Dr Alastair Douglas
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 July 2020 Alastair was appointed to the post of Director of Veterinary Sciences Division leading the AFBI programmes of animal health and food safety.