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Meet The Team

All reports are signed off by our Head of Microbiology, MVB PhD DipECVM, who is EBVS® European Specialist in Veterinary Diagnostics . In the absence of the Head of Microbiology, reports will be signed by the Deputy Head of Microbiology, PhD Candidate, MSc. Signees have individually over 25 years of expert experience in the field of poultry clinical & diagnostic microbiology, avian gut flora anlaysis and probiotic formulation, water and environmental microbiology, mycology, parasitology; internal and ectoparasites, feed analysis and nutrition. 

Professor Tom Buckley
MSc, FIBMS, FAMLS

Head of Microbiology Irish Equine Centre Laboratory’s

Tom was educated at Presentation College in Bray, Dublin Institute of Technology and University College Dublin. He joined the Irish Equine Centre in 1984 and has been Head of Microbiology since 1987.

 

Tom is also a part-time lecturer at the University of Limerick in Equine Health and Disease and has been involved in the Equine Science course at the University of Limerick since its inception and was appointed Adjunct Professor of Life Sciences in 2007.

Mr Kelly 
MVB MRCVS

Veterinary Surgeon

Qualified from University College Dublin and worked in a large animal practice both in Ireland and the UK. He subsequently moved to England, where he worked in an equine and small animal practice, before moving to America, learning hip replacement surgery and exotics, including avian and reptile medicine and surgery. He regularly attends the Zoo, where he looks after animals such as eagles, meerkats, monkeys, and tigers, along with many other species.

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He specialises in laparoscopic/keyhole surgery, cruciate ligament repair surgery, and orthopaedics.

Helen de Barra
MBA, MSC, FAMLS,
HDip, Diploma SHWWW

Medical Scientist

Helen has over 20 years’ experience in veterinary and clinical laboratory diagnostic microbiology.

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She is a biochemistry graduate from UCC with a master's in microbiology from UCD. She is actively involved in occupational health and safety and risk management. She has a Dip in SHWWW from UCD and a HDip in Risk Management (Healthcare). She is visiting lecturer at UCD, TCD, NUIG and the DIT on Microbiology, Biosafety, Risk Management and occupational health and safety.

DR. Ayele Wuhib
PhD, MVB MRCVS, MSC

Senior Veterinary/medical adviser for over 20 years

PhD specialising in Poultry/Avian & Farm animal Veterinary Surgeon MVB MRCVS.

 

PhD specialising in Microbiology MBA, MSC, Specializing in Poultry and farm animals 

 

PhD specialising in Immunology, in Poultry, and farm animals 

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