Rowan Durrant
At IDDConf 2023.
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Contact Information
School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, United Kingdom
G12 8QQ
Email: r.durrant.1@research.gla.ac.uk
Bluesky: @rowandurrant.bsky.social
Pronouns: she/her
Name pronunciation: roe-un duh-runt
Research Interests
I currently work at the intersection of outbreak modelling and viral evolution and
genomics. I have worked on rabies, devil facial tumour disease, and prion diseases.
Publications
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Durrant, R., Cobbold, C., Brunker, K., Campbell, K., Dushoff, J.,
Ferguson, E., Jaswant, G., Lugelo, A., Lushasi, K., Sikana, L., and Hampson, K. (2024)
Examining the molecular clock hypothesis for the contemporary
evolution of the rabies virus.
PLOS Pathogens 20(11): e1012740.
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Durrant, R., Hamede, R., Wells, K., and Lurgi, M. (2021)
Disruption of
metapopulation structure reduces Tasmanian devil
facial tumour disease spread at the expense of abundance and genetic
diversity.
Pathogens 10(12): 1592.
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Bautista, C., Jaswant, G., French, H., Campbell, C., Durrant, R.,
Gifford, R., Kia, G.S.N., Ogoti, B., Hampson, K., and Brunker, K. (2023)
Whole genome sequencing for rapid characterization of
rabies virus using Nanopore technology.
JoVE (198) e65414.
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Jaswant, G., Campbell, K., Czupryna, A., Mwatondo, A., Ogoti, B., Embregts, C.W.E.,
Kayuki, C., Kuchaka, D., Wambura, G., Oigo, J., Changalucha, J., Oyugi, J.O.,
Lushasi, K., Sikana, L., van Zwetselaar, M., Dekker, M.C.J., Muturi, M., Maritim, M.,
Mutunga, M., Durrant, R., Abala, T., Chuchu, V., Brunker, K.,
Thumbi, S.M., and Hampson, K. (2024)
Molecular characterisation of human rabies in Tanzania and Kenya: a case series report and phylogenetic investigation.
Infectious Diseases of Poverty 13, 79.
Preprints
What am I doing right now?
(Last updated 12 December 2024 - archive)
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I passed my viva with minor corrections! Massive thanks to my supervisors, examiners and convener.
On the way back to the Aiguille du Midi lift station, Chamonix. June 2024.
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