Brian Perry (veterinarian)

Professor Brian Derek Perry, OBE (born 11 March 1946) is a British veterinary surgeon and epidemiologist renowned for the integration of veterinary epidemiology and agricultural economics,[1][2] as a tool for disease control policy and strategy development, and specialised in international agricultural development. He is an Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh,[3] a Visiting Professor at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford,[4] He lives in the Rift Valley of Kenya.

Early life and education

Brian Perry is from a farming family in Norfolk and was educated at Town Close School, Norwich and Wymondham College,[5] Norfolk. He studied veterinary medicine at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh and graduated as a veterinary surgeon in 1969. He later completed a Diploma in Tropical Veterinary Medicine (1971), an MSc in Tropical Veterinary Science (1975), and a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (1987), all at the University of Edinburgh.[6]

Career

Brian Perry has led many international research and development projects seeking a better understanding of the dynamics, control and impacts of tropical diseases of livestock; he has lived and worked in UK, Ethiopia, Colombia, Zambia, USA and Kenya, and has consulted widely in many countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America.[7] He started his international career in Ethiopia on the rinderpest control programme, undertaking surveys of disease of importance to Ethiopia’s livestock sector. He then moved to Colombia, investigating the diseases of impact to the Colombian sheep industry, particularly those affecting smallholder farmers in the Andean region. He then built a veterinary epidemiology field programme in Zambia, investigating the constraints to the traditional livestock sector,[8] before taking up a position at the Virginia–Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in the USA in 1982, where he initiated the epidemiology teaching and research programme at the Virginia–Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in the USA in 1982. He went on to lead the epidemiology and socioeconomics research programmes at the International Laboratory for Research on Livestock Diseases (ILRAD) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) for 20 years, where he specialised in the integration of veterinary epidemiology and agricultural economics to assess the impacts of livestock diseases and their control in developing country settings,.[9][10][11][12] Since leaving ILRI in 2007 he has made several analytical contributions on the role of livestock and disease control in pro-poor growth.[13][14] He recently reviewed the current demands on global livestock research, and the performance of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) in a White Paper.[15] He has led many independent evaluations of public funding investments in agricultural development and health in different countries and regions of the world, including the Real Time Evaluation of the global programme against highly pathogenic avian influenza, run by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).[16] Brian Perry also contributes to the growth of African-led health research, providing mentorship for younger scientists and support for African capacity-building initiatives; he is chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of Afrique One, an African Research Consortium for Ecosystem and Population Health, funded by the Wellcome Trust. He is an author or co-author of some 250 scientific articles in refereed journals, books and proceedings.

Honours

Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (1995) for meritorious contributions to learning in the field of veterinary epidemiology[17]

Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours (2002) for services to veterinary science in developing countries[18]

International Outstanding Scientist Award (2004) from Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) [19]

British Veterinary Association Trevor Blackburn Award (2012) for outstanding contributions to animal health and welfare in Africa, Asia and Latin America,[20][21]

Doctor honoris causa (2015) from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)[22]

Personal life

He is married to Helena Perry (née Nyberg), and they have two daughters. Brian Perry has engaged in a wide variety of sporting and social activities, including squash, Rugby union in Colombia, windsurfing, flying aeroplanes, horse-racing, three-day eventing, polo, amateur dramatics, playing jazz, cooking, photography and painting. He remains an active polo player,[23][24] and was until recently Chairman of the Kenya Polo Association and Chief Steward of the Jockey Club of Kenya.

Selected publications

References

  1. ↑ http://eurekamag.com/research/004/208/integrated-epidemiology-economics-modelling-manipulation-animal-health.php
  2. ↑ http://www.bva.co.uk/news/3002.aspx
  3. ↑ Profile on the University of Edinburgh alumni website: http://www.ed.ac.uk/alumni/services/news/news/brianperry
  4. ↑ Biography on University of Oxford Jenner Institute website: http://www.jenner.ac.uk/prof-brian-perry
  5. ↑ http://www.wcremembered.co.uk/fame.html
  6. ↑ Career description on the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh website: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/vet/studying/careers/brian-perry
  7. ↑ Biography on the University of California website: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/phr/local-assets/pdfs/Brian_Perry_bio.pdf
  8. ↑ "A study of health and productivity of traditionally managed cattle in Zambia". Preventive Veterinary Medicine 2: 633–653. doi:10.1016/0167-5877(84)90011-4.
  9. ↑ Biography on the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) website: http://livestockexchange.wikispaces.com/Brian+Perry+OBE
  10. ↑ ILRI extracts of publications and reports by Brian Perry: http://ilriclippings.wordpress.com/tag/brian-perry/
  11. ↑ Notification of award of the Sir Frederick McMaster Fellowship to advise CSIRO in Australia: http://192.156.137.110/ILRIPubAware/Uploaded%20Files/2005413122230.NR_GEN_050203_027_CSIRO_VisitAidsManagementOfAnimalDisease.htm
  12. ↑ Science policy forum publication : http://www.sciencemag.org/content/315/5810/333.figures-only
  13. ↑ Contribution to the Centre for Global Animal Diseases at the Swedish Agricultural University on the roles of livestock in processes of poverty reduction: http://www.slu.se/en/collaborative-centres-and-projects/centre-for-global-animal-diseases/completed-activities/animal-health-as-a-tool-for-poverty-reduction-/
  14. ↑ Dick Vet News Spring 2009; The Manichean nature of livestock: can we rationalise the conflicting forces of good and evil? http://www.ed.ac.uk/polopoly_fs/1.19865!/fileManager/dick%20vet%20news%2021.pdf
  15. ↑ http://www.sciencecouncil.cgiar.org/fileadmin/templates/ispc/documents/White_Papers/White_Paper_Strategic_Review_of_Livestock_in_the_CGIAR_plus_ISPC_comm.pdf
  16. ↑ http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/oed/docs/Avian_Influenza_RTE2_2010_ER.zip
  17. ↑ http://www.rcvs.org.uk/registration/check-the-register-list/?filter-keyword=brian+perry&filter-type=vs&filter.x=18&filter.y=15
  18. ↑ Announcement of appointment as OBE in New Year Honours 2002: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/uk/2002/new_year_honours/1730288.stm
  19. ↑ http://library.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10947/4709/cg_annualreport_2004.pdf?sequence=1
  20. ↑ Notification of award of the British Veterinary Association Trevor Blackburn Award: http://www.bva.co.uk/news/3002.aspx
  21. ↑ BVA award on the Commonwealth Veterinary Association website: http://www.commonwealthvetassoc.org/
  22. ↑ "Honorary doctors at SLU - SLU - Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet". www.slu.se. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
  23. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/rural/content/2007/s2136465.htm
  24. ↑ http://portsmouth.patch.com/articles/photos-kenya-polo-team-wins-against-usa-14-10-in-front-of-thousands#photo-6848120
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