Quintin McKellar

Quintin McKellar
Vice-Chancellor of University of Hertfordshire
Assumed office
01 January 2011
Personal details
Residence Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Alma mater University of Glasgow

Quintin McKellar CBE is a British veterinary surgeon and academic. Since January 2011 he has been vice-chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire.[1]

Education and Career

Professor McKellar graduated from Glasgow University Veterinary School in 1981, and went on to gain a PhD in Veterinary Parasitology in 1984. In August 1997 he took up the post of Scientific Director of the Moredun Research Institute and Chief Executive of the Moredun Foundation. From 2004 he was principal of the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) of the University of London, a position which he held for six years.[2] His research interests are in the pharmacology of anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs in domestic animals, and he is widely published.[3]

McKellar was appointed CBE in 2010 for his services to science, during his tenure as principal of the Royal Veterinary College.[4]

In 2015 he was elected as a Board member of Universities UK [5] and is also chair of the University Vocational Awards Council.[6]

He is chair of the Board of Trustees of The Pirbright Institute [7] and also co-chair of the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) Food Economy Task Force.[8]

He is a member of the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership [9] and chair of the Hatfield Renewal Project Board.[10]

He was also a member of the Government Chief Scientist Steering Group on Animal and Plant Health in the UK.[11]

Awards and honours

HONORARY APPOINTMENTS

FELLOWSHIPS

HONOURS

ACADEMIC AWARDS

COMMERCIAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Published Research

PEER REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

McKellar, Q.A., Lees, P. and Gettinby, G. Pharmacodynamics of tolfenamic acid in dogs. Evaluation of dose response relationships. European Journal of Pharmacology (1994) 253, 191-200.

Benchaoui, H.A. and McKellar, Q.A. Interaction between fenbendazole and piperonyl butoxide: pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic implications. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology (1996) 48, 753-759.

McKellar, Q.A., Gibson, I. Monteiro, A. and Bregante, M. Pharmacokinetics of Enrofloxacin and Danofloxacin in plasma, inflammatory exudate and bronchial secretions of calves following subcutaneous administration. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (1999), 43, 1988-1992.

Cheng, Z., Nolan, A., and McKellar, Q.A. Anti-inflammatory effects of carprofen, carprofen enantiomers, and NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester in sheep. American Journal of Veterinary Research (2002) 63, 1-7

McKellar, Q.A., Gokbulut, C., Muzandu, K. and Benchaoui, H. Fenbendazole Pharmacokinetics, Metabolism and Potentiation in Horses. Drug Metabolism and Disposition (2002), 30, 1230-1239.

Sarasola, P., Lees, P., Ali Abadi, F.S., McKellar, Q.A., Donachie, W., Marr, K.A., Sunderland, S.J. and Rowan, T.G. Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Profiles of Danofloxacin Administered by Two Dosing Regimens in Claves Infected with Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (2002), 46, 3013-3019.

Mitchell, J.D., McKellar, Q.A., and McKeever, D.J., Pharmacodynamics of Antimicrobials against Mycoplasma mycoides small colony, the causative agent of contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia. P lo S one 01/2012; 7 (8): e44158

Mitchell, J.D., McKellar, Q.A., and McKeever, D.J., Evaluation of antimicrobial activity against Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides Small Colony using an in vitro dynamic dilution pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model. Journal of Medical Microbiology, (2013) 62 (Pt 1) 56-61.

Contributions to Reports, Book Chapters and Editorships

MAJOR REPORTS

1. Animal and Plant Health in the UK: Building our science capability. Government Office for Science, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2014.[25]

2. Leading Food 4.0: Growing Business – University Collaboration for the UK’s Food Economy – National Centre for Universities and Business, 2015 [26]

Key Public Lectures

McKellar, Q.A., Therapy for Livestock in a Global Community, Elixir or Crutch. Saltire Society Science Award. Royal Society of Edinburgh 2001.

McKellar, Q.A. Pride and Prejudice. The Wooldrich Lecture, British Veterinary Association, Stratford, 2002.

McKellar, Q.A. The Future of Animal Welfare. The Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow, Glasgow 2003.

McKellar, Q.A. How can milk cost less than water? Royal Society for the Arts Annual President’s Lecture (HRH The Duke of Edinburgh), London 2009.

References

  1. ↑ "Vice-Chancellor". http://www.herts.ac.uk/. University of Hertfordshire. Retrieved 30 September 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  2. ↑ "Professor Quintin McKellar". http://www.thersa.org/. RSA. Retrieved 28 September 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  3. ↑ "Professor Quintin McKellar". http://researchprofiles.herts.ac.uk/. University of Hertfordshire. Retrieved 15 September 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  4. ↑ "New Year Honours: higher education's standouts". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Universities UK - UK Board". Universities UK. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Our Team | University Vocational Awards Council". www.uvac.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  7. ↑ "Our governance | The Pirbright Institute". www.pirbright.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  8. ↑ "Food Economy Task Force". NCUB. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  9. ↑ "Quintin McKellar". www.hertfordshirelep.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  10. ↑ "New team to develop blueprint for Hatfield's regeneration". www.hertfordshirelep.com. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  11. ↑ (PDF) https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/388571/14-1293-animal-plant-health-capability.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ "Professor Quintin McKellar - Research Database - University of Hertfordshire". researchprofiles.herts.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  13. ↑ "Professor Quintin McKellar - Research Database - University of Hertfordshire". researchprofiles.herts.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  14. ↑ "Professor Quintin McKellar - Research Database - University of Hertfordshire". researchprofiles.herts.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  15. ↑ "Professor Quintin McKellar - Research Database - University of Hertfordshire". researchprofiles.herts.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  16. ↑ "Professor Quintin McKellar - Research Database - University of Hertfordshire". researchprofiles.herts.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  17. ↑ "Professor Quintin McKellar - Research Database - University of Hertfordshire". researchprofiles.herts.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  18. ↑ "Animal Pharm".
  19. ↑ Edinburgh, Web site design by GoToPCs,. "Scottish Science Award". w.saltiresociety.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  20. ↑ McKellar, Quintin Archibald; Benchaoui, Hafid Abdelaali (28 Apr 1998), Synergistic compositions containing benzimidazole anthelmintics and methylenedioxyphenyl compounds, retrieved 2016-11-02
  21. ↑ "Futures" (PDF).
  22. ↑ "UH HOLDINGS LIMITED - Officers (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  23. ↑ "EXEMPLAS HOLDINGS LIMITED - Officers (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  24. ↑ "History of the University of Hertfordshire | University of Hertfordshire". www.herts.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  25. ↑ "Government Office for Science" (PDF).
  26. ↑ "NCUB".
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