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Dr Allison CARRINGTON The University of Aberdeen School of Medical Sciences Industrial PlacementCo-ordinator work +44 (0)1224 437526 pref a.carrington@abdn.ac.uk pref Room 5:17 School of Medical Sciences Institute of Medical Sciences University of Aberdeen Foresterhill Aberdeen AB25 2ZD Tel: 01224 437526

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Web Links

Industrial Placements in the School of Medical Sciences. 

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/sms/ugradteaching/placements.shtml 

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Biography

After studying with the Open University for 5 years I completed my degree in Biology at the University of Aberdeen in 1999. I went straight on to work towards my PhD with Prof. Chris Secombes, SFIRC, University of Aberdeen, studying the effects of CpG ODN on the immune system of rainbow trout. On completion of my PhD I worked as a research fellow with Chris, focusing on the development of antibody-based assays to identify and quantify protein production in fish cells.  I also undertook FACS analysis of rainbow trout cells from naïve and vaccinated /disease challenged fish. 

In November 2007 I moved to the School of Medical Sciences to embark on a position as a Teaching Fellow where one of my main responsibilities is to co-ordinate the industrial placement scheme for undergraduate students within the school. 

I co-ordinate and teach on a number of programmes/courses at post graduate and undergradaute level (see below).

I chair the School of Medical Sciences Undergraduate Programme Advisory Board, which aims to increase and strengthen the links between the School of Medical Sciences and potential future employers of our students and I am convene the College Employability Sub-Committee.

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Research Interests

The effects of work-based learning on the employability of graduates and their final degree outcome.

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Teaching Responsibilities

Programme co-ordinator forMSc and MRes programmes in Medical Biotechnology with Biobusiness along with Prof. Andy Porter.

Course co-ordinator for BT 5007 'The Industrial Placement' and for its preparatory course, BT 3006 'Working Out! Placement & Career Skills'.

Course co-ordinator for the core first year biology course SM1501 'The Cell' along with Dr John Barrow 

Deliver lectures and/or practical classes on:

SM1001, Introduction to Medical Sciences;  SM1501, The Cell;  BI20M3, Molecular Biology of the Gene;  SM2001, Foundation Skills for Medical Sciences;  BI2506, Research Skills for Life Sciences;  BT3006, Working Out, Placement & Career Skills;  IM3501, Fundamentals of Immunology;  IM3502, Applied Immunology Human Health;  MB3005, The Molecular Biology of the Cell;  BT5007, Year in Industry;  MB5015, Molecular Biology Basics.

Personal Tutor for third and fourth year students

Deliver lectures to Dental and Medical students

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External Responsibilities

Coordinator of MSD / SULSA Undergraduate Student Placements

http://www.sulsa.ac.uk/node/465

Steering Group for British Conference of Undergraduate Research

http://www.bcur.org/

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Admin Responsibilities

Chair School of Medical Sciences Undergraduate Programme Advisory Board

Chair Employability Sub-Committee

Elected member of Senate

Member CLSM Teaching & Learning Committee

Advisor of Studies

ERASMUS coordinator (Molecular & Cell Biology)

HotStart Summer Studentships

School of Medical Sciences Library Representative

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Publications

Contributions to Journals

Articles

• Monte, M., Zou, J., Wang, T., Carrington, AC. & Secombes, CJ. (2011). 'Cloning, expression analysis and bioactivity studies of rainbow trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss) interleukin-22'. Cytokine, vol 55, no. 1, pp. 62-73.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2011.03.015
• Carrington, AC. & Secombes, CJ. (2007). 'CpG oligodeoxynucleotides up-regulate antibacterial systems and induce protection against bacterial challenge in rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss )'. Fish & Shellfish Immunology, vol 23, no. 4, pp. 781-792.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2007.02.006
• Wang, T., Holland, JW., Carrington, AC., Zou, J. & Secombes, CJ. (2007). 'Molecular and Functional Characterization of IL-15 in Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss: A Potent Inducer of IFN-¿ Expression in Spleen Leukocytes'. Journal of Immunology, vol 179, no. 3, pp. 1475-1488.
• Carrington, AC. & Secombes, CJ. (2006). 'A review of CpGs and their relevance to aquaculture'. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, vol 112, pp. 87-101.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2006.03.015
• Zou, J., Carrington, AC., Collet, B., Dijkstra, JM., Yoshiura, Y., Bols, N. & Secombes, CJ. (2005). 'Identification and bioactivities of IFN-gamma in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss: The First Th1-Type Cytokine Characterized Functionally in Fish'. Journal of Immunology, vol 175, no. 4, pp. 2484-2494.
• Carrington, AC., Collet, B., Holland, JW. & Secombes, CJ. (2004). 'CpG oligodeoxynucleotides stimulate immune cell proliferation but not specific antibody production in rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss )'. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, vol 101, no. 3-4, pp. 211-222.
  [Online] DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2004.04.022

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