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Overview

Alison A. Morrison is affiliated with the Moredun Research Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans veterinary science, agricultural and biological sciences, and environmental science, with a focus on parasitology and animal science.

The main areas of study for this scientist include:

  • Veterinary
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, Morrison's work further relates to subfields such as small animals, ecology, plant science, parasitology, and animal science and zoology.

  • Small Animals
  • Ecology
  • Plant Science
  • Parasitology
  • Animal Science and Zoology

The core topics investigated in their publications focus largely on helminth infection and control, parasite biology and host interactions, and nematode management and characterization studies. Other topics include parasites and host interactions, coccidia and coccidiosis research, insect pest control strategies, and parasitic infections and diagnostics.

  • Helminth infection and control
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics

Among the recent papers featuring Alison A. Morrison's involvement are the following:

  • "Genomic landscape of drug response reveals mediators of anthelmintic resistance," 2022, published in Cell Reports
  • "Large scale screening for benzimidazole resistance mutations in Nematodirus battus, using both pyrosequence genotyping and deep amplicon sequencing, indicates the early emergence of resistance on UK sheep farms," 2020, International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance
  • "Transcriptomic analyses implicate neuronal plasticity and chloride homeostasis in ivermectin resistance and response to treatment in a parasitic nematode," 2022, PLoS Pathogens
  • "Teladorsagia circumcincta beta tubulin: the presence of the E198L polymorphism on its own is associated with benzimidazole resistance," 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • "Nematocidal Effects of a Coriander Essential Oil and Five Pure Principles on the Infective Larvae of Major Ovine Gastrointestinal Nematodes In Vitro," 2020, Pathogens

Frequent coauthors working with Morrison include:

  • David J. Bartley
  • Stephen R. Doyle
  • Roz Laing
  • Eileen Devaney
  • Kirsty Maitland

Morrison has published multiple articles across several venues with a recurring presence particularly in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Veterinary Parasitology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance
  • PLoS Pathogens

Best Publications

  • The genome and transcriptome of Haemonchus contortus, a key model parasite for drug and vaccine discovery

    Roz Laing;Taisei Kikuchi;Taisei Kikuchi;Axel Martinelli;Isheng J. Tsai;Isheng J. Tsai

  • Successful immunization against a parasitic nematode by vaccination with recombinant proteins.

    Alasdair J. Nisbet;Tom N. McNeilly;Louise A. Wildblood;Alison A. Morrison

  • Genomic landscape of drug response reveals mediators of anthelmintic resistance

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  • Introgression of ivermectin resistance genes into a susceptible Haemonchus contortus strain by multiple backcrossing

    Elizabeth Redman;Neil Sargison;Fiona Whitelaw;Frank Jackson

  • A comparative study of the effects of four treatment regimes on ivermectin efficacy, body weight and pasture contamination in lambs naturally infected with gastrointestinal nematodes in Scotland.

    Fiona Kenyon;David McBean;Andrew W. Greer;Charlotte G.S. Burgess

  • An automated high-throughput system for phenotypic screening of chemical libraries on C. elegans and parasitic nematodes.

    Frederick A. Partridge;Anwen E. Brown;Steven D. Buckingham;Nicky J. Willis

  • Population genomic and evolutionary modelling analyses reveal a single major QTL for ivermectin drug resistance in the pathogenic nematode, Haemonchus contortus.

    Stephen R. Doyle;Christopher J. R. Illingworth;Roz Laing;David J. Bartley

  • A Genome Resequencing-Based Genetic Map Reveals the Recombination Landscape of an Outbred Parasitic Nematode in the Presence of Polyploidy and Polyandry.

    Stephen R Doyle;Roz Laing;David J Bartley;Collette Britton

  • The cytochrome P450 family in the parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus

    Roz Laing;David J. Bartley;Alison A. Morrison;Andrew Rezansoff

  • Similarities and differences in the biotransformation and transcriptomic responses of Caenorhabditis elegans and Haemonchus contortus to five different benzimidazole drugs.

    S.J. Stasiuk;G. MacNevin;M.L. Workentine;D. Gray

  • Transcriptomic analyses implicate neuronal plasticity and chloride homeostasis in ivermectin resistance and response to treatment in a parasitic nematode

    Unknown

  • Multiplexed-tandem PCR for the specific diagnosis of gastrointestinal nematode infections in sheep: an European validation study.

    Florian Roeber;Alison Morrison;Stijn Casaert;Lee Smith

  • Moisture requirements for the migration of Haemonchus contortus third stage larvae out of faeces

    Tong Wang;J.A. van Wyk;A. Morrison;E.R. Morgan

  • Development of amplicon sequencing for the analysis of benzimidazole resistance allele frequencies in field populations of gastrointestinal nematodes.

    Neil D. Sargison;Madison MacLeay;Alison A. Morrison;David J. Bartley

  • Large scale screening for benzimidazole resistance mutations in Nematodirus battus, using both pyrosequence genotyping and deep amplicon sequencing, indicates the early emergence of resistance on UK sheep farms

    Lynsey A. Melville;Elizabeth Redman;Alison A. Morrison;Pai Chia Rebecca Chen

  • Characterisation of macrocyclic lactone resistance in two field-derived isolates of Cooperia oncophora

    D.J. Bartley;C.L. McArthur;L.M. Devin;J.F. Sutra;J.F. Sutra

  • First detection of ivermectin resistance in oesophagostomum dentatum in pigs.

    Michele Macrelli;Susanna Williamson;Sian Mitchell;Richard Pearson

  • Selection and characterisation of monepantel resistance in Teladorsagia circumcincta isolates.

    D.J. Bartley;L. Devin;M. Nath;A.A. Morrison

  • Teladorsagia circumcincta beta tubulin: the presence of the E198L polymorphism on its own is associated with benzimidazole resistance.

    María Martínez-Valladares;María Martínez-Valladares;Elora Valderas-García;Elora Valderas-García;Javier Gandasegui;Philip Skuce

  • Influence of Pluronic 85 and ketoconazole on disposition and efficacy of ivermectin in sheep infected with a multiple resistant Haemonchus contortus isolate.

    D.J. Bartley;A.A. Morrison;J. Dupuy;Y. Bartley

  • An automated, multiplex-tandem PCR platform for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal nematode infections in cattle: An Australian-European validation study

    Florian Roeber;Ebrahim Bani Hassan;Philip Skuce;Alison Morrison

  • Nematocidal Effects of a Coriander Essential Oil and Five Pure Principles on the Infective Larvae of Major Ovine Gastrointestinal Nematodes In Vitro

    Mohamed A. Helal;Ahmed M. Abdel-Gawad;Omnia M. Kandil;Marwa M. E. Khalifa

  • Increased Expression of a MicroRNA Correlates with Anthelmintic Resistance in Parasitic Nematodes.

    Victoria Gillan;Kirsty Maitland;Roz Laing;Henry Gu

  • Lack of efficacy of monepantel against trichostrongyle nematodes in a UK sheep flock.

    Kim Hamer;David Bartley;Amy Jennings;Alison Morrison

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Bartley
David J. Bartley Moredun Research Institute
Neil Sargison
Neil Sargison University of Edinburgh
John S. Gilleard
John S. Gilleard University of Calgary
Eileen Devaney
Eileen Devaney University of Glasgow
James Cotton
James Cotton University of Glasgow
Elizabeth Redman
Elizabeth Redman University of Calgary
Matthew Berriman
Matthew Berriman University of Glasgow
Philip Skuce
Philip Skuce Moredun Foundation
Andy Tait
Andy Tait University of Glasgow
Anne Lespine
Anne Lespine Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

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