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Quintin McKellar
CBE
FRSE
FRSB
FRCVS is a British
veterinary surgeon and academic. In the 2011 New Year Honours list, he was appointed a CBE for services to science during his tenure as principal of the
Royal Veterinary College .
[2]
[3] Since January 2011 he has been vice-chancellor of the
University of Hertfordshire .
[4]
Early life and education
McKellar grew up in
Renfrewshire , Scotland, and graduated from the
University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine in 1981.
[5] Upon graduating, he remained at Glasgow so that he could continue to train there as a member of the university's rowing club,
[5] and he gained a PhD in
veterinary parasitology in 1984.
[6]
McKellar represented Scotland as a
rower at the
1986 Commonwealth Games ,
[7] finishing fifth in two events, the
eight and the
coxless four .
[8]
Career
After obtaining his PhD in the study of
Ostertagia ostertagi , a parasite of cattle, McKellar remained at Glagow University in the department of pharmacology, researching
anthelmintics , and became head of the department in 1988.
[5] In 1996, Glasgow awarded McKellar a personal professorship.
[9] McKellar remained Professor of Veterinary Parasitology at Glasgow until 1997, when he became Scientific Director and Chief Executive of the
Moredun Research Institute , a post which he held until the end of 2003.
[10] From 2004 until the end of 2010, he was principal of the
Royal Veterinary College of the
University of London .
[11] In January 2011, McKellar became vice-chancellor of the
University of Hertfordshire , succeeding Tim Wilson.
[7]
In 2015 he was elected as a board member of
Universities UK
[12] and is chair of the University Vocational Awards Council.
[13]
He is chair of the board of trustees of the
Pirbright Institute ,
[14] and co-chair of the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) Food Economy Task Force.
[15] a member of the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership,
[16] and chair of the Hatfield Renewal Project Board.
[17] and was a member of the Government Chief Scientist Steering Group on Animal and Plant Health in the UK.
[18]
Fellowships
Academic awards
Pfizer Academic Award for Animal Health Research 1986
The Wellcome Trust Medal for Veterinary Research 1993
British Small Animal Veterinary Association Amoroso Award 1995
Royal Agricultural Society Bledisloe Award 2000
[19]
Saltire Society Scottish Science Award 2001
[20]
British Veterinary Association Wooldrich Award 2002
Public lectures
Notable publications
McKellar, Quintin A.; Lees, Peter; Gettinby, George (3 March 1994). "Pharmacodynamics of tolfenamic acid in dogs. Evaluation of dose response relationships".
European Journal of Pharmacology . 253 (3): 191–200.
doi :
10.1016/0014-2999(94)90191-0 .
PMID
8200415 .
Benchaoui, HA; McKellar, QA (July 1996).
"Interaction between fenbendazole and piperonyl butoxide: pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic implications" .
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology . 48 (7): 753–9.
doi :
10.1111/j.2042-7158.1996.tb03965.x .
PMID
8866343 .
S2CID
22599099 .
McKellar, Quintin; Gibson, Ian; Monteiro, Ana; Bregante, Miguel (August 1999).
"Pharmacokinetics of enrofloxacin and danofloxacin in plasma, inflammatory exudate, and bronchial secretions of calves following subcutaneous administration" .
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy . 43 (8): 1988–1992.
doi :
10.1128/AAC.43.8.1988 .
PMC
89402 .
PMID
10428924 .
Cheng, Zhangrui; Nolan, Andrea; McKellar, Quintin A. (June 2002).
"Anti-inflammatory effects of carprofen, carprofen enantiomers, and NG -nitro-L-arginine methyl ester in sheep" . American Journal of Veterinary Research . 63 (6): 782–8.
doi :
10.2460/ajvr.2002.63.782 .
PMID
12061520 .
McKellar, QA; Gokbulut, C; Muzandu, K; Benchaoui, H (November 2002). "Fenbendazole pharmacokinetics, metabolism, and potentiation in horses".
Drug Metabolism and Disposition . 30 (11): 1230–1239.
doi :
10.1124/dmd.30.11.1230 .
PMID
12386129 .
S2CID
6310030 .
Sarasola, Patxi; Lees, Peter; AliAbadi, Fariborz Shojaee; McKellar, Quintin A.; Donachie, William; Marr, Kate A.; Sunderland, Simon J.; Rowan, Tim G. (September 2002).
"Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles of danofloxacin administered by two dosing regimens in calves infected with Mannheimia (Pasteurella ) haemolytica " .
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy . 46 (9): 3013–9.
doi :
10.1128/AAC.46.9.3013-3019.2002 .
PMC
127430 .
PMID
12183261 .
Mitchell, John D.; McKellar, Quintin A.; McKeever, Declan J. (2012).
"Pharmacodynamics of antimicrobials against Mycoplasma mycoides mycoides small colony, the causative agent of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia" .
PLOS One . 7 (8): e44158.
Bibcode :
2012PLoSO...744158M .
doi :
10.1371/journal.pone.0044158 .
PMC
3428318 .
PMID
22952911 .
Mitchell, John D.; McKellar, Quintin A.; McKeever, Declan J. (January 2013).
"Evaluation of antimicrobial activity against Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides Small Colony using an in vitro dynamic dilution pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model" .
Journal of Medical Microbiology . 62 (Pt 1): 56–61.
doi :
10.1099/jmm.0.045971-0 .
PMID
23002064 .
References