Dr Alastai
In June 2009, he was appointed as a Senior Veterinary Research Officer and Head of the Immunodiagnostics Branch, with responsibility for a range of statutory progammes on veterinary diseases including brucellosis, BSE, enzootic bovine leucosis, Aujeszkys disease, avian influenza, bluetongue virus and testing in support of trade guarantees. In addition, he is the VSD co-ordinator for emergency response for epizootic diseases. In 2012, he took on additional responsibility for food safety programmes including veterinary drug residues, chemical contaminants and marine biotoxins.
In September 2018 he was temporarily promoted to the post of Acting Director of Veterinary Sciences Division.