Richard Bishop

Richard Bishop

Principal Scientist, Molecular Biologist

He worked in many regions all over Sub-Saharan Africa and has expertise with livestock and wildlife diseases

1. Zaher MR, Ahmed HA, Hamada KEZ, Tammam RH. Colorimetric Detection of Unamplified Rift Valley Fever Virus Genetic Material Using Unmodified Gold Nanoparticles. Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2018;184(3):898-908. doi:10.1007/s12010-017-2592-3

2. Mwaengo D, Lorenzo G, Iglesias J, et al. Detection and identification of Rift Valley fever virus in mosquito vectors by quantitative real-time PCR. Virus Research. 2012;169(1):137-143. doi:10.1016/j.virusres.2012.07.019

3. Desquesnes M, McLaughlin G, Zoungrana A, Dávila AMR. Detection and identification of Trypanosoma of African livestock through a single PCR based on internal transcribed spacer 1 of rDNA. International Journal for Parasitology. 2001;31(5):610-614. doi:10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00161-8

4. Morzaria SP, Spooner PR, Bishop RP, Musoke AJ, Young JR. SfiI and NotI polymorphisms in Theileria stocks detected by pulsed field gel electrophoresis. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 1990;40(2):203-211. doi:10.1016/0166-6851(90)90042-K

5. Fasina FO, Shamaki D, Makinde AA, et al. Surveillance for African Swine Fever in Nigeria, 2006–2009. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2010;57(4):244-253. doi:10.1111/j.1865-1682.2010.01142.x

6. Hurtado C, Bustos MJ, Carrascosa AL. The use of COS-1 cells for studies of field and laboratory African swine fever virus samples. Journal of Virological Methods. 2010;164(1):131-134. doi:10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.11.030

7. Blomström A-L, Ståhl K, Masembe C, et al. Viral metagenomic analysis of bushpigs (Potamochoerus larvatus) in Uganda identifies novel variants of Porcine parvovirus 4 and Torque teno sus virus 1 and 2. Virology Journal. 2012;9(1):192. doi:10.1186/1743-422X-9-192

8. Temmam S, Davoust B, Berenger J-M, Raoult D, Desnues C. Viral Metagenomics on Animals as a Tool for the Detection of Zoonoses Prior to Human Infection? International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2014;15(6):10377-10397. doi:10.3390/ijms150610377 22X-9-192