Allison Carrington

Title: Dr

Company/Organization: University of Aberdeen, School of Medical Sciences

Contact Information: a.carrington@abdn.ac.uk

Web Site: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sms/ugradteaching/placements.shtml

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Teaching Fellow/Industrial Placement Co-ordinator

Associate member of NASES (National Association of Student Employment Services)

I completed my PhD with Prof. Chris Secombes, SFIRC, University of Aberdeen, studying the effects of CpG ODN on the immune system of rainbow trout. Following on from this I worked as a research fellow with Chris, focusing on the development of antibody-based assays to identify and quantify protein production in fish cells. I also undertook FACS analysis of rainbow trout cells from naïve and vaccinated /disease challenged fish.

In November 2007 I moved to the School of Medical Sciences to embark on a position as a Teaching Fellow where one of my main responsibilities is to co-ordinate the industrial placement scheme for undergraduate students within the school.

I am one of the memebers of the Industrial Liaison Group within the university, which aims to increase and strengthen the links between the Schools of Medicine and Medical Sciences and related industries.