Research Podcasts – Veterinary Science on the Move

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 from our previous podcast on organ-on-a chip. From disease modelling, treatment trials and individual medicine, this is a very interesting space. We hope that you enjoy.

To find out more about Prof Dirk Werling, use the following link
https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/dirk-werling

Selected reading material
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33691792/

To Cite this podcast: Dom Barfield. RVC Research Podcast 65 Organoids with Prof Dirk Werling. Published on Apr 24 2026

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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 records. If you wish to understand, like me, what casual inference is and how it can help, have a listen. We hope that you enjoy.

To find out more about Dr Pegram's work, use the following link https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/camilla-pegram

Selected reading material: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31037739
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33754373
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36708945
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31589340

To Cite this podcast: Dom Barfield. RVC Research Podcast 64 Dr Camilla Pegram. Published on Feb 7 2025

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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 4R principle of animal welfare. 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 read more about the Centre for Vaccinology and Regenerative Medicine
https://www.rvc.ac.uk/research/facilities-and-resources/centre-for-vaccinology-and-regenerative-medicine
Selected reading material
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34150901/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211913215300310?via%3Dihub
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/18/6889
https://journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/16/6/dmm050113/316778/A-systematic-review-of-kidney-on-a-chip-based

To Cite this podcast: Dom Barfield. RVC Research Podcast 63 Organ on a chip with Professor Dirk Werling. Published on May 3 2024
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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 find those answers. After leaving the keys to his practice as he left one Saturday, he started a Master’s in veterinary epidemiology the following Monday. A PhD followed and he has stayed true to his word to find answers to those problems and with just under 100 papers published so far, he shows no signs of slowing down. A delight to speak to and be in his company, we hope that you enjoy the podcast as much as we did recording it.
To find out more about Dan use the following link:
https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/dan-o-neill
For more about VetCompass:
https://www.rvc.ac.uk/vetcompass
Here are some links to some of Dan’s papers:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31660657/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32661183/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33325082/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31037739/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32751913/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33128852/

To Cite this podcast as: Dom Barfield. RVC Research Podcast 62 with Dr Dan O’Neill. Published on Apr 02 2021

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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, mayflies, ibis, cockatiels and even dogs and humans. We hope that you enjoy.
To find out more about Jim use the following link:
https://www.rvc.ac.uk/about/our-people/jim-usherwood
Here are some links to some of Jim’s papers:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32041775/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31033243/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28910262/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27418386/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24429637/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12000801/

To Cite this podcast as: Dom Barfield. RVC Research Podcast 61 with Prof Jim Usherwood. Published on Feb 26 2021 If you have any comments about this podcast, please get in touch: email dbarfield@rvc.ac.uk. We would greatly appreciate your time to rate us on Apple podcast or Acast and kindly write us a review.
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