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Bruce Whitelaw is Director of the Roslin Institute and Professor of Animal Biotechnology at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (RDSVS), both forming part of the University of Edinburgh. A pioneer in the use of lentivirus vectors for transgene delivery, he is currently working on a robust methodology for genome editing in livestock, in order to combat infectious disease in animals and evaluate new treatments for human disease through transgenic animal models. A former editor-in-chief of Transgenic Research, he has worked with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology.
