Prof Iain Sheldon

Professor Martin Sheldon qualified from the University of Liverpool in 1984. Sheldon then worked in clinical practice
for 14 years in Carmarthen, West Wales, where he became a partner in 1986.

Sheldon was awarded the Diploma in Bovine Reproduction from the University of Liverpool in 1992; became a Royal
College of Veterinary Surgeons Specialist in 1993; and, was awarded the Diploma in Cattle Health and Production
from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1997.

Sheldon joined the Royal Veterinary College in 1998 to teach veterinary reproduction, and he won a James Bee
Educator Prize twice. In 2002, he was awarded his PhD, under the supervision of Professor Hilary Dobson at the
University of Liverpool.

Research project funding from the Wellcome Trust and BBSRC formed the foundation for studying the mechanisms of
infection and immunity. Sheldon was awarded a BBSRC Research Development Fellowship in 2006 to develop a fulltime research career.

Sheldon moved to a Chair in Reproductive Immunobiology at the Institute of Life Science in Swansea University
Medical School in 2008. His team work on host-pathogen interactions and how microbes are sensed by the innate
immune system. He also aims to understand how animals defend themselves against infections and prevent disease
by avoiding, tolerating and resisting pathogenic bacteria.