhD in equine biomechanics investigating shock absorption and load distribution in horses exercising on hard surfaces We discuss that and her interest in farriery which has gone on for her to be involved in the Graduate Diploma in Equi
57 Microbiome with Prof Dirk Werling Oct 12, 2018 41:09 Welcome to the RVC research podcast, where we are joined by Dirk Werling, Professor of Molecular Immunology about the microbiome and why we should all be interested in it. We hope that you enjoy listening to our conversation as much as we enjoyed recording it. To find out more about Prof Werling’s work, use the following link https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/dirk-werling To cite th
56 Dr Rowena Packer Jun 29, 2018 59:16 For Episode 56 we talk to Dr Rowena Packer who is a BBSRC Research Fellow here at the RVC.We discuss what led her interest in perusing animal welfare science, and how she came to do her PhD at the RVC and what this has led to along the way. Her research into breed confirmation and why people might choose those breeds is on-going and fascinating. She has now moved into looking at canine epilep
55 Dr Troy Gibson May 11, 2018 33:23 For Episode 55 we talk to Dr Troy Gibson who is a senior lecturer here at the RVC in Animal Welfare Science. He discusses his journey from the land of the long white cloud to the RVC. His research is in animal welfare of livestock during routine husbandry, and it is fascinating. We hope that you enjoy listening to our conversation as much as we enjoyed recording it, inspiring, interesting and info

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